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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Ok, I've tried to clean the glass bits of my car with great frustration. I've tried all sorts of different products and I think I know why but It could be a couple of things. I've read good things about stoners invisible glass so I picked it up after having problems with other glass cleaners. I already have some microfiber towels (rather small) and one is a glass towel. I've sprayed the stoners onto the glass and wiped it down but I still have streaks. Is my towel just getting too wet to soak it all up and I should get more microfiber towels? Should I abandon the microfiber towels? Should I spray less glass cleaner?

My basic guess is that there is too much cleaner on the window and it is not all coming off and causing a streak. Is there something different I should try?
-Chris
 
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 10:17 AM
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I've never had stoners streak on me so what i'm guessing is that it is your towels. How do you wash them? Do you use powder soap? fabric softener? fabric sheets?
All three of those will leave residue in your towels that will show up on your windows and paint.

To properlly wash your towels you a liquid soap without perfumes...such as Tide Liquid FREE. Use about 1/2 - 1/3 or what you would normally use. Wash your towels with only your other towels. To dry either hang them or dry them in a dryer without fabric sheets until they are just slightly damp. If you dry all the way the microfiber towels get very staticy since your won't be using fabric/static sheets.

First though before washing like this I would send them through a wash cycle without any soap at all to get any residue taken out.

Stick with the stoners though it is great stuff.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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I don't use any glass cleaner...I just use the microfiber towels. I use three to dry and shine up my car. No streaks for me...
 
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Old May 3, 2003 | 07:07 AM
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genuine Windex and newsprint ... ya newspaper. Evrytime I try something else on the inside windows I'm disappointed. Been doing it this way for better than 25 years...
 
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