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Offline simonwhite2000

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Re: Any tips for cleaning windscreen inside
« Reply #10 on: 13 December 2022, 17:35 »
Ive tried so many products and cloths and still not found THE solution.

If they are really bad i used one of those magic sponges (squeezed out of course) with towels over the dash and then wipe with a damp microfiber. Then use blue roll and a cleaning spray like Megs Perfect Clarity or Gtech G6.

Will try the Method spray though and give that a whirl.
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Re: Any tips for cleaning windscreen inside
« Reply #11 on: 13 December 2022, 17:43 »
Method is really good glass cleaner. Works a treat for me.
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Offline valentino

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Re: Any tips for cleaning windscreen inside
« Reply #12 on: 14 December 2022, 11:11 »
Thanks, have ordered the Method glass cleaner, along with the Halfords extendable window cleaner. Fingers crossed that all the frustrations of misty, streaky windscreen will disappear

Offline Carlosfandango

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Re: Any tips for cleaning windscreen inside
« Reply #13 on: 14 December 2022, 19:50 »
Thanks, have ordered the Method glass cleaner, along with the Halfords extendable window cleaner. Fingers crossed that all the frustrations of misty, streaky windscreen will disappear

Personally I’d use a good handful of lint free blue roll instead of the Halfords thingy, I can’t imagine the pad would dry the glass very well, and that may cause smearing, maybe use the pad for the initial cleaning then give it a second light mist and finish with blue roll.
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Offline The_Doc

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Re: Any tips for cleaning windscreen inside
« Reply #14 on: 24 December 2022, 16:22 »
I used to nick some methanol and acetone from work. Acetone to clean most of the plasticiser, then methanol for the last streaks. Just had to be careful not to get it on plastics. I’ve switched to using KKD glass cleaner. It’s fantastic.
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