Film on the windshield

[370Z/28]

Not the plastic kind of film, but whatever that film is that makes your windshield all smeary. Any suggestions for cleaning it? I have thought about trying rubbing alcohol. I need new refills too. Anybody have some that they think are particularly spectacular??? We are about to get into stormy season.

[HighTech]

Alcohol would be a good cleaner. My concern would be what is causing it, I've noticed that Rain-X tends to react poorly wih the liquid deicer they apply to the roads here. For that reason if I use it at all I apply very little.

[370Z/28]

I'm not a big Rain-x fan. I never could stand all those beads of water flying in front of my face.

I'm going to try a small spot of alcohol and report how it does. That would be the cheapest fix for sure.

[SVTCOBRA]

I've used alcohol before to get wiper debry off of my windshield before.....Years ago, coming home from ATL my wipers started to leave black streaks...Had to pull off and run in a grocery store to get some alcohol to remove it. Also, got some new wipers!!!
I replace my wipers now every year.

[370Z/28]

Did you get alcohol for the windshield or for SVT???



I'm going to try it!

[SVTCOBRA]

Oh! SVT could have def used some alcohol!!!!!
Was leaving Buckhead ( was there for PeopleSoft IT Training) and was going over one of those big a$$ bridges in spagetti junction with a 18 wheeler on my six in a thunderstorm and could barely see thru my windshield because of the downpour and black streaks!!!!

[370Z/28]

Eek!

I love when an 18 wheeler comes by you and splashes you and for that split second before the wiper comes up you are totally blinded.



I try to stay away from the big fellas, but around here it is next to impossible.

[Mudgen]

If the alcohol doesn't cut it readily, try Coca Cola and newspapers. Seriously.

[SVTCOBRA]

If the alcohol doesn't cut it readily, try Coca Cola and newspapers. Seriously.

I've heard about this before.....I think my dad said he used coke to clean the windshield. Also have heard that newspaper doesn't leave streaks.

[370Z/28]

If the alcohol doesn't cut it readily, try Coca Cola and newspapers. Seriously.

Will Diet Coke work? I don't want any extra weight on my car.



How about Jack and Coke? Then you would have Coke and alcohol.

I'm full of it today aren't I??? This is my Friday.

[Mudgen]

If the alcohol doesn't cut it readily, try Coca Cola and newspapers. Seriously.

Will Diet Coke work? I don't want any extra weight on my car.



How about Jack and Coke? Then you would have Coke and alcohol.

I'm full of it today aren't I??? This is my Friday.

You sure you haven't been in the Jack and Coke already?

My dad always used real Coke from one of those itty bitty bottles.

I can remember him saying of a neighbor, "How can a grown man invite somebody over to his house for a Coke when he don't even have a real Cocola in the house?"

[370Z/28]

Cocola...boy is THAT southern!

I haven't had a soda in over 3 years. If my alcohol doesn't work I'll have to go buy Z-Bo a Cocola. I don't have to worry about Rambo. He hasn't seen rain in about 10 years.

[audtatious]

I drove through the bad tornado-poppin thunderstorms on Friday and really wished I had rainX on my windshield. High speed on the wipers was not nearly fast enough.

Got some hail damage too

[Mudgen]

I drove through the bad tornado-poppin thunderstorms on Friday and really wished I had rainX on my windshield. High speed on the wipers was not nearly fast enough.

Got some hail damage too

Yeah, I swear by RainX, refresh it at least once a month. I really need it with all the 18 wheelers on I95.

Sorry about the hail damage, friend. The worst part is getting Carfaxed if they have to do paint repair under insurance.

[audtatious]

It's the sedan and it's already been dinged before. It's just a few dents between the windshield and sunroof.....that I can tell.

[Mudgen]

It's the sedan and it's already been dinged before. It's just a few dents between the windshield and sunroof.....that I can tell.

Ah. I forget that you're the rare owner with an everyday G and a Sunday one.

[370Z/28]

Sorry about the hail. That is a helpless feeling. When I get in a hard storm like that I start trying to scout out overpasses and gas stations with large awnings!

[audtatious]

My coworker was all "why didn't you stay at the customer site until 6pm when everything was passed". Gee, i was at a customer site and when I left it was not raining and the sun was out.....not like I was watching news reports while working.

It's OK...any dings on the sedan will be taken care of.

[370Z/28]

It is amazing what a good job they can do. My mom had $1200 worth of hail damage to her Avalon. You could never tell it when they got through. If I hadn't already made plans that night, I would have been there visiting her.



I had just bought my Z. It was brand new.

[audtatious]

I have 2-3 little dings on the roof of the coupe that you can barely make out in the sun that's from hail damage. Was coming home on the same highway and ran into another storm a couple years ago. Came up to a major interchange and traffic was stopped. While sitting in traffic I was hit with hail. The reason for the backup was a POS Camry owner had stopped under the highway underpass due to the storm and was blocking 1/2 the left lane. The right lane was a merge lane from the other expressway and it was backed up because a POS Mitsubishi stopped in the right lane under the bridge. If they kept going I would have missed all the hail. The total value of both their cars was probably less than $5k.

Same people

[370Z/28]

[Captain Obvious]

The total value of both their cars was probably less than $5k.
Same people

With liability-only insurance probably, blocking traffic was bad but can't really blame them for trying to avoid damage.

[audtatious]

Sure I can. Their actions caused others to get damage. What about the others with liability that got damage because of those blocking the road under the bridge?

[Mudgen]

Sure I can. Their actions caused others to get damage. What about the others with liability that got damage because of those blocking the road under the bridge?

And besides, if the car isn't good enough to carry comprehensive, why should they worry about a couple more dings to the extent of putting the well being of others at stake by blocking a highway lane?