Ok, I cleaned off the numbers on my windows with water and it came off. Most of it at least. There are little speckles left, I tried window cleaner and that didn't work. I tried chipping them off with my fingernail, that doesn't help that much. Any suggestions? I can't stand these little white speckles on my windshield.

 

I forgot to do that last night and now I have let it bake in... CRAP, It is allways easier to get it off before you leave the track. If you wait then you could be speckled for life Just some previous experience with my old 96 SE at the track. LOL

Try a razor blade.

 

you can try using Bon Ami (non-abrasive cleanser). Somebody posted about it a while back. Evan the bimmer guys use it.

http://www.bonami.com/Products.asp?D...n+Ami+Cleanser

 

You can also use a razor blade. Just hold it at a slight angle against the window and slide it back and forth (opposite the way it sits on the window) so you don't scratch it. Blue coral also makes a window/plexiglass cleaner, that will work. It will also remove light scratches on you window.

 

I used my credit card and just scraped it off.

 

Someone gave you credit

 

I use fine steel wool. It works well for polishing the glass as well.

 

razor blade

 

MAKE sure it's not a Steel others will scratch the glass

 

So you don't want a steel razor blade?

 

good god! easy with razor blades...

just damp the numbers with wet towel/paper towel and then wipe it off...

 

NO....

Steel is GOOD.!!!

 

Ok, steel is good, I gotcha. Your post confused me.

 

Okay, now I'm really confused. What's your point about the razor blade

 

The easiest way to remove those speckles is a bit of your mom/girlfriend/wife/lesbian life partner's fingernail polish remover. Just dab a little on a cotton ball and it rubs right off. No risk of scratches, and it's cheap. I doubt getting some on your paint would hurt it, but don't go dumping it on your car. On second thought, I don't really know if lesbians where nail polish.....

 

I used a little of that castrol cleaner(purple bottle), on a rag removed everything, i made attempts with windex,credit card,nails. shoe polish is hard to remove.

 

why clean them off? just leave them on..... I see tons of people driving around with them for weeks, just to show they are cool and have been to the track haha..

 

Windex works wonders for me!

Shadou

 

Use wahtever cleaning solution you want and newspapers. Newspapers takes all kind of crap off your windows. I dont know why it works so good but it just does.

SuDZ

 

yup thats what I use!!! and damn some of yall are pulling out razors and all types of chemicals, geeeez, a little windex, wet rag and some elbow greese gets them off for me!

 

Razor blade. We have 16,000 cars on the lot where I work and every one of them has writing on the windows - either from paint pen or grease stick. We use a razor blade to get it off. Unless the blade is dull, it is VERY difficult to scratch glass with it.

 

GOD why would you trust yourself with a RAZOR BLADE or STEEL WOOL on your windshield. FFS the best cleaning solvent especially for grease or adhesive based stuff is LIGHTER FLUID. I mean like Zippo or Ronsonol. this stuff will power through ANYTHING it is the magic cleaner. My mom's mercedes had some dried clear coat or something like it stuck on it. This stuff was like hardened clear plastic. She tried everything to get it off and nothing was working. Bug and Tar remover wouldn't even work, so I bust out the Zippo fluid and BAM came right off without effort. And dont worry about it combusting, it evaporates so fast anyway you dont have to worry about it.

Dennis

 

You're taking more of a risk using solvent. If it gets on your paint you're in trouble. Use the razor blade. You really have to screw up with it to leave ANY kind of mark.

 

Step 1: Buy lighter fluid
Step 2: Buy Rag
Step 3: pour lighter fluid on rag
Step 4: wipe without worry!




It's only strong enough to dissolve grease and petroleum based compounds. It wont do sheeyat to clear coat. Ever dripped gasoline on your paint by accident? no biggie

 

Good idea. I'm going to tell all my coworkers to throw away their razor blades. We must have been doing it wrong all these years...

 

Hey, your sarcasm is not appreciated!

Why don't you try it and flame me if it doesn't work. I've personally tried both the razor blade and the lighter fluid and the lighter fluid is signifigantly less work and less risky. i have serious doubts about zippo fluid's ability to penetrate clear coat.

 

Read my earlier post. We have some experience around automobiles where I come from. We have hundreds of people running around our yard carrying razor blades. It is simply the fastest and easiest way to do it. And in the fifteen years I've worked there I've scraped writing off of countless cars (probably hundreds) and have yet to scratch a single one of them. And you know what? I don't try to let gasoline drip on my paint either.

What a stupid arguement...