Off topic goodie.

[Bob Valentine]

Even safer, use BRASS wool if you can find it.  Brass is slightly softer
than glass, no chance of scratching.   Brass ice scrapers are nice too,
hard to find.

-> Bob Valentine
-> bob at tecmark.com

At 07:43 PM 5/12/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Here's another tidbit -- "000" steel wool. Will not scratch glass.
>
>Lyndon.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: rr <RRauscher at nni.com>
>To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 7:29 PM
>Subject: Off topic goodie.
>
>
>>
>> With the dearth of traffic it might be OK to post an off-topic
>> goodie. This has to do with cleaning the windows on your car.
>>
>> Ever have your glass get to the point that nothing will get the
>> spots off. The rear hatch glass on Firebirds and Camaros will
>> get like this. It is almost like the glass has been etched. It isn't
>> though, it is a buildup of minerals and deposits from rain.
>>
>> Use a rubbing compound on the glass to clean it!
>>
>> I used Turtle Wax brand liquid rubbing compound. Comes in
>> a 1 pint can, typically used for paint. As you rub it in spray some
>> water on it to keep it from drying too quickly.
>>
>> The rear hatch was so bad that I was ready to buy a new one.
>> I had tried many different things to get the deposits off: toothpaste,
>> semichrome, glass cleaners, vinegar, ammonia, even cerium oxide
>> polish. They either did not work, or required way too much effort.
>>
>> The rubbing compound did the trick!
>>
>> BobR.
>>
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