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Rob H

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It makes me feel very old and sad to post this, but does anyone have any advice for cleaning windscreens as no matter what I do mine smears and streaks when I use the wipers. I'm pretty sure it's not the wipers or screen itself as they are both less than one year / 10K miles old, so I'm guessing that the screen wash is leaving a thin film of residue on my windscreen. So any tips for cleaning it and any recommendations as to choice of screen wash? I shall go now before I start discussing the relative merits of pencils vs pens when writing do diesel locomotive numbers or why the Austin Allegro was the best car ever made.

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The best screenwash i have used is sonax, it's not cheap but has a high dilution ratio, also probably best getting a glass polish to get rid of the crap off the windscreen, and also using a good glass sealant such as h2go or soft99 glaco will really really help, don't bother using rainx as it's absolutely wank in comparison.

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ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper

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Sonax screenwash
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112053493144

H2GO
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122130698632

On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper

On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!!

17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine)


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wipe your wipers down with a rag and brake cleaner just incase they are contaminated.

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Are you sure it isn't the wipers, I had a similar issue with my BMW, I discounted the wipers as they were less than 6 month old BOSCH blades.

To cut a long story short after trying all sorts of potions and lotions and cleaning this that and the other I bought a replacement set of Valeo blades and straightaway my wipers were excellent.

In my head BOSCH are a quality brand and so as such I discounted that it could possibly be the blades for a long time.
Junked them and sorted.


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John

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I broke in my clay mitt on the windows on my other half's car and suddenly the wipers were great...

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Joe C

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yeah worth swapping the blades, bit of oil or derv from following a lorry and it can absorb into the blades...

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Kean

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Rainex. They do a water repellant cleaner which is excellent


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I go over my window screen with a razor blade gets all the gunk off quite easily

Then use this stuff

https://www.trackonedetailing.co.uk/product...epellent-643ml/

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PhilR

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£2 clay bar off ebay made a big difference to mine.


Rob H

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Thanks for all the advice, I clayed the windscreen and swapped the blades for some Valeo ones. Then this morning I was greater by dull drizzly weather, prime smearing conditions and I'm delighted to say that my windscreen stayed nice and clear, problem sorted.

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gdouglas

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+1 on using a clay bar to remove contaminants from the surface. There are also glass polishing kits like Lake Country that you can use.

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