Re: Re[2]: Window cleansing

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

right on all counts!!

--- Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided> wrote:
> Could be but in my experience Rain-X doesn't usually cause a problem.
> In general though the trick is to have nothing at all on the windows.
> Usually the problem is oil residue from driving. Lots of oily crud
> gets kicked up and ends up on the windshield. Have her wash the
> window
> with a good detergent, not Windex or some other window cleaner. Buff
> the glass real well using old newspaper (really, it polishes the
> glass
> a bit). DO NOT use any wax, Glass Wax, or anything of the sort. Be
> sure the wiper blades are in good shape, get new ones if you have any
> doubt and don't expect them to last more than one season. If the
> glass
> is truly clean and the wipers are in good shape then they should work
> ok. If she tends to wash her car at the auto wash and gets a spray on
> wax treatment then kiss the wipers performance good bye.
> 
> Ed
> 
> Monday, February 11, 2002, 6:52:03 PM, you wrote:
> 
> AL> Wonder if someone put Rain-X or something similar on it?
> 
> AL> --- GordonHyde@domain.elided wrote:
> >> Hi gang - 
> >> My carpool partner has a problem I would like to help with.  Her
> >> (newer) 
> >> Honduh has some kind of film on the windshield that keeps even new
> >> wiper 
> >> blades from clearing without streaking.  When it is not wet out
> >> (rarely in 
> >> Seattle) the window looks fine, but as soon as it gets damp, the
> >> wipers go on 
> >> and ... streak, streak, streak.
> >> It almost seems like she needs a deep cleaner, or a wax-like
> >> treatment.
> >> Any ideas appreciated.  As always... TIA
> >> 
> >> Gordy Hyde
> >> close to the edge of Seattle
> >> 
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