Spray interior windows for cleaning?

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lee1dew

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Do most people spray glass cleaner into an MF towel or directly on to the glass when cleaning the inside of windows? I was always worried that the mist that misses the window could damage the interior, but I haven't seen any evidence supporting that concern. The products I would be using are SIG and Megs D120.
 
I like SIG I like spraying it on a towel then using a second one to finish. dont like overspray everywhere...
 
I few quick sprays of Invisible Glass on the IG wand is all that i need. It seems to work much better almost dry.
 
If I'm concerned about window cleaner overspray I use pieces of coated cardboard to "mask" the surrounding areas. The kind of cardboard that comes with my wife's pantyhose works well, as does the stuff that new dress shirts come wrapped around. I'll lay a towel over the dashboard/etc. to cover large areas.
 
If glass cleaner mist lands and dries on paint for example the hood can this be harmful to the finish?
 
Wow, you know in 39 years I never gave this a second thought. You see, you guys are really on the mark. I use a product from the sixties called Sprayway...... anyone who knows car detailing can tell you where to get it. I use a simple lintless paper towel and I spray the cleaner on the towel. None usually hits the paint or interior panels. If it should, I just use a simple clean damp microfibre. Sprayway again is a personal choice. USE WHAT MOTIVATES YOU. The customer will indeed love the effort. The old timers use newspaper and vinegar. I am just not that old yet. Dont laugh, the car wash near us uses newspaper. The windows look good. The owner SAVES money!!! That is NOT a laughing matter in this shattered economy. Paintxpert
 
when doing an interior, i typically clean it, dress/condition it then do the windows last so as to whipe off anything that hit them during the detailing process. That being said, I don't want to undo any dressing that I've applied to the interior, so YES spray the towel, not the glass.
 
paintxpert said:
.. The old timers use newspaper and vinegar. I am just not that old yet. Dont laugh, the car wash near us uses newspaper...
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Hey paintxpert, seems like I haven't seen you posting here for a while :wavey



Yeah vinegar and newspapers is old-school, but it worked much better back in the day than it does now; both newspaper/ink and autoglass have changed a lot and what worked great when I was a kid isn't so hot any more.
 
Re "spray the towel or the window?", while I certainly understand the benefits of doing the former, really saturating the glass is easier if I spray the window and I find that simply cleans better. No, I don't always *need* the added cleaning power, but still...



Maybe my view of this is skewed by the dog-slobber I'm always cleaning off (literally every day :rolleyes: ).
 
yakky said:
I few quick sprays of Invisible Glass on the IG wand is all that i need. It seems to work much better almost dry.
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I was playing around with a new IG wand for the first time the other day. After doing the windows 'normally' I used the wand to mop any residue or streaks and get the corners and borders. Best, easiest method I ever used on glass! As it was basically dry with exception to the slight bit of residue I was wondering how the rest of the world uses it? Also wondered how often folks washed the covers?



+1 on Sprayway! :2thumbs: First I ever heard of it was on Forums, best stuff I've ever used.



TL
 
Unless I'm using a foam window cleaner, I'll spray the product onto my scrubbing towel instead of directly onto the window. If you don't start spreading the cleaner fast enough it will drip down into the belt molding or into areas you might not be able to reach. After scrubbing, I'll follow with a clean dry buffing towel to make sure any residue is removed.
 
I very rarely use a dedicated glass cleaner on the inside. I switched to using quick detailers for that duty. This way I am able to control the amount much better and able to spray directly onto the areas.
 
I wait to dress the interior until after the inside glass has been cleaned, so no overspray issues when cleaning the glass. I've found that pre-cleaning the interior glass using an ONR dampened MF towel followed by a dry MF towel cleans the worst of the grime making the glass much easier to clean with the final spray and wipe step.
 
As a test on the propensity of Blackfire Spray Sealant to streak, I used it to clean the interior windows on my car. I was fully expecting streaking and was actually planning on using that to test how to remove the streaking (I can see it much easier on glass than paint). Surprisingly, it didn't streak at all. It really works well, at least the couple of times I've used it on my car. If anyone has some of this spray laying around, give it a shot and see how it works for you.



Billy
 
tssdetailing said:
when doing an interior, i typically clean it, dress/condition it then do the windows last so as to whipe off anything that hit them during the detailing process. That being said, I don't want to undo any dressing that I've applied to the interior, so YES spray the towel, not the glass.
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+1. Same exact process here. I fold the towels down to a 8x5ish size, hold it near the carpet in case of any overspray, then spray the towel. Never have any issues. I use ONR or Stoner IG for glass by the way.
 
I detail lots of showcars/exhibition-event car that're displayed under super-bright, very harsh artificial lighting that reveals the slightest problem on the glass.



I always clean the glass last.

I squat down, spray some stuff onto an MF (minimises the spray mist landing on adjacent panels) and wipe.



If I'm at a showcar venue, I'll use disposable Armour All's Glass Wipe, and follow up with a dry MF.
 
I spray a waffle weave microfiber towel directly. I use IG in a spray bottle. When spraying, I try to cover as much surface area of the towel (folded) as possible. Trying to spray the windows makes a big mess usually.
 
gigondaz said:
..[sometimes], I'll use disposable Armour All's Glass Wipe, and follow up with a dry MF.
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Huh, so those AA Glass Wipes are OK? I've used the P21s window cleaning wipes (in the little foil packets) when traveling (rental cars, school vehicles, etc.) and those were only so-so, never thought an OTC wipe would be any good...
 
tdekany said:
I very rarely use a dedicated glass cleaner on the inside. I switched to using quick detailers for that duty. This way I am able to control the amount much better and able to spray directly onto the areas.
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Do you use interior QD or exterior QD for inside windows?
 
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