Cleaning mineral deposits off the windows...

[Geminiroq]

Hey guys,

For some weird reason...the right side of my chero has a white haziness on the glass. It is rough to the touch.

It reminds me of when someone turns the sprinklers on and the water leaves those white mineral deposits.

My question is....I tried cleaning it with windex and it wont come off. What will take this stuff off and restore the glass?

Any and all advice is appreciated.

Thank you...

[vintagetrks]

Have you tried scraping it with your finger nail to be sure that it's some sort of deposit and not a discoloration of the glass? If it were me I would try some mineral spirits on a rag but be very careful not to get the mineral spirits on the paint.

[Chrome]

Cerium Oxide

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[JERSEY JOE]

I had a Jaguar once and it had the same thing. I tried everything until I went to a glass shop and they sold me a container of paste that was amazing. I forget the name of the stuff but it worked like magic.

[littlebuck23]

Try rubbing anchohol. It dehydrateds everything it touches. Il like the idea of visiting the glass shop too those guys will for sure have somthiG to help ya out.

[J.J.]

Try white vinegar.

[Clean RC]

Try white vinegar.

X2... stuff works awesome..

[Geminiroq]

Dumb question....but how would you use or apply the vinegar?

Thank you...

[Geminiroq]

Should I use it full strength or dilute it?

Also...should it be sprayed on or use it on a rag first?

Thank you..

[J.J.]

I found this online.

Natural Formula to Use: ½ liter white vinegar and ¼ liter of water
Method to Use:
Spray the vinegar/water solution over the window and wait for a few minutes
If stains are stubborn spray more solution and wait a while longer
Scrub lightly with a soft sponge or cloth and rinse


When looking I found this tip that may work too:

"Lemon oil: Not lemon juice, lemon oil. Lemon oil is absolutely the very best glass cleaner we know of. If you have calcium build-up on your shower then you need lemon oil.
Simply use a piece of extra-fine steel wool dipped in lemon oil to clean a shower door that you currently cant see through because of the lime deposits. Once the door is clean, then wipe the surface down with a fresh coat of lemon oil and future lime deposits wont have a chance. By the way, we also use car wax to protect glass in the shower when lemon oil isn't available."

[AnnieL]

I had the same problem with mine when I bought it-it had obviously sat in a driveway or something with sprinklers on regularly.

I used Lime-Away and a razor blade, and it worked AWESOME! Just make sure you put enough paper towels down that it doesn't get on the paint (if you have nice paint) and the interior, and rinse it REALLY well after you are sure you've gotten it all off. Hope this helps!

[waynestiles]

Lime-away and any other acid will remove most of the lime-mineral deposits. however that are also going to corrode the heck out of any metal they contact--ie instant rust.

If't'were me I'd start by setting up a hose to have a steady flow of diluting rinse water running below the glass. Then I'd hold a dampened (not dripping) towel or shop rag with a mild acid---vinegar (acetic acid, a mild organic acid, as I recall) should work fine--against the glass to weaken/soften the deposit, carefully scraping as needed. I'd do one area then another until the window(s) was cleared. Then an overall careful wipe with another vinegar dampened towel to clean up followed by a very thorough rinse

[goldhammer]

Try your glass cleaner and some 4/0 steel wool, won't scratch the glass and will clean it up sweet. We do it for overspray and tree drippings all the time.

[Fiodh. Argus]

If it is minerals, then vinegar works great, soak the area with a vinegar/water soaked rag.