Nasty windshield film....
This is gonna sound like some kind of ad, but please bear with me - I have two tips that you may find useful, and I need to get this typed before I sober up.....
Tip #1. When it rains lightly, or the car has dew on it, my wipers seem to work fine but always leave a nasty film - I just assumed old windshields get that way. I tried windex, with zero result. So as we drive I mentioned it to my daughter and she said "you know what would get that off?.....Mr. Clean Magic Eraser™ " (yes, I DID think it strange that she actually pronounced the trademark sign.) I fished one out of the box under the sink and went to work on the passenger side - it was hard going and the sponge soon fell into little pieces, but after a brief consult with a 'sponge expert', I wetted the foam with some soapy water and tried again. The result was as close to a friggin miracle as I've seen. Film absolutely destroyed and glass polished to a high shine, wipers no longer drag and it's as smooth....as glass! Will be adding some to my car wash/detailing kit. Tip #2. These little foam pads are 'expensive'. Miracle workers they may be, but even at the local TryAndSave they are over $2 each, and last about half a windshield! Google informs me they are made of BASF/Procter & Gamble melamine foam, but further GoogleFu told me that various websites sell these tiny foam blocks for under $20 per 100. The ones I bought cost 17.8 cents apiece, shipping included. (See, it's not an ad.) Well obviously the Stealthster has no use for 100 of these, (unless my 90 hamsters need pillows) but I did find that putting ten in a ziplock bag and giving a bag to each of my friends (so 3 bags, total) made me some kind of hero..."do you know how MUCH these cost?" Yes, actually I do. |
i have some film that makes driving in the rain a difficult task. ill make sure to give this a shot, thanks!
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To this day under the right conditions I can still read the EPA mpg rating for my car on the passenger side of my windshield.
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This is interesting, going to try it out on the beater. It doesn't leave fine scratches that create halos at night, does it?
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