For those people with tinted windows

Well, I was washing my car yesterday and the water out here is extremely hard and it spotted up the windows really bad. It looked even worse because I've got them tinted pretty dark. I was trying to figure out a way to get ride of the spots so I used a Scotch Brite pad with the glass cleaner I use (ammonia free, of course). If you use the rough side of the pad and rub briskly, but not to hard, it will get ride of the spots. Be careful not to rub to hard, it will scratch the glass.

[aLeRogrL21]

Use cowhide, a shami!!! It works for me.

^^^^agreed! rawhide it!....at first I thought u were saying u did that to the INSIDE of the window...

[r53silver91s]

Why don't u just dry it with the towel u use on the rest of the car while its still wet? I would never spend the time scrubbing out each water spot on my windows, seems like a huge waste of time.

I tried while the car was still wet but it just didn't work. The water out here is very hard and it was kind of warm so it dried fast. I do use a chamois, but they didn't work very well because the surface was hot.

[Crazytaxi37]

Actually the best thing to use on your exterior windows is glass cleaner and '0000' steal wool to remove any overspray or residue that is on your windows. Don't worry, you couldn't scratch the glass if you tried. This is what autobody shops use to remove any overspray that made it past the masking.

Well, I wasn't trying, but my glass is scratched. Just noticed it today, after I got it tinted.

Whenever I wash it I dry it with a chamois. When the spots dry fast you just have to rub it a little harder. The water over here (overdrive's house) is pretty hard, too.

WINDEX anyone???

Hey about the hardwater that you have, if you have a water softener, next time switch over the tanks that helps. And Yeah fiesty knows what she saying cuz before Homer glen,il recieved chicago water , we had to use well water , and my parents had a water softener. I once washed my car and wonder why it looked worse than when i started. Then my dad said U have to switch the water over when u wash your car. Since then I did it and worked.

Originally posted by fiestyalerogirl81@Feb 1 2004, 05:16 PM
Hey about the hardwater that you have, if you have a water softener, next time switch over the tanks that helps. And Yeah fiesty knows what she saying cuz before Homer glen,il recieved chicago water , we had to use well water , and my parents had a water softener. I once washed my car and wonder why it looked worse than when i started. Then my dad said U have to switch the water over when u wash your car. Since then I did it and worked.

Yeah but then you end up with Salt Spots all over your car. I supose Salt spots are easier to get off than Iron spots though.

I used to the salt spots, I live by the beach. I don't have a water softener, otherwise I would use soft water when I washed my car.

Windex and newspaper work the best. No spots, no streaks, nothing.

i'd go with jonez, i always, ALWAYS use newspaper to clean my windows to get that 'fishbowl' effect, but i stray from windex...the stuff i use can be found in the 'household' aisle in most grocery stores -- it's called BON AMI, it's a foaming agent for windows...it digs right into dirt and practically cleans itself...
...if the spots are little more stubborn u just let the foam sit for a bit, and give a swipe and -- goodbye to stubborn spots -- STREAK FREE!!!