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Automotive Glass Care

Glass Maintenance Recommendations | Maintaining Glass How-To | Deep Cleaning & Protection Products | Deep Cleaning How-To | Glass Care Tips

Clean and optically clear glass is essential to driving safe. Don’t take any chances by driving with contaminates, haze and moisture build up on your glass. Driving in rain or in the dark can be very dangerous in of itself so don’t increase your risks with glass that you can not easily see through. Glass often has many micro pores where moisture and contaminates cling to. It’s important to remove these embedded contaminates and seal your glass for optimal driving conditions. Modern technology has provided many great products that will help you clean your wiper blades, deep clean your glass, force moisture to bead up, prevent fog from forming and so much more. Develop a regular glass care routine to ensure you are driving safely.

Recommended Glass Maintenance Products:

How-To Properly Clean Glass

  1. Park your vehicle in the shade before and during the cleaning to ensure the glass is cool
  2. Spray or pour the glass cleaner on a clean microfiber towel outside of the vehicle to prevent product overspray
  3. Roll down your windows about 2” so you can clean the very top of the glass and then put them back up to clean the remainder of the glass. Fold your All Purpose Microfiber towel (16” x 16”) in fourths and buff your cleaner into the glass. Move the towel in logical manner so you evenly clean the entire surface.
  4. You can use your second All Purpose Microfiber Towel dry or with a very light mist of distilled water or quick detailer to help remove any remaining residue. Fold the microfiber towel in fourths and buff the entire surface in a logical manner.
  5. Fold your Glass Microfiber Towel (16” x 16”) in fourths and buff the glass one more time to fully remove any remaining residue. Apply some pressure and work the towel slowly to ensure no streaking.

Recommended Glass Care - Deep Cleaning & Protection:

Deep Glass Cleaning & Protection How-To

  1. Park your vehicle in the shade before and during the cleaning to ensure the glass is cool.
  2. Wipe down your windshield wiper blades with the 303 Wiper Treatment to remove contaminates.  Roll down your windows and use the 303 Wiper Treatment to clean the rubber trim that the glass glides up and down against.
  3. Thoroughly rinse your exterior glass so there is plenty of water on the glass and your Foam Applicator Pad. Apply a nickel sized drop of the Glass Science Glass Scrub on the applicator. Work the applicator pad in a circular motion with overlapping passes on your exterior glass. Typically one nickel sized drop is enough to clean all of the glass, but reapply more as needed.
  4. Thoroughly rinse the surface after each section you complete.
  5. Spray or pour the glass cleaner on a clean microfiber towel outside of the vehicle to prevent overspray. Note: You may not need to clean your exterior glass with this step.
  6. Roll down your windows about 2” so you can clean the very top of the glass and then put them back up to clean the bottom. Fold your first All Purpose Microfiber towel (16” x 16”) in fourths and buff the glass. Move the towel in logical manner so you evenly clean the entire surface.
  7. You can use your second All Purpose Microfiber Towel dry or with a very light mist of water or quick detailer to help remove the remaining residue. Fold the microfiber towel in fourths and buff the entire surface in a logical manner.
  8. Fold your Glass Microfiber Towel (16” x 16”) in fourths and buff the glass one more time to fully remove any remaining residue.
  9. Pour a nickel sized drop of the Rain Clear Gel on a clean microfiber towel and buff it on the exterior glass. One drop should be plenty for each section of glass or half of a windshield.
  10. With a clean microfiber towel buff off the remaining residue. You may need a light mist of water or quick detailer to help remove any streaks.
  11. Pour a nickel sized drop of the Fog Clear on a clean microfiber towel and buff it on the interior glass. One drop should be plenty for each section of glass or half of a windshield.
  12. With a clean microfiber towel buff off the remaining residue. You may need a light mist of water or quick detailer to help remove any streaks.
  13. Check your glass to ensure there are no streaks and step back and admire your clean, clear and safe glass!

Glass Care Tips

  • Buff your interior and exterior glass in different directions, such as up and down or side to side. By buffing the interior and exterior glass in different directions you can better understand which side of the glass streaks may be on.
  • Never use an ammonia based cleaner on tinted windows.
  • Do not use an excessive amount of glass cleaner because that means you will have to remove more cleaner from the glass later for streak free glass.