For those with waterspots on your windshield, or other hard to remove debris...
12-15-2000, 07:24 AM
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For those with waterspots on your windshield, or other hard to remove debris...
I spoke to Mark at car care specialties, and they recommend One Grand chrome polish on the windshield. It's meant to remove oxides, and the mineral deposits on the glass respond well to this stuff. Don not get it on paint, but if you do, just remove it quickly (2 minutes or so), and no harm done.
12-15-2000, 07:34 AM
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Careful, I tried that on an old car I had. Some glass has a plastic layer on the OUTSIDE
from the lamination process. it CAN scratch these kinds of windshields. I suggest testing that in a corner first...
12-15-2000, 07:47 AM
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Yep, definatley test it first...
My mother tried using one of those sink brillo pads on her Caravan and scratched the crap outta the windshield. Just make sure you get fine. At the detail shop, we ALWAYS used this method and NEVER scratched any windows. Obviously don't use it inside on any tint, factory or other.
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My experience with polish...
is that you don't need 5 different types for each material. We used to use a mix for general purpose. Then there was stuff for black hoods prone to streaking, dirty white cars. Many different grades depending on how clean/dirty a car's paint was. We'd use the 3M stuff(Imperial and others) when doing a multi-step buffing process on a special car. Different stuff for boats/campers. And the list goes on.
But for the average DIYer, any good polish works well. I usually use a mixture of Meguire's stage 1 and 2 in a 1/5 ratio, respectively.
One note on buffers: We'd use a spinning buffer with cloth pads. There's no other way for tip-top results. Those orbital ones that vibrate are crap. It's all about elbow grease and pumped up arms by the end of the summer ;^) I think you use an orbital Ed, right? I hate'em. Too easy to miss a grain of sand or something ruining your paint while using it.
But for the average DIYer, any good polish works well. I usually use a mixture of Meguire's stage 1 and 2 in a 1/5 ratio, respectively.
One note on buffers: We'd use a spinning buffer with cloth pads. There's no other way for tip-top results. Those orbital ones that vibrate are crap. It's all about elbow grease and pumped up arms by the end of the summer ;^) I think you use an orbital Ed, right? I hate'em. Too easy to miss a grain of sand or something ruining your paint while using it.
