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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:54 AM
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someone's been a bit too generous with the back to black on the wingmirrors n its made the glass really misty...

what y'all use for cleaning wingmirrors with? i'd LIKE to get them minty minty mint, with no watermarks, stains etc. etc.

also does anyone bother taking the glass out of the wingmirror to clean em, so u cn get the edges perfect etc. ?
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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autogylm glass polish you bufty
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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or use Mr Muscle, you know the one where you appear in the advert ?!?

I wouldn't bother taking it out to clean it though as thats well above and beyond the act of buffytness
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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mr muscle... good idea...

recon that'll be better than your normal car glass cleaner stuff?

or is glass ceaner just glass cleaner n theres not much in it between em all?
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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There all more or less the same, the other way of doing it where you get a good result is by using vineager and newspaper ..I shit you not, but you'll have every cat and dog in the neighbourhood trying to lick your mirrors
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Any alcohol based glass cleaner
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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or if ya have real bad water marks on it, try nail varnish remover first! gets rid of everything, then finish it off with any window cleaner ya like! should do the trick!
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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We use alcohol based glass cleaner at work, but trust me - MR MUSCLE glass cleaner is the best stuff on the market - beats Autoglym hands down everytime
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:24 PM
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Windowlene and newspaper you tart :P
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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T cut the glass, then clean normally with normal glass cleaner (I use autoglym fast glass)
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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Autoglym fast glass works for me.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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Newspaper and vinigar trust me it DOES work!
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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jim


bog standard water with a little sop/fairy


and he chammois dry
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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just got some autoglym fastglass...

it was all the shop had anyway

ill see what it turns out like later
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