After your windshield is dry, wipe it again with rain x. You'll get the majority of contaminants off. Steel wool will cause scratches. I also continue to use steel wool occassionally on glass. Start by rubbing down the entire windshield with your steel wool.
Ive used steel wool on many a windshield. How to super clean your windshield with steel wool it sounds crazy but rubbing steel wool on your windshield won't hurt it! Just wipe the entire windshield with a rain x soaked rag after using the steel wool. Tempered windshield glass is higher on the mohs scale of hardness than steel.
It won't polish the glass and is nothing like using a polishing pad. Take the steel wool make sure it is and use it to buff out all the debris and dirt from the windshield. After our first video about using steel wool on the windshield, we got lots of questions about. So i went out and bought some steel wool. Pin On Life Hacks. Pin On Diy And Crafts. Angkot Aesthetic. Your email address will not be published. A great reason for this is that coatings and films that have been applied to glass can sometimes be hard to detect.
Contacting the vehicle manufacturer or a local dealership may be useful in finding out whether a film or coating has been applied to your factory windows. Keep in mind that in the case of used vehicles, films and coatings are a popular add-on product, so you may not be able to rely upon information from the manufacturer. In summary, to answer your original question, scrubbing pads that are marked safe for use on glass by the manufacturer can be used to clean auto glass.
These can be a great solution for breaking up heavy grime! However, we do not recommend using steel wool because of the dangers stemming from contaminants. I hope this information was useful to you and I thank you for contacting the Glass Detective.
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Shop now. Blog Version 1 Glass Detective. One Comment. I just finished using steel wool on my Crosstrek to rid the windows of stubborn water spots. I'm very happy with the results. I had bad scratch in my windshield from a wiper going bad. I used stee wool and flitz. It worked great. You can find flitz on line. Its not cheap, but You can use on painted surface of your RV and the chrome rims. So we researched to find out if steel wool really is a viable way to clean your windshield.
Try at your own risk! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Like this: Like Loading Click here to cancel reply. Steve Thursday 13th of January Joe Wednesday 12th of January Jake Monday 10th of January I've tried this method years ago. It works providing you use steel wool.
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