WOW! Streak Free Cleaning Technique
We at WindshieldWOW! take perfectly clear windshields seriously, and we have a lot of experience with cleaning windshields and know the perfect technique to get your windshield perfectly clean and clear-just like it was a brand new windshield. After all, we invented the first magnetic windshield cleaner!
The WindshieldWOW! is the perfect tool for cleaning your windshield because 1) it allows YOU to clean BOTH SIDES simultaneously and 2) it applies super firm cleaning pressure so you don’t have to. But the important thing to understand is that the WindshieldWOW! is just the tool, and YOU still are doing the cleaning. The WindshieldWOW! isn't a smart device that automatically does the cleaning for you--or knows how dirty, grimy and oily your windshield is. Only YOU know this. So its up to YOU to use the proper technique for the conditions you observe while cleaning your windshield with the WindshieldWOW!
The following technique, if followed with the WindsheildWOW! will provide you the perfect streak-free results every time.
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Basic Rules to Follow Whenever Cleaning Your Windshield:
Rule 1: Never, ever clean your windshield in the direct hot sun! Why? Because the hot sun causes rapid evaporation of the cleaning solution before cleaning is complete, leaving behind dirt and grime. It is best to clean your windshield in the shade (in a garage, carport , etc..). If you do not have a shady spot, consider waiting until the evening when the sun is much lower and it isn't hot out.
Rule 2: Use a good quality streak free glass cleaner. The testers at WindshieldWOW! have tested many of these retail glass cleaners and we recommend SprayWay Brand (Foaming action) Streak Free Glass cleaner. Any good glass cleaner will work just fine however.
Rule 3: Note the black tinted border around your windshield on the exterior. This tinted border area signifies where the hard objects such as your windshield mounting pillars, dash and mirror mount are located on the inside. So this means your WindshieldWOW! internal paddle can not be pushed into this area. So when using the WindshieldWOW! you can not push the external paddle into this black tinted border area as the internal connected paddle with hit those hard objects and fall off.
Step 1: THOROUGH WET CLEANING.
Apply blue micro fiber cloths to both WindshieldWOW! cleaning paddles and spray liberally with your chosen streak free glass cleaner (We recommend SprayWay Foaming Action Glass Cleaner) Also spray some on your windshield inside/out.
Apply the paddles to your windshield and perform a THOROUGH wet cleaning of your entire windshield with your WindshieldWOW!, making sure to not miss any area. Make several complete passes across your windshield.
Inspect your blue micro fiber cloths as you wet clean, and replace with new clean cloths and repeat the wet cleaning (with additional glass cleaner as needed) until the blue microfiber cleaning cloths no longer pickup any dirt or grime from your windshield. (Note: any dirt visible on the blue cloths means you need to continue wet cleaning)
Step 2: PREPARE FINISH BUFFING.
Once your windshield is thoroughly cleaned (as evidenced by no more dirt appearing on the blue microfiber cloths), you must perform a finish buffing step to remove any trace smears or smudges from your windshield.
There are two methods you can use:
1. Use a clean and dry blue microfiber cloth for finish buffing (these are the same cloths used for wet cleaning).
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2. Use a 1/4 Sheet of Paper Towel (Brawny Tear-A-Square Brand is recommended). Adhere the 1/4 Sheet of Brawny Tear-A-Square brand to each paddle that already has installed a clean dry blue micro-fiber cloth. A 1/4 square of Brawny Brand paper towel adheres nicely to the blue micro-fiber cloth.
Step 3: PERFORM FINISH BUFFING.
No matter which method above you choose, after you prepare your paddles, reinstall the WindshieldWOW! onto your windshield and begin finish buffing. Make multiple passes of finish buffing until the windshield has been completely finish buffed in all areas. If the windshield is too wet while finish buffing streaks and smears may be left behind. Replace the cloth with a new dry cloth and repeat.
Finally, inspect the windshield in bright light or sunlight and reperform the finish buffing if smears are still present (lightly misting the windshield with cleaner on the smeared areas)
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PRO TIPS:
-Look closely and you will see the smudges and smears disappear as the buffing cloths erase them. Stop too early and you may not erase all the streaks. If you don't get streak free then you didn't dry buff out the left over cleaner smears! Replace with a clean dry cloth and repeat.
-Consider cleaning the black border area around your the windshield exterior first as this area may be dirty and the cloths may touch this area in passing and drag dirt into the clear glass area. You should clean this manually with the external paddle only as the inside paddle will not go into this area on the inside.