Re: alfa-digest V7 #71

["Ralph M. Fetsch" <"rfetsch@xxxxxxxxx"@domain.elided>]

> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:04:49 +0800
> From: "Shahrol Halmi" <alfalist@domain.elided>
> Subject: windshield cleaners?
>
> What do you guys use to clean your windshields?  I have some blotches (they
> appear right at the trailing edge of the wiper blades when in use - as the
> water dries up, they disappear) - I'm thinking that they are road grime
> (diesel fumes cause this?) but I can't seem to clean them off!
>
> I've tried:
> 1.  Windshield foam cleaner (like a glass cleaner, no ammonia)
> 2.  bug and tar remover, and then dishwashing liquid
> 3.  Bon Ami (suggested by the folks in bimmer-digest)
> 4.  non-abrasive bathtub cleaning liquid
>
> Nothing works!  (well, the Bon Ami sort of works a bit) - it's getting
> annoying now that the monsoon is here in Malaysia.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -An old trick from years gone by is use a coke, the acid in it will clean off
> the grime and oil residue. I have had to use this in a long time. Also, try
> alcohol it too will get rid of this.

Ralph Fetsch
Houston, Texas

91 Spider Veloce w/auro 140,000+ miles daily driver since new
64 Giulia 1600 Spider Normale


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