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[Terbs]

Hi all.
However much I clean my windscreens, with whatever, they never seem to come up like new. There always seems to be some minute lumps and foreign bodies left on. I seem to have tried everything from Meths to Windolene!!!!!!!!!!
I have been trolling the forums, youtube, etc, and some people use xxxx or xxxxx wire wool to clean their screens. Watching one chap doing his screen, it seemed to come up fantastic, then he finished with Rainex.

I would love to do it, but can't convince myself about scratching. Or can you chaps recommend a product that will remove these minute bodies that seem welded to the screen One of the cars looks like its picked up paint residue from somewhere. I can't shift it.
Hope you can help

[05omegav6]

Try detailing clay, followed by a decent glass Polish

[Terbs]

I'll try anything, Al. Its worth a go

[tunnie]

It's an odd one, but it works well for me, a little bit of vinegar 

I only use it on the inside, a little splash on a cloth and glass comes up lovely. Just don't use too much or it might smell like fish and chip takeaway 

[chrisgixer]

Mr muscle window cleaner, the green stuff, and soft paper towel. Scrubbed. Heavily. Several times.

Then rain x. Once clean.

[chrisgixer]

Ps if it's tree sap, you need nail varnish remover. But test on a small area away from the swept area first.

[zirk]

Vinegar works well, so do lemons, Poundshop to a White Vinegar cleaner spray, anything thats Ammonia based is also good (Stardrops, again Poundshop), and if you've got one, domestic steam cleaners. 

[Terbs]

Ps if it's tree sap, you need nail varnish remover. But test on a small area away from the swept area first.

Nail varnish remover is cellulose I believe....would cellulose thinners (used carefully) do the same trick

domestic steam cleaners. I have one of these, but won't it be a bit hot. Obviously not ramming it on the screen, but I like that idea

[steve6367]

Ps if it's tree sap, you need nail varnish remover. But test on a small area away from the swept area first.

Nail varnish remover is cellulose I believe....would cellulose thinners (used carefully) do the same trick

domestic steam cleaners. I have one of these, but won't it be a bit hot. Obviously not ramming it on the screen, but I like that idea

Very carefully - it would damage the paintwork work well if you miss....

[zirk]

Ps if it's tree sap, you need nail varnish remover. But test on a small area away from the swept area first.

Nail varnish remover is cellulose I believe....would cellulose thinners (used carefully) do the same trick

domestic steam cleaners. I have one of these, but won't it be a bit hot. Obviously not ramming it on the screen, but I like that idea

Yes there hot, but work well, just make sure you catch the drips with a cloth as your doing it.

Trick is to try and get the glass back to its clean natural state, so the less chemicals or polish you use, the better, as they just ends up smearing the glass when wiped over, change consistency under different ambient temperatures or with moisture in the air. 

[terry paget]

MY wife has advised washing screen in the ordinary way, then polishing with old newspapers till dry. It seems to work.

[zirk]

MY wife has advised washing screen in the ordinary way, then polishing with old newspapers till dry. It seems to work.

Sounds like a plan, when is she going to come up and do my windows then. 

[biggriffin]

Always clean inside first and make sure if you wear glasses they are clean too

[chrisgixer]

MY wife has advised washing screen in the ordinary way, then polishing with old newspapers till dry. It seems to work.

Old news paper mearly deposits the ink on the screen. This is not helpful.

[05omegav6]

The newspaper trick stopped working when chip shops stopped using it for wrapping fish suppers in

Modern inks don't breakdown grease in the way the old ones used to