I had my front bumper and lip painted at a shop and I noticed that my passenger widow and mirror has water marks or something. I washed my car and the window/mirror was still dirty. How can I removed this residueish crap?

Heres what I tried after washing my car:

windex = still dirty

windex with blade = still dirty

paint thinner = still dirty

paint thinner and blade = still dirty

any other suggestions?

 

[QUOTE=S2K DRIFTER,May 21 2006, 08:08 PM] I had my front bumper and lip painted at a shop and I noticed that my passenger widow and mirror has water marks or something. I washed my car and the window/mirror was still dirty. How can I removed this residueish crap?

Heres what I tried after washing my car:

windex = still dirty

windex with blade = still dirty

paint thinner = still dirty

paint thinner and blade = still dirty

any other suggestions?

 

First of all? I dont want to sound rude but I know how to clean a dirty window. I tried cleaning this window with windex and a towel and then I tried all the other stuff I mentioned. Windex and a blade should've done the trick. I think this is a special case

 

I would try some clay. It may be paint overspray. If it is, this is what clay was designed to do . . . remove overspray. Even if it's not overspray, the clay will probably remove it.

 

That sounds like it could work, but isnt paint thinner stronger than clay?

 

It's apples and oranges. Paint thinner is a chemical cleaner whereas clay is a mechanical cleaner (a/k/a abrasive).

 

Hmm ... wasn't suggesting/mocking that you don't know how to clean your windows or anything. Maybe I wasn't wording it properly ...

I thought you were referring to the minor streaks that tend to get left behind when cleaning windows -- i.e. the really minor marks that you can see when you drive at night, but not really the case during the day. I personally find those marks to be very annoying, simply because you can't see it all the time, but really bothers me when I drive at night.

 

Try some glass polish, its like an abrasive cream you buff on, and buff off. It leaves glass squeaky clean.

 

The stuff thats on the window/mirror that im concerned about probably falls under the chemical catagory thats why I tried paint thinner. Isnt clay used to smooth out rough surfaces on the cars paint? Anywho, i'll try it in the morning, thanks.

 

Yeah . . . I'm not saying you have a chemical stain. What I'm saying is that paint thinner works chemically. Clay on the other hand works mechanically. Paint thinner works via a chemical reaction with the stain whereas clay works mechanically through friction like sandpaper.