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Les22 08-22-2007 10:05 AM

does anyone treat their windows?
 
Just curious what people are using on the outside of their front windshields or side windows

ELVATO 08-22-2007 11:51 AM

For the side windows, Stoners Invisible Glass. The windshield, I get as much as I can, but usually just hit it with RainX when I'm driving.

tiny1 08-22-2007 11:57 AM

Another vote for Stoner's Invisible Glass for cleaning and then a treatment with Rain X :thumbsup:

RollingRock 08-22-2007 11:59 AM

Stoners is good, another vote but I do alternate from Stoners, to SprayWay....and PoorBoys SW.

f-150sport03 08-22-2007 12:14 PM


Originally Posted by tiny1
Another vote for Stoner's Invisible Glass for cleaning and then a treatment with Rain X :thumbsup:

Same here.

On occasion, though, I like to treat my windows to a nice night out, some champagne, and a romantic evening by the beach...:lol:

emig5m 08-22-2007 07:41 PM

They get clay bared when I clay (front window was the second dirtiest spot for the clay on the entire truck when I did the first detail on it), and polished and waxed when I polish and wax - then it's up to meg's gold class soap and meg's ultimate detailer from there on out. Window cleaner never sees the outside of my windows - I like the never need windshield wipers in the rain effect of the wax and ultimate detailer (makes it alot easier to maintain too). Same thing goes for my lights.

f-150sport03 08-22-2007 11:19 PM

For those of you who are fans of WD-40:

DO NOT USE ON GLASS!!! It causes problems trying to remove a petroleum based product off a non-porus surface... RP Said so not too long ago... Since the WD 40 thread came about, I just thought I would put that out there for ya'll.

Jolly_Green_Giant 08-23-2007 07:44 AM

Keep them rainx'd fairly often.

shaunakadub 08-23-2007 05:08 PM

I'll add a vote for the Stoners.


While Rain-x is in the discussion here, thought I might ask... whats the best method to apply it?

I use the "all-in-one" kit I guess you could call it. Its a little hand-held dispenser, one end is the applicator, the other end stores a soft cloth for the removal part.

The problem I'm having is the glazing even after I sit there for a while and clean the stuff off.

Ftruck05 08-23-2007 05:28 PM

Keep rubbing buddy:thumbsup: Try not using so much X

zambonimaxx 08-23-2007 05:40 PM

I just use a microfiber cloth, and Windex...maybe I'm doin' it wrong but I think it works pretty well. Once clean I use rain-x as well.
~Phil

f-150sport03 08-23-2007 07:29 PM

My preferred method is the washer fluid variant. It never streaks, and gives me on demand performance.

Buzzz 08-24-2007 07:00 PM

Heres what I do

Examine
Wash
Clay
Polish
Glaze
Wax
Wax-2nd coat
Buff
Heat up with a hair dryer
Glaze again
Wax again
Examine
Take a ziplock full of ice and rub over the glass
Polish to a shine again
Then as the finishing seal, I mix 1/3 distilled water 1/3 sheep urine and 1/3 tear from a crocodile

Works for me

Ftruck05 08-24-2007 09:44 PM

WTF is the "ziplock full of ice" for? That is pretty hardcore for just the windshield. CRICKEY I just read the last line...Funny guy huh? I heard gator spit works better than croc tears

wild-mtn-rose 08-25-2007 02:03 AM

A word of caution about Rain-X. While it is a nifty product and I've used it myself, we had to have a chip fixed in my husbands truck a few years ago. The glass guy couldn't get the adhesive to stick. He asked my husband if he'd used Rain-X or a similar product. He said that if you apply it over a chip in the glass, it will seep down inside the chip and when you try to get it fixed the stuff won't stick (kinda what Rain-X does! :lol: ) They finally got it to stick but said they couldn't guarantee the repair. I guess the moral would be...if you get a chip, have it fixed before you apply the next coat of Rain-X!


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