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So it seems after every time I clean the car, the glass just doesn't stay quite as clear as I'd like. What're people's tips on keeping their glass clear?

this is a good faq i use metho

Clean damp microfibre cloth. For glass smeared by plastic/vinyl/leather fumes fallout, try Windex (or metho/water) and a microfibre cloth.

Industrial strength window cleaner

I have a mate in the window tinting industry and this stuff cleans the glass like it's been taken out, crystal clear. Even removes sticky residue with ease from rego stickers. Unfortunately i don't have the name of the stuff or know where to obtain it, must be a magician that makes it as it's magic!!!

Meguirs Galss Cleaner and a microfibre cloth do a good job.

If you want to try some Marcusus, drop into my office and I'll give you some to try.

Your car is looking good too since you had it lowered and had the number plate moved off to the side.

Benny wrote:Meguirs Galss Cleaner and a microfibre cloth do a good job.

If you want to try some Marcusus, drop into my office and I'll give you some to try.

Your car is looking good too since you had it lowered and had the number plate moved off to the side.

Yeah, I was thinking of raising the super streets back to "a more normal" ride height, but after doing the club track day, I figure I may as well just leave them. I'm not bottoming out that much anyway

The side mount bracket does look good too. Really lets you see the car's front as it's supposed to be seen. The problem now is that I kinda want green plates rather than the standard white ones, even when I first got the plates I said "nah, don't need the green ones, the white ones look fine".

If I get a spare moment, I might pop in and have a look see. Been pretty busy lately though, which is always the way.

So really microfibre is the way to go. I've just been using the chamois once the car has had its final rinse to dry the glass. It all looks well and good straight after, but when you get back in the car, you can see the chamois streaks. May have something to do with me not having the chamois kept damp.

Toss the chamois and use a microfibre/waffle weave towel and microfibre cloths to dry the car. You'll never go back.

The funny thing is I have plenty of microfibre cloths. I use a microfibre cloth to dry the body of the car in conjunction with a spray on wax. I guess old habits die hard with the chamois though. It's what I always used to use to dry the old car.

microfibre cloths

Newspaper, Works as good as anything else and costs much less

I reckon getting the perfectly clean windscreen at least in my experience is somewhat of a raffle. A windscreen fitter suggested CRC w/cleaner in a spray can and it is pretty good. But sometimes the perfect windcreen in the garage is not the same driving into the sun. I reckon really clean rags ( or microfibre) helps a lot and newspapers sometimes work well though printers ink rubs off on my kitchen benchtop so.....?

newspapers sometimes work well though printers ink rubs off on my kitchen benchtop so.....?

So make sure your windscreen is glass
Windex and newspaper and It will be clean, Old taxi drivers trick from yonks ago

Kitten glass cleaner with newspaper works fine for me but if you're really anal about your glass you might notice little fibres of paper remaining

Polyglaze Invisible windows, cheap microfibre cloths. Fantastic.
Cloths were $2 for 3 at the local supermarket (Farmer Jacks in Subiaco). They just don't drop dust. At all.

I also have one of those Sabco window cleaner microfibre cloths that I keep in the car - just to give the windows a quick wipe if they're a little cloudy.

Patty wrote:but if you're really anal about your glass you might notice little fibres of paper remaining

Yeah, I notice that with my current washing cloth, which is just an imitation chamois, not microfibre. It's getting a bit old and tends to leave little bits every now and then, so I think I'd notice the bits of paper on the glass too

Take out your windshield for the real wind in your face motoring !