| Author | Message | ||
| Vern Rainville (Vern_in_ri)
Registered Member Username: Vern_in_ri Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 70.172.196.81 Rating: N/A |
Don't laugh (too much), but I am serious. My windshields, passenger door and driver (clear glass) windows wash and clean well. The rest of the (dark tint Prevost) window will not clean up. There are streaks, not so bad, but are there after soap and water, vinegar and water, and windex. They just don't clean like the clear glass. Is there a cleaner to rid the residue? Vern (in RI) | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1341 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.242.183.149 Rating: N/A |
Phosphoric ( or Sulfamic) acid...diluted, of course. RCB | ||
| Mark Renner (Boomer)
Registered Member Username: Boomer Post Number: 222 Registered: 11-2006 Posted From: 206.58.200.38  Rating: N/A |
Also the finest grade steel wool. That is what the car detailers use for water spots. It has to be the super fine grade. Ask a detail shop. Also have used a product called Creme and Clean from Mt. Hood Solutions. It is about the consistancy of tooth paste. | ||
| Dave Walker (Chrome_dome)
Registered Member Username: Chrome_dome Post Number: 66 Registered: 3-2010 Posted From: 67.174.144.159  Rating: N/A |
Also use newspaper to dry them not a towel or cloth. Dave | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 188 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 68.215.71.199  Rating: N/A |
I have had success with CLR clear for hard water stains. avoid contact with the painted surfaces | ||
| Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
Registered Member Username: Pd41044039 Post Number: 540 Registered: 2-2001 Posted From: 184.0.3.170  Rating: N/A |
If any of those Prevost windows are sealed with any type of silicone sealant, they will streak & never come clean (the silicone constantly renews the streaks.) | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 120 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 69.171.160.132  Rating: N/A |
NUTZ..!! I was hoping this thread was a job opening! | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1319 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 75.205.134.18  Rating: N/A |
Years ago, when I was just getting out of High School (yes, there were cars then), I went to work for a Dodge dealer starting out detailing used cars. We used a paste made by rubbing a wet rag on a bar of BonAmi and applying this to the glass, let dry and rub off with a clean dry rag. Apparently the BonAmi was just abrasive enough to clean but not scratch. Jack | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1345 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.211.78.39 Rating: N/A |
OTR Truck drivers used that as well years ago. May still for all I know. BonAmi was popular stuff when I was a kid.....oh yeah, ....and a young adult  RCB | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1899 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 174.89.172.133  Rating: N/A |
Anyone seen BonAmi more recently? I have used their foaming spray can glass cleaner sometime in the last decade, but what about the real deal? happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1321 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 69.97.16.27 Rating: N/A |
Per their website, looks like they no longer make the bar soap, but they do still make the powder http://www.bonami.com/index.php/products/powder_cleanser/ | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1901 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 174.89.174.211 Rating: N/A |
Excellent report! I will go shopping in America while attending the "Back to the Bricks" rally in Clio, Michigan in two weeks. happy coaching! buswarrior (Message edited by buswarrior on August 07, 2010) | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1348 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.211.125.70  Rating: |
Thanx, Jack....Apparently still popular, 124 years later!!! RCB | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 915 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.33.39.88 Rating: N/A |
Bar Keeper cleaner will clean the windows all I ever used on mine | ||
| Roderick W. Chandler (Rod)
Registered Member Username: Rod Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 173.184.52.227 Rating: N/A |
Where would I find Bar Keeper Cleaner? Guess I could go bar hopping but would the wife buy that excuse? Really do want to know availabilty. Thanks Rod | ||
| Don Evans (Doninwa)
Registered Member Username: Doninwa Post Number: 277 Registered: 1-2007 Posted From: 208.81.157.234  Rating: N/A |
I found it at the local restaurant supply. | ||
| Vern Rainville (Vern_in_ri)
Registered Member Username: Vern_in_ri Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 70.172.196.81 Rating: N/A |
Thanx all ! I am trying a few different things. Bon Ami worked well, so did GO JO hand cleaner, as well did the "powered" house cleaners like Ajax and the similar. Thanx again, Vern | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1352 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.211.24.130 Rating: N/A |
From what She Who Must Be Obeyed says, Ajax scratches.....FWIW RCB | ||
| Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
Registered Member Username: Ray_d Post Number: 67 Registered: 4-2006 Posted From: 69.104.41.190  Rating: |
Bon Ami (gold can with the chicken)has a mineral abrasive and will not scratch, even works good on eyeglasses. Ajax & comet has a silica abrasive and will scratch, these have ruined many a bathtub and sink Ray D |
