Honda Car Forum

I've noticed greasy hand prints on the rear windshield (inside). I
vaguely remembe reading that I should go left to right gently so as
not to tear off the defrosting strips on the window. Should I use
vinegar/water mix for that too? What is the dilution, like 50/50 or
10-1 for example?


On 17 Jun 2003 09:34:16 GMT, ratwood19@aol.commentary (Ratwood19)
wrote:

>I have had my new RSX for about a month now. I have noticed that when the
>windshield is wet, I can see the "ghosts" of drips and dribbles from where it
>looks like someone was cleaning the glass with what must have been a strong
>cleaner, but didn't finish the job properly. These aren't everyday streaks --
>you can see where the liquid was dripping down the glass and the drips seem to
>be permanently fused to the surface.
>
>These ghosts show up only when the windshield has moisture on it. I have tried
>a couple of glass cleaners from the auto parts store, even used waded-up
>newspaper on the last cleaning to see if I could get it completely streak free.
>No luck. My weekly car washings with car-wash solution haven't made any
>difference either.
>
>Is this the remnants of a treatment that the dealer did, or was this in the
>factory. Even more important -- does anyone have any clue of what I can do to
>clean these ghosts off the glass?
>
>Thanks.