someone bleached my car, windshield cleaning tip?

Great! I hope you enjoyed the spotlight and the attendant PIA that might have resulted from it. I live a very good life and I only go on television when my job absolutely requires it. They are not my friends and what turns them on is not on my agenda at all.

 

I used Liquid Plumber drain cleaner last night, and that stuff smells like bleach.

 

Looks like Soft Scrub with Bleach, which is a bit abrasive. Ingredients don't look car friendly to me. Glad the insurance is getting you sorted out.

- D

 

So the paint is ok b/c you took it to the car wash, but the windshield will be swapped out ?

 

Scott, would you mind posting the link again to the photos that showed the windshield after it was washed.

 

Scott, your description seems a lot worse than what I see in that video. If your insurance adjuster allowed replacement, then it must be bad but the video did not look that bad. Any chance you can wait a few months and see what happens with the blur?

 

Man, this is the classic example of why the term.......HANG EM BY THE THUMBNAILS is so true.

sorry to hear about this grief. gosh, i hope it all gets fixed.

 

Scot, glass is pretty tough stuff. It should be bleach resistant enough to survive what looks to be bleach toilet bowl cleaner or something like soft scrub (the latter of which is not a half bad window cleaner, if used appropriately). Your clearcoat is more likely to show wear effects from these products--so, if the paint is ok, the glass certainly ought to be.

The windshield should not be treated with any factory water repellent, just the driver & passenger side windows. Any surface treatment on the front would be subject to the abrasive action of the wipers and any road dirt that is present. A coating would have to be very hard to resist that and an organic water repellent shouldn't fare too well; hence, they are not used on the windshields.

A possibility is that the bleach cleaner did a really good job cleaning your windshield where it was coated and what you are seeing is the difference. It doesn't take long for road dirt and oils to form a thin film on a windshield that it looks clean after Windex (or whatever) but is really not--completely so. Try giving the rest of the windshield a real good clean with something like bon ami glass cleaner or sparkle.

When you blurry, what do you mean? Is it because the water is wetting the windshield differently? Water usually obscures imperfections, they are easier to see dry at low angles.

You wiper blades may have taken a hit, though, if the cleaner pooled on them; prolonged exposure to the bleach (which is not very strong in these types of cleaners) may have prematurely aged them.

 

I know how you feel about having it pristine, i have been driving around with a 4 inch dent for a few weeks now, someone bumpered my door and took off. Good luck with the repair. keep us posted