What Not to Do When Cleaning Your Car Windows

It is critical to keep your car’s glasses clean for safe driving. However, it does need some elbow grease. This leads to many vehicle owners putting it off as long as possible and then cutting corners while cleaning the windows.

However, the only shortcut that genuinely works is to take your car to a car wash to have your windows washed; any other cutbacks would either leave you with glass that aren’t any cleaner than before, or may harm your vehicle windows, necessitating replacement. Of fact, most window deterioration is nearly unnoticeable at first, but it worsens with each subsequent cleaning.

If you can’t afford to take your vehicle to a car wash on a regular basis. These are the blunders you should avoid while cleaning your car’s windows.

Window Cleaning for Dry Windows

It’s not a mistake to gently wipe down a dried windscreen with a dry microfiber cloth, as long as you approach it more like a brushing than a rub down. When wiping clean a dry windscreen, don’t use too much pressure. The goal is to gently help remove dust and grime, not to eliminate all of it.

When you wipe too aggressively, you risk scratching the glass with dust and sharp dirt particles. The scratches may appear small at first. They will eventually become visible, usually as murky or hazy areas of the pane that no amount of wiping can clear up. This lowers visibility, and the only way to solve the problem is to change the windscreen.

Using Detergents or Harsh Chemicals

Most cleaning agents include powerful surfactants and chemicals that can easily clean even the toughest surfaces, but they should always be kept away from your car. They’re not just likely to harm your car’s paintwork, but also its glass. Auto glass is not same as the glass used during your home’s panes; it can be coated and have specific finishes applied to render it more robust and minimize glare.

Any coatings put to the windows and glass tints, as well as the seals used around your windshield. Other windows in your automobile, will be damaged by strong chemicals, particularly ammonia. A specialty car window cleaner ought to be safe to use, but always read the contents list to ensure there is no ammonia. You also can mix 1part white vinegar with 1-part distilled water to produce your own solution.

Using Inappropriate Cloths

Microfiber or flannelette cloths, 1 to clean and 1 to dry, are the finest for washing auto glass. They’re gentle enough to wipe without scraping and absorbent enough to dry quickly without causing streaks; simply replace them on a regular basis. Paper towels are likewise quite absorbent, but they aren’t as good at cleaning streaks and leave microscopic amounts of lint behind. There’s also the possibility that the paper towel was made with low-quality fibre, which could be harsh.

Preventing these blunders will not only help clean your car’s windshield easier, but it will also help you prevent harming the vehicle glass or sealants around it, resulting in the need to replace the glass prematurely.