Best Way To Clean Windows ?

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Yeah ... good question on the window water spots ...

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I use good ammonia based cleaner then come in behind with a micro-fiber polishing cloth... Very important to polish after cleaning windows. Also vinegar and water works well to remove the water spots on the windshield.

 

i always use crumpled up newspaper and stoner invisible glass. works awesomely...and wont streak.

 

Don't use multi-ply bounty. The glue holding the sheets together makes smearing much more common. Stick to single ply, aka Bounty Basic. Stoner Invisible Glass works great.

 

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That has been my exact problem ... that glue on those 2 ply towels (SAM's and COSTO's Bounty paper towels are very different at the 2 stores here) ....

Thanks for all the replies and keep them coming.

FWIW ... I am going to try ALL of the suggestions and see which one works best for me.

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Try using newspaper and regular rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol. Prob not a good idea for aftermarket tint, but works stellar on regular windows. Oh yeah, and ventilate well. Lol.

 

i use rubbing alcohol and a micro fiber towel and it works great!

 

I've been looking at glass polishing products that haze when you apply them. Then you can buff them off like a wax. I'm not talking about rain-x... but a polish:

Griot's Garage 11063 Glass Polish 8oz

http://www.amazon.com/8oz-Griots-Garage-Glass-Polish/dp/B002L29FEM

You can also use a glass cleaning clay, much like a clay bar for your paint, to remove the waterspots and other impurities...

 

you guys might laugh at me but on the outside i have used a magic eraser to clean the windows, it works wonders and for the inside i use a soapy water solution and newspaper followed by a microfiber cloth. And back to the outside, i then wax the windows and polish with a damp microfiber cloth. It comes out so clear its a mirror finish. Just my 2 cents....

 

Vinager and Water works great, and its the safest thing to use on tint.

 

there is no glue between the plies of paper, the sheets are embossed/pressed together...

 

As far as clay barring, I clay bar the outside of the windows when I clay the car---and wax them too. Oh yeah and Stoner Invisible Glass (it's good stuff)

 

For really hard water spots. I would recomend this stuff.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.warehouseautoparts.com/Product_Line/Watkins_of_Sacramento/images/nothins_better-08-640xsdw.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.warehouseautoparts.com/Product_Line/Watkins_of_Sacramento/Nothins_better.htm&usg=__lUJ9TDjwV8m6Wv37umM-Gcn2lUs=&h=632&w=480&sz=59&hl=en&start=2&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=mQqSbLaWI0OfsM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnothin%2527s%2Bbetter%2Bwater%2Bstain%2Bremover%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1

It works like Freakin Majic! Just get a damp cloth and then put a little bit of this stuf on it. Then just rub it on the windows. The water spots get buffed off. Its a powder type solution, that acts like a buff. And its tint safe.
But I just use Invisible Glass after every wash. It works pretty well.

 

Im ganna have to try the NewsPaper....

 

I'll either use Meguiars Glass Cleaner, or a Vinegar based cleaner. Typically just use a microfiber cloth, or 1 ply paper towels folded up.

 

yea, what he said

 

i like the Invisible Glass cleaner with a micro fiber cloth.