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Old Aug 1, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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Hey all,

I saw this new (black & red) Windex bottle in the automotive section of CT.
Hrm... Auto & Glass cleaner... I thought sure why not.

I tried it out when my windsheild got a bit dirty... it did a great job of removing the hard caked on bugs from the day.

But when I got inside the car I realize it had left a haze(fog) over the windshield.... arg.
I got out and sprayed some more to try and clean it off, no good.
I had to wait for it to completely dry, and then use more elbow grease then I would liked to remove it with dry paper towels.

I later tried it on the inside glass and instrument panels... same result.... haze.
I give the product a

I switched back to normal Windex for my glass and everything is fine again.
Doesn't clean the bugs off as well, but that'* what the Bug & Tar remover are for.
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Old Aug 1, 2004 | 12:17 PM
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Stoners Invisiable Glass & newspaper.

I swear by the stuff, never seen anything work better.

Check Pep boys, you wont regret it.
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Old Aug 1, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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No pepboys up here in Canada (my area at least)

But I'll keep my eyes open for it.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 05:27 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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soap and water for the bugs, then regular windex on the glass.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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For you guys who haven't tried Stoners invisiable glass here is your chance to do it free:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36767

Everything is explained in that link.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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Gunk auto glass cleaner owns!
Works wonders everytime and your friendly neighbourhood Canadian Tire sells it!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 12:18 AM
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corvettecrazy is correct... newspaper is magical...
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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I've been using the Armor All glass cleaner with no issues for a while now
no streaks or haze

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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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Hey Merlin i bought the Stoner Invisible glass at Canadian Tire works great just like
corvettecrazy says, it'* ok on tinted windows too.
Deb
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