refreshing your glass
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refreshing your glass
I don't know how many of you already know this but now that I've found it I thought I'd let yall in on the best glass cleaning I've seen. I got this from a detailer at a dealership, it wasn't just something I thought up. Be sure to wash all the glass normally to get rid of the excess dirt. First off use some extra fine steel wool and rubbing compound and go over all your windows (NOT the mirrors!). Then move to the finer polishing compound or swirl remover with a pad on the mirrors and windows. (I used the Power Ball Mini and it worked great) Then just use glass cleaner as normal to get it all cleaned up and you'll see better than you have when it was a new truck! I've used everything from Windex to Purple Power and Simple Green and none of it removed the old water spots and runs like I wanted. I started with the windows a few days ago and was happy but after working on my mirrors tonight it was like driving a new truck, you may not realize how bad they are until you see what they are supposed to be. I hope this helps somebody out there.
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Just a reminder. If you have tinted windows the steel wool will mess them up. That is windows that have a tinted film on the inside, not tinted glass.
Not tryin to make anyone sound bumb just hate for someone to get excited and jump on this and mess their windows up lol.
Not tryin to make anyone sound bumb just hate for someone to get excited and jump on this and mess their windows up lol.
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I think that you only need to do this process on the outside anyway, but good tip
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I know of a detail place that uses tht fine steel wool on all the chrome stuff. I am having a hard time finding the 0000 stuff.
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This is for the outside of the glass, to remove water spots, etc. Besides, isn't the factory tint inside the glass and not just a film on the inside?
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I do this aswell, especiall for baked on bugs or small little pieces of tar etc. Used with some compund, it leaves the chrome looking better then new.
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Yeah the factory is in the glass. Just if you get em tinted yourself it would be the film.
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Any Home Depot should carry it.
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Lowe's, Home Depot, and Oreilly's all have it here. Any building supply store should have it. And yes this is just for the outside of the windows. I didn't think of using the wool on the bumpers though, thanks!
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