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A couple of weeks ago I polished up my plastic with some Black Wow. While I was at it, I also put a little on the black plastic of my MINI roof rack. Later that night it rained and some of the Black Wow ran down onto my windows and now I am having a hard time removing it. Is there any thing that can get this off? I know the bottle said to avoid windows, I just didn't expect it to run. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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Depending on how much is on the glass, a really clean microfibre cloth might pick it up. Failing that, I think OG would tell you to use Isopropyl Alcohol, but you should PM him for confirmation.
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thanks for all the input. i'll try some of these tomorrow
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It only runs when you over apply it.

A little bit of glass cleaner like Clarity works great. Simple Green also works and use less BW next time.

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A couple of weeks ago I polished up my plastic with some Black Wow. While I was at it, I also put a little on the black plastic of my MINI roof rack. Later that night it rained and some of the Black Wow ran down onto my windows and now I am having a hard time removing it. Is there any thing that can get this off? I know the bottle said to avoid windows, I just didn't expect it to run. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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k great. i'll make sure to.
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Yeah, 2nd on Clarity. It also removes it from the paint if you slip a little when applying.
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