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This may happen because of my wiper blades too - I don't have OEM blades, I prefer Bosch Micro Edge blades, so I would recommend going ahead and putting Klasse on your windshield and seeing how you like the results. Your wipers may work fine and not make any noise at all with the Klasse. I put Klasse on all my windows except the windshield. Good luck!
I've used Rain X and the same thing happens with the wipers.
-juice
I detailed my Subie this weekend...be prepared for variable weather.
Jim
It has been pretty foggy this morning. I was wondering who washed their vehicle. :-)
Ken
Wonder if I'm boing hoodwinked
Cheers!
Paul
Just make sure you wash the area thoroughly afterwards. I'd wax it too, odds are you'll strip any wax that was left on there.
-juice
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cloth over the tar and apply heat; let the cloth soak up the excess tar. It's easier to clean off a thinner layer of tar than taking on a glob.
I usually just use Dawn dishwasing liquid. Finish 2000 polish does the trick too.
-Dave
-vetmats
Just do not confuse laquer thinner with Paint thinner.
Cheers Pat.
LOL! What a nice orange peel effect that would create!
Agree with you Pat. I too have used Paint thinner for those hard to remove contaminants...works like a charm, but need to wash afterwards (paint thinner leaves oily residue) then reapply your polish/wax of choice.
Jay
I'd try a milder solution first, and work up progressively until it worked.
-juice
Actually if your car is vandalised with spray paint it will usually be laquer, if you know what you are doing laquer thinner will remove it.
Cheers Pat.
-juice
Right now all I'm doing is going over the surfaces lightly with a tack rag. I don't intend to use any sort of protectant as I've never run across one - even those that claim to be "low gloss" - that doesn't make the plastics ridiculously shiny. It's apparent that Subaru made the effort to make these new dashes give off less glare, and I want to keep it that way.
TIA,
Ed
Although I haven't any experience cleaning the interior of SG Foresters, I typically find a lightly moistened microfiber towel to work very well in all interiors. Compared to standard terry cloth, the very fine fibers are not only gentle but they do a much better job of trapping dirt. They also work very well in removing any degassing film on the inside of your windows without any chemical cleaners.
The key is to find good quality microfiber cloths that don't shed their fibers. As they have become readily available, the range of quality has grown as well.
Ken
-juice
Ed
They will be softer than a terry towel. My MIL picked up a bunch of them from the hospital. They are blue, probably 12" square. I use these exclusively for applying AIO and/or Mequiar's QD spray. They do dry dust well too, including the dash and inside of the windows.
-Brian
-juice
I'm not sure what "The Absorber" is but it may be MF. MF cloths are fairly commonplace now and Bob showed a good example of some. Here's more info on them:
http://www.fibersource.com/f-tutor/micro.htm
http://www.properautocare.com/micwhatbigde.html
Like I wrote earlier, there are varying degrees of quality in MF. The inexpensive kind (even Target sells them for like $5 for a pack of 5) shed their fibers so it can be annyoing on dark interiors. The good stuff keeps it intact.
Ken
http://www.properautocare.com/migrpad.html
It worked extremely well. Polishing with Klasse was a breeze.
Ken
Ed
-juice
Ken
For the top of the dash and door panels I get one of those sponge things made by Tana for cleaning shoes, the top of the dash and door panels in the GT is black.
I have never found this to be glossy and it seems to keep the dust at a minimum.
I am sure some will say I am nuts but whatever works EH!
Cheers Pat.
The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (novel product) is very good on textured plastics; we use them on our dishwasher, microwave oven and fridge handles. I discovered today it also works well on getting dirt out of the textured plastic handle on the Forester's cargo bay cover.
Ed
Microfiber...is nylon as well?? (sorry, excuse my ignorance here). I thought it was natural product, considering its used in clothing. On the subject of clothing, my brother-in-law came over with some laundry. He picked up a microfiber top at the GAP for $10. Can't understand why he was not impressed by my suggestion to test it out by waxing my car. Hmmmm.....
Maybe because weren't going to let him take his shirt off first! LOL
I have some polyester pants that are microfiber.
And before you laugh and have a 70s flashback, they are velvety smooth and extremely comfortable, my favorite actually.
-juice
Ken
-juice
-juice
I'm a woman's man: no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm, I've been kicked around
since I was born.
And now it's all right. It's OK.
And you may look the other way.
We can try to understand
the New York Times' effect on man.
Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother,
you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin',
and we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive."
At least that's the first verse. ;-)
-Ian
(images of Hendrix playing his fender with various body parts.......:)
-juice
Jay.
Just happens to be one of my favorites!
Wait, why are you blaming me! Swampy started it! ;-)
-Ian
Ken
Thanks,
Bob
Steve