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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SAMBANG on August 20, 2003, 01:20:28 am

Title: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: SAMBANG on August 20, 2003, 01:20:28 am

Hi everyone,

I am having trouble removing smears off glass/windows!!  I use glass cleaner, but it doesn't always work well.

Any tips?

Cheers,

Sam

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Clean_Waterless on August 20, 2003, 12:16:30 pm

Hi Sam

We have a product which dosnt leave smears on glass. It is part of our Waterless Car Cleaning range. email me for more info on gary@waterlesscarcleaning.com

I look forward to hearing from you

Gary

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Steve_Simmonds on August 20, 2003, 08:15:47 pm

try a bit of vinegar in the water - it's an old trick but it works ;D

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Derek on August 20, 2003, 11:13:52 pm

Someone once told me that a bit of methylated spirits in the water works... My windows are now smear free.

Happy shining

Derek

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: SAMBANG on August 20, 2003, 11:41:26 pm

Thanks for the tips guys!!

Hopefully, my customers will be most impressed!!

Cheers,

Sam

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: samy31 on August 22, 2003, 05:10:28 pm

Washing up liquid does the job for cleaning them use a cotton cloth to get most of the water off the window then get a old news paper and finish them off with that and the job is a gooden try it sam

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Rob_B on September 18, 2003, 08:47:03 pm

Try using glass gleam 4. If you go to www.wintecs.co.uk you can buy a sample for £1.00, and they don't charge postage. I swear by it, and so do my customers!!

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: STEVE71163 on September 19, 2003, 05:43:25 pm

Buy yourself some scrim and just use it slightly damp and then use a dry scrim to buff up :D

Hope this helps!

Steve Lowe

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: BeeClean on September 19, 2003, 07:13:41 pm

Can somone tell me what exactly they use scrim for  is it used mainly dry for polishing once you have sqeegeed the window ??? What difference does it make being washed or not ???

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: STEVE71163 on September 19, 2003, 07:19:41 pm

Well i personally use my scrim dry as a polishing cloth and use a leather first but different people use them differently. Some people use them slightly damp on their own. Its all down to personal preference really. :D

Steve Lowe

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: STEVE71163 on September 19, 2003, 07:22:08 pm

Sorry forgot to say that washing or boiling a scrim generally softens it up a bit and gets rid of a bit of the lint they have when new. :D

Steve Lowe

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 19, 2003, 08:44:13 pm

;) not forgetting you can buy the prewashed ones! ;)
they cost a bit more but I think they are worth it! :)

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: Cloverleaf on September 20, 2003, 10:25:43 pm

I use a good quality microfiber cloth after squigee, there not only good for windows but many other cleaning tasks like van windows (inside) computer screens etc. ;)

Title: Re: SMEARS ON GLASS/WINDOWS
Post by: STEVE71163 on September 22, 2003, 12:17:46 am

Do you find them as good because i found them difficult to get used to ???

Steve Lowe