Removing wax from windshield

[andya...@verizon.net]

OK, so I started that thread on Bon Ami for cleaning windshields and it
turned into some really interesting comments about Consumer Reports and
General Motors.

But what I was really trying to do was to help a friend who had run his
fairly new Honda through a car wash which had put a wax on the car.
The wax wash left some on the windshield which caused streaking when
the windshield wipers were used.

So the real question was, "How do we remove the wax?"

I think that finding the proper formulation of Bon Ami will work but is
there a better way?

Andy

[MasterBlaster]

<andya...@verizon.net> wrote

> But what I was really trying to do was to help a friend who had run his
> fairly new Honda through a car wash which had put a wax on the car.
> The wax wash left some on the windshield which caused streaking when
> the windshield wipers were used.
>
> So the real question was, "How do we remove the wax?"

I usually just use one of those squareish scouring pads (like a generic
Scotchbrite) that are 6-in-a-pack at the grocery store. I make sure the
glass is clean (NO grit), keep the pad and glass wet with some washer
fluid or 20/10 (whatever's in the trunk), and GENTLY go round and round
and round and round (swirling, not back-and-forth) covering the whole
windshield a bit at a time until the roughness of the wax is gone.
Give the blades a good scrub, rinse it all down, and go.

[H...@nospam.nix]

<andya...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1136099328.2...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> I think that finding the proper formulation of Bon Ami will work but is
> there a better way?
>
> Andy

I bought some envelopes of automotive glass cleaner at one of the parts
stores not too long ago. They worked pretty well. Dont know if they
are easy to find, but you might take a look.

Remember that just cleaning the glass may not be enough. The wiper
blades hold wax and grease too, and you will have to clean or replace
them in some cases to keep the windshield from streaking.

Isopropyl alcohol from the pharmacy or products like Windex can often
help in getting the glass clean.

[B. Peg]

Dawn liquid detergent will remove carnauba wax and oil. Just keep it off
the paint unless you plan on rewaxing it.

The Stoner's spray "Invisable Glass Cleaner" at most auto parts centers
would also work with a good rub down with a microfleece cloth.

B~

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Lighter Fluid

"B. Peg" <bent...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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[« Paul »]

andya...@verizon.net wrote:
>
> But what I was really trying to do was to help a friend who had run his
> fairly new Honda through a car wash which had put a wax on the car.
> The wax wash left some on the windshield which caused streaking when
> the windshield wipers were used.
>
> So the real question was, "How do we remove the wax?"

Waxes are aliphatic. Any good solvent will remove it:
Detergent, lighter fluid, gasoline, 1-1-1 Trichloroethane,
MEK, acetone, hexane, etc. They will also soften paint, plastic,
and rubber.