Understanding the Secrets of Window Cleaning

Let’s face it. When it comes to window cleaning of our vehicles, many of us fail miserably. We try with so many different washer fluids as well as paper towels and store cleaners, yet we never do obtain the invisible glass that we covet so deeply. We must be going wrong somewhere, but where exactly?

Paper towels work well to a certain extent, but use the wrong one, and you could end up with tiny debris or ‘hairs’ on your windows. Not something to look forward to.

Providing the solution to this problem is a very simple answer which has been used by the older generation for years now, newspapers! There is something unique about newspapers that make them extremely efficient to use to clean car windows. In addition, they are practically free as we are utilizing old newspapers that you would want to throw away anyway.

How to we clean car windows with newspapers? Here is a step by step guide of accomplishing just that:

1) Make sure that you have a good cleaning solution with you, the average window cleaning solutions that are available in the market today would work just fine. If you are not happy with them, you could create your own by adding 1 part of alcohol and 10-12 parts of water together with a little bit of ammonia to the solution, this would work exceptionally well as a window-cleansing solution.

2) Next coat the entire surface of the window with the solution, and wipe the window clean to remove dust and pollen using a paper towel.

3) Next come the newspapers. Add water to the newspapers to make them soft, and shape them into a ball. In a circular motion, start from the edges of the windows and work on cleaning your windows until you see them really clean. If the newspaper ball gets too damp and starts to break, make a new ball and continue along the same line.

4) Finally, do not forget to perform the same for the other side of the window to obtain the best possible results. Repeat for all your windows, and you would find them all gleaming in no time.

A word of caution, while newspapers work well on glass, they do not work on plastic window tints, so if you have tints installed, avoid using newspaper on them as they might cause scratches on these window tints. In this case, use soft polishing towels that might prove to be a bit more costly, but they do the job well enough. Keep these tips in mind the next time you tackle your windows, and good luck in making them look as good as new!

Windscreen Maintenance

The windscreen of a car is an extremely important portion of the vehicle. Considering that your visibility is largely dependent on how good your windscreen and its condition is, it is imperative that you keep you windscreen clean and in the best of conditions. Visibility is usually affected by either condensation on the windscreen, or sometimes extremely heavy rain that leaves water stagnant on the screen.

For stagnant water issues, you could use a water repellent on your windscreen. There are many types of brands when it comes to water repellents such as Rainax in the market today, and most of them do the job effectively. These repellent serve to capture water droplets and move them away from the driver’s visibility range, thus making visibility a lot better even without the use of wipers.

The repellent is also easy to apply as they usually come in liquid form, simple apply them with the use of a damp cloth. Pour the solution on the outside of the windscreen, and use to cloth to apply it uniformly across the entire surface. For best effects, go in circular motions and apply come force when you apply the solution onto the windscreen. Lastly, wipe off the subsequent white layer that forms for best effects.

Condensation is the major culprit that fogs up the car’s windscreen, and makes driving unsafe during rain and cold conditions. Contrary to what many think, the solution to this problem is actually simple and easy to accomplish, one only needs a sponge and some dish washing liquid soap.

 

Soak a few drops of the liquid soap onto the sponge, and sweep the sponge across the entire surface of the windscreen. Take note that this has to be done on the inside, not the outside of the windscreen. Thus wipe the sponge across the windscreen from inside the car in a vertical motion, try to make these movements as vertical as possible. Avoid going in circles as it would not be too effective. If you see bubbles or soap on the windscreen, use a dry cloth to with the windscreen clean. Establishing this action would help avoid condensation issues and assist extensively to better a driver’s visibility during difficult conditions.

Remember, maintaining your windscreen well would definitely help in ensuring that your driving experiences are much safer ones. Safety first!

Window Tints - How Important Are They?

In tropical countries such as Malaysia, window tints have become more of a requirement rather than a luxury. Almost of all the cars in our country are fitted with window tints, and with good reason too! With the increasing temperatures due to the effects of global warming, the importance of window tinting rises as well! And the fact that these window tints also offer added aesthetic value to your vehicle is an additional reason of why you should install them in your vehicle! Let us now browse through the importance and advantages that are offered by window tinting:

1)    First and foremost, window tints protect the driver and passengers of the vehicle from the harmful UV rays of the sun, as well as help to keep the temperature within the cabin of your vehicle low. When you receive too much of sunlight on your skin without any filters, you risk being exposed to possible health problems such as skin cancer, that results from excessive exposure to harmful UV rays from the sun. Window tints help deflect these harmful rays successfully, thus you are protected from the UV rays while you are driving under the sun. The window tints also help to avoid your cabin overheating, thus you could safely leave your car exposed for hours in the sun, and it would not feel like an oven when you get into it. Expect a lower internal temperature within the vehicle when you have the tints installed.

2)    Window tinting makes your car look substantially better. With numerous colors and shades to choose from (in accordance to the color of your car), increase the aesthetic value of your car by applying window tints on the window that would not only protect you and your car, they would also make your car stand out in a crowd! It could also prove to be a crucial criterion to mention when you are planning to sell your car in the future, and could result in your fetching a higher price for your car.

3)    It helps in theft protection, as car thieves would not be able to see inside your vehicle easier, and would not be able to penetrate the windows easily as they are protected with an extra layer.

4)    Window tinting also assist in protecting the polymer components within your vehicle better, as they get more protection from the damaging sunlight once you have your tints on. This would mean your car’s interior components would end up lasting longer, and results in less expenditure in replacing or repairing these components.

Having understood the importance of window tinting, if you have not yet installed tints on your vehicles, I guess it is time you do so?