my nephew armoralled my windows (he is 2) because he wanted to help well now my windows are never compleatly clean you can see a haze over them and it wont go away no matter how many times or methods i use to wash them any suggestions
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my nephew armoralled my windows (he is 2) because he wanted to help well now my windows are never compleatly clean you can see a haze over them and it wont go away no matter how many times or methods i use to wash them any suggestions
Originally Posted by w261w261
I would try some Simple Green diluted with water. If that does not work, I would next try rubbing alcohol on some paper towels.
Mark L. Johnson
Any good auto glass cleaner or even Windex will get the armorall polish off with a little bit of wiping. Try using a small amount of alcohol on the area first if its a really thick dried on layer, then switch to the glass cleaner.
Last edited by 89HatchbackLxi; 08-16-2011 at 11:24 PM.
windex didnt do anything at all ill try the simple green how diluted tho??
Older cars tend to fog the windows up even without the help of 2 year olds. I think the old plastics gas off. Best bet is to keep after them with whatever.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
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when i first got the car they werent like this and werent like this untill the armorall
clay bar system, you can also try dish detergent, Armour all is basically rendered animal fat, it's nasty stuff, it will also ruin your dash over time
personally i dont use armorall
Methyl hydrate will clean that off,it's a great glass cleaner.
im not going to destroy my paint so Methyl hydrate is out
Strange... The armorall brand glass cleaner got the small amount of armorall polish off of the bottom of my windshield a few weeks ago... Perhaps it doesn't work as well on large amounts?
What about using one of those headlight restoration solutions?
yeah im going to not go with the armorall glass cleaner it doesnt like me for some reason it seems to make it worse
invisible glass is the best glass cleaner i've found.
dead white and blue
Years ago, I shipped a VW bus here from overseas. The shipping company coated it with cosmoline, which is like petroleum jelly's evil twin. What a bitch getting that stuff off.
The problem you may be having is the small amount of armourall on the initial swipe of the rag is coating it, which then gets redistributed as the towel is moved around. Sort of like cleaning a white convertible top, you have to clean a small area at a time and keep turning up a fresh rag surface.
There's always acetone, just be careful and don't smoke.
If all else fails, this will work: No Touch auto glass stripper. Hopefully they're still in business (I've had it for awhile).
No touch north America
Irvine ca 92718
No web address, that's how old the bottle is.
Ps: just checked, it's widely available, check the Amazon reviews
Last edited by w261w261; 08-18-2011 at 06:18 AM.
Everyone has their suggestions, I'll throw mine in. Use a few drops of Dawn (or any mild dish detergent) and water, and use fresh paper towels every wipe. Your smearing it around, and the silicon in the armorall is very resilient, which is what gives your plastics that shiny look for a while.
^ yeah i didn't think we needed a basic how to clean things lesson but maybe that's what is in order here.
dead white and blue
statik I don’t think the smart allic remark is appreciated
I thought it was funny
correct after some time formaldehyde leaches out of the materials.
invisible glass will work fine with newspaper to polish the glass.
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
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he was asking a serious question, that stuff is a son of a bitch to get off of glassI thought it was funny
correct after some time formaldehyde leaches out of the materials.
invisible glass will work fine with newspaper to polish the glass.
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
3Geez resident body man
Owner of Wreck-less auto body
Well the methyl hydrate won't take off the paint if your careful,just pour some on a cloth and wipe.Then use another cloth to wipe off the residue.If you didn't want suggestions why did you ask.I've used it on my glass with no problems.
The only thing I use on glass anymore is a slightly damp rag. I take care not to use any kind of fabric softener on the rags. It leaves a film. Every chemical cleaner I've tried splatters on other stuff and/or leaves a nasty film.
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
just use regular newspaper, never had a problem with it at all
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
3Geez resident body man
Owner of Wreck-less auto body
newspaper is the best! for regular cleaning
and to first get the shmear off use warm water and regular dawn dish soap, have plenty of clean towels to prevent cross contamination of clean and gooey.
I don't understand how this got so complicated.
use armor all on a wiper so it doesn't get on glass, or the many other things that it eats up.
I know when I get a film of who knows what on my glasses, dawn and water cuts it.
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