Smoked car windows

Sure didn't know that before! My new lesson for the day. Model T1 , May 20, Joined: Aug 25, Posts: 1, Profile Page. Learn something new everyday. Joined: Jun 18, Posts: Profile Page. They stopped making them when they realized kids in the back seat could get their fingers caught in the opening when trying to push their cigarette butts out.

GregCon , May 20, Joined: Nov 23, Posts: 3, Profile Page. My 37 Ford Tudor had them both front and rear. Joined: May 15, Posts: 1, Profile Page.

My 46 Chevy has those. But they only slide back about two or three inches, they don't roll down afterwards. Its a coupe. Really cool feature I think. Joined: Apr 19, Posts: 1, Profile Page. A friend has them on his 48 sedan. Pretty neat option. Inked Monkey , May 20, Joined: Jun 5, Posts: 13, Profile Page. Mazooma1 , May 20, Joined: Nov 9, Posts: 5, Profile Page. I know every year is probably diff. Joined: Jan 23, Posts: 18 Profile Page.

My 48 Ford sedan has them and I believe my wifes grandfathers 34 Ford had them also. SChotrodder , May 20, Joined: May 24, Posts: 27, Profile Page.

When I was a kid my Uncle had a Plymouth with a pee hole in the back floor. Joined: Sep 29, Posts: Profile Page. My 39 has them front and back. Paul B , May 20, Joined: Jan 3, Posts: 2, Profile Page. My 40 has themthis is the first time I've known of them and this one is my 4th sedan were fourdoors and I don't know if they had them in the back doors or not.

Joined: Mar 16, Posts: 50 Profile Page. I've got them on my Some of you may recognize vinyl fog from its other well known name, New Car Smell l.

Performs as promised The formula works as promised. The only way you'll find out how great of a glass cleaner this formula is would be to put the product to a test yourself.

But don't take my word for it I'm confident you'll agree and it will become your new favorite glass cleaner. While a cool car, the glass on the inside and the outside only had light dirt - so after looking at the pictures I knew I needed a better candidate car to really test the product and to write this review and how-to. Here's my demo car - a BMW Z4 The biggest safety issue with windshield glass is the glare caused by the sun causes when it's low in the sky, like early in the morning or late afternoon as the sun is setting.

Headlight glare from oncoming traffic at night is another time when dirty glass can be hazardous to your health. To re-create glare from the sun I positioned two spotlights at low angles to shine onto the glass in the same way the sun or oncoming headlights would cause. The windshield is just as dirty as the rest of this car and for the record, this car is dirty! Stay tuned for another article on exterior black paint detailing Possibly the worst condition windshield I've ever cleaned!

Here's a few more BEFORE shots showing the heavy accumulation of smoker's film plus normal dirt and dust build-up on the inside of the windshield Here you can see where I've used my finger to write the words Smoker's Film on the inside of the windshield Here's the greasy finger smears looking at them from the outside This windshield is so dirty on the inside it's a real safety issue. How To Directions Here's a few tips and techniques to make you a more effective window washer!

Make at least two wipes per window using two glass towels. One for the first or initial wipe and one for the follow-up or secondary wipe. For the initial wipe, use plenty of glass cleaner to break-up and make it easy to remove the majority of dirt and film off the glass. Spray the glass cleaner onto one side of a folded towel to avoid getting glass cleaner overspray on the dash pad or surrounding surfaces. First - Focus on the corners of glass, along the outer edges of glass and around anything mounted to the glass like rear view mirrors, electronic transponders for toll roads or glass mounted radar detectors.

Since these areas are naturally more difficult to get to and wipe clean they will tend to have more dirt and oily residues built up next to them and if you don't get these areas clean during the initial wipe they will be the cause of streaks during the final wipe. Second - Focus on the major section of glass. The gunk you loosened our of the corners will now be mixed into the smoker's film, dirt and dust on the larger more open section of glass and it is during this wipe that you'll remove the majority of these residues.

Again, use plenty of glass cleaner to break-up the dirt and oily film to make it easy to get the majority of this gunk off the glass.

For a secondary wipe of a single window, assuming you removed the bulk of any dirt or oily films with the first wipe, reduce the amount of glass cleaner to a light mist onto a clean dry towel.

As you work around the window, continually fold to a fresh, dry side of towel or swap out to a fresh clean towel, continue to mist the glass cleaner onto the towel instead of the glass.

Optional step - Use a Glass Master Pro for the final wipe on the inside glass for the finishing touch. B: When making the final wipe on either side of the windshield or back window, have a friend play the role of Streak Spotter. That is while you're on the inside cleaning the glass have someone on the outside inspecting your work and pointing to any areas where you need to continue wiping for perfectly clear glass.

This way, if there is a streak you won't have to get in and out of the car to inspect our work. C: Re-inspect the glass at dusk or dawn when the sun is low in the sky and casts a glare on the glass. Also use a dedicated microfiber cleaner to maintain the performance of the microfiber. Let's clean some glass! Step 2: Spread the glass cleaner over the glass.

Step 3: For the final wipe, fold to a clean, dry side or section of towel and make your final passes using a side to side direction like the arrow shows below. I took a picture of this to show the color of the dirt and road grime removed off the glass. Note the color is predominantly black. I have multiple articles that share and explain how the paint on your car because stained and cloudy over time due to the fact that airborne dirt and road grime accumulate on your car's finish and impact onto it to the point that it will not wash off.

A product with some type of cleaning or abrading action is needed to remove the dirt stain and road grime that builds up on your car's finish. See these two article for more information Road Film - If you drive your car in the rain your car has road film Here's why you need to polish paint How to remove smoker's film, vinyl fog and other oily films on the inside of your car's windows Smoker's film and vinyl fog are the most difficult types of oily films to remove from interior glass.

Follow these directions and use a high quality glass cleaner with dedicated microfiber glass cleaning towels and you'll make a hard job easy. Step 1: Spray glass cleaner directly onto microfiber towel. The reason for this is to avoid getting glass cleaner overspray onto the dash or any other nearby surfaces. Tip: For the initial wipe, use a lot of glass cleaner so you have a lot of liquid cleaners on the towel to transfer to the oily film and thus break it up and dissolve it so it will wipe off the glass and onto the cloth.

Color Change Here's just one side of the first microfiber glass towel I used to wipe the driver's side of the windshield clean. Note the color is more of a BROWN color, unlike the black color of the dirt and road grime removed off the outside of the windshield.

Two very different kinds of dirt - one glass cleaner takes care of it all The towel on the left was used on the outside of the driver's side windshield and the towel on the right was used on the inside of the driver's side windshield. Repeat the initial wipe to the passenger side Remember to spray the glass cleaner directly onto the towel, not onto the glass , and use plenty of glass cleaner to break-up and dissolve the oily smoker's film to remove it off the glass and transfer it onto the microfiber glass towel.

Technique tip: For the final passes when cleaning the inside of glass windows, use an up and down direction for wiping. Motion sequence shots -showing the direction to move your towel Don't fight yourself and avoid frustration Smoker's film is very oily and to avoid fighting yourself , you must use lots of towels. After you have made the initial wipe using lots of glass cleaner, if you don't switch to a fresh, clean dry towel - all you're going to do is cross-contaminate the glass.

That is you'll take oily smoker's film removed from one section of glass and transfer it to another section of glass. This will cause you to become frustrated because the more you wipe, the more you simply move the oily film over the glass. You MUST get rid of these first or initial towels that you used for the first wipe because they are going to have the majority of the oily smoker's film or vinyl fog on them from the first glass cleaning step.

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