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What's your preferred method of cleaning glass?

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PouncingPanzer1

Go Kart Champion
Location
Cleveland/Amish Country
Just curious how you guys prefer to go about cleaning your windows both inside and out. After years of struggling to find that perfect glass cleaner, I find that wetting the window or glass with a wet papertowel and then drying/buffing with a low pile microfiber works best. No cleaners used. I clean my apartment windows using this method also. I have zero streaks even when in direct sun.

When I do need to use a cleaner(ex. softening bird poo), I use Stoner Invisible Glass or Auto Magic's Foam Glass Cleaner. Both are pretty much the same thing, and cling to whatever you spray them on, giving you a chance to counter any runs or drips.
 
danielmckendry

danielmckendry

Ready to race!
I clean mine with water, then clean it with rain-x, then buff it off. The inside is the same, my windows are spotless until I drive. Rain-x is awesome. If I'm in someone elses car I really do notice the difference

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Isj

Go Kart Champion
Location
TX
Car(s)
2018 VW Golf R
i use stoner's invisible glass and a waffle weave microfiber towel. zero streaks
 
BlueHen

BlueHen

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Delmarva
Invisible Glass and newspaper (if available) or paper towel.
 
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kmarriner

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Tempe, AZ
Car(s)
2019 GTI SE DSG
I clean mine with UWW+ inside and out, for some reason it just seems to clean much nicer than anything else I have used. I spray and wipe the drivers side, then spray the passenger side, wipe it, and dry it; Then I dry the drivers side because I always get some overspray from the passenger.

I am considering doing the glaze trick to the inside, and I use rain-x on the outside now but I want to move to a glass sealant
 
Sub-to-Dub

Sub-to-Dub

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Arlington, VA USA
Car(s)
'17 GTI Sport 6MT
For the inside windows I use Stoner's Invisible Glass with a cheapo microfiber towel. Never any streaks. Outside it's usually Rain-X but I recently switched to Aquapel which has lasted longer. I've also found a yearly clay on the outside windows helps.
 
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PouncingPanzer1

Go Kart Champion
Location
Cleveland/Amish Country
I have found that using a high end silica spray sealant outlasts both Rain-X and Aquapel on the outer glass. Rain-X is just primarily a caranuba wax.

I support the annual claying of exterior glass, makes a huge difference. I get 2-3 years out of OE VW wipers by maintaining a clean windshield.
 
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ManInTheClouds

Ready to race!
Location
OK
Sonax Glass Cleaner and two-microfiber rag system.

Once a quarter I clean the windshield and rear glass with bon ami 1886 to get that oily film that builds up over time.
 
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ManInTheClouds

Ready to race!
Location
OK
Sonax doesn't use alcohol to clean, so the working time is longer and you won't get streaks on hot glass.

A bit pricy, but I'm happy to pay for a superior product.
 
Jersey UG MKV

Jersey UG MKV

Plastidipping Fool
Location
Southern New Jersey
Sonax for now, but have Gyeon glass coming. Guy I know who swore by Sonax said Gyeon is the best he has ever tried.
 
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FPP

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Perrysburg, Oh
My preferred method is to let my wife do it :).
 
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lokerola

Ready to race!
Location
Alexandria VA
Stoners invisible glass and microfiber. If it's the spring detail I'll hit the exterior glass with clay or a clay mitt first.
 
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