Glass cleaning

[ChickenDipper]

This is a very glassy car.... what’s the best and easiest way to clean the glass? I’ve tried some rain x spray but it’s left a huge mess!

 

[M3noob]

This is a very glassy car.... what’s the best and easiest way to clean the glass? I’ve tried some rain x spray but it’s left a huge mess!

The Gospel according to Elon said don't use stuff like RainX, heathen I use Windowlene and lots of paper towels

 

[NorfolkMustard]

Autoglym - Car Glass Polish

 

[Louis0w]

Angelwax - Vision Glass Cleaner

 

[MOBB]

Very hot soapy water to clean, scrunched up newspaper to dry

Don’t knock it til you’ve tried it, it’s the only method I’ve tried that properly works

 

[Sparkeur]

Bucket of soapy water...applied by a suitably monetised offspring.

 

[ACarneiro]

Bucket of soapy water...applied by a suitably monetised offspring.

Most expensive method of the lot....

 

[Doudeau]

I’ve found the Karcher window vac a useful tool for drying the window/roof/window but not heard it mentioned on here before.

I’ll stop using Rain-X afterwards, now I know it’s effectively banned.

 

[AnthonyLR]

I have a squeegee. Safe on glass.

 

[Jason71]

The Gospel according to Elon said don't use stuff like RainX, heathen I use Windowlene and lots of paper towels

just out of interest what exactly is wrong with RainX?

 

[pgkevet]

..whatever the wife has in the kitchen for cleaning windows..

Traditionally the best way to clean windows was meths and newspaper but the car stinks for a while. Even smellier if you use malt vinegar but also gets glass squeaky....

I do keep a pack of glass wet wipes in the boot but rarely use them - mostly cos I'm too cheap to waste them - but handy for 'emergencies' or when bored at a supercharger. Also keep paper towel and a spray bottle of stuff for cleaning off the lights and outside glass.

 

[Watts_Up]

Don't forget to clean the inside of the windshield.

I noticed that on my Model 3 when I had a little bit of condensation on the inside of the windshield,
and before starting the defroster, there was four small greasy squares that must have correspond
to the robot suction cups used to hold the windshields during the installation.

One day I decided to clean my windshield on the inside, I think I used some "409" house cleaner, and later on
I really noticed a clear difference when driving, especially when I was between Scylla and Charybdis around sunset.

 

[Godsense]

I find Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass really good for the main windscreen. Just use soap/water on the rest

 

[TM3P1]

Autoglym fast glass...does the job with a short pile microfibre.

 

[Adopado]

A tiny amount of plain water and a rub with a fresh microfibre cloth works fine (after the car has been washed). I'm not tall enough to worry about looking down on the roof at much of an angle ... so it's just the windows!

 

[MrBadger]

We still got marks on our windscreen from delivery. I've tried all sorts of solutions, many listed above, and it still remains stubborn. I've also got some wax streaks on my other car, and the only thing that I had in my cupboard was a clay mit which, with a lot of elbow grease started to work. I've also been recommended tar remover (for the wax) which I now have, but not tried more than a brief test. No evidence of it working on the 3 screen. I really don't know what that is, possibly something the detailers put on but got smeared with the wipers. These are marks that only appear in certain light and weather conditions, eg, when you need to see clearly the most. Some good news though, we are due a new windscreen (and have been for 6 months) so that should fix...

 

[TM3P1]

We still got marks on our windscreen from delivery. I've tried all sorts of solutions, many listed above, and it still remains stubborn. I've also got some wax streaks on my other car, and the only thing that I had in my cupboard was a clay mit which, with a lot of elbow grease started to work. I've also been recommended tar remover (for the wax) which I now have, but not tried more than a brief test. No evidence of it working on the 3 screen. I really don't know what that is, possibly something the detailers put on but got smeared with the wipers. These are marks that only appear in certain light and weather conditions, eg, when you need to see clearly the most. Some good news though, we are due a new windscreen (and have been for 6 months) so that should fix...

Use Autoglym intensive tar remover, perhaps Autoglym's finest product.

 

[MrBadger]

Use Autoglym intensive tar remover, perhaps Autoglym's finest product.

Thanks for confirming. Thats exactly what I have. But not got around to trying it in anger. I had thought that Autoglym were trying to sell me their entire glass cleaning range when I asked them for advice.