smeary windshield wipers

[k. ote]

I'm surprised you didn't also specify using distilled water, and
only cleaning the windshield in the shade or in the garage when
the temperature is moderate.

Distilled water isn't strictly necessary unless you live in a place where
it's necessary. Also, the only way you're going to get a good look at
the rainbow greasy colours while still having enough time to actually wipe
the windshield before it dries out is in indirect light or the garage. My
comments have built-in failsafes.

Why not? I bought a small squeegee and a misting bottle for inside
windows. Cover the dash or window sills with a big towel, mist the
interior glass, rub off any grime with a paper towel, mist again,
then squeegee dry. With a small enough squeegee, only the bottom
edge, and maybe the spot behind the rearview mirror, need to be
wiped dry. A squeegee'd interior windshield seems to fog up a
bit less than one which has been wiped dry.

... I don't know any place locally here that sells squidgees small enough to
do that. The real window-washer ones (bronze/brass with no cloth pad on
them) aren't available around here either.

I find it extremely difficult to reach into the tough spots even with just
my hands with a few layers of paper towel wrapped around them.. I just
assumed that, at least for me, a squidgee would be even more difficult,
which would lead to over-wiped surfaces (leaving nasty streaks.)

But hey, if you can fit your hands down there with a mini-squidgee..

 

[Ron N.]

.. I don't know any place locally here that sells squidgees small enough to
do that.

I've found cheap 6" squeegee's in generic housewares stores and
hardware stores. I think they're meant for bathroom mirrors and
such; but, when new and clean, they seem to work well enough on
car windows .


IMHO. YMMV.