# Cleaning windows inside **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589 "2020-08-12T20:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/1 "2020-08-12T20:49:31Z")
I have been the last few years using newspapers and vinegar water for the interior of windows, but have read a recommendation for alcohol and rags. Any opinions? ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/2 "2020-08-12T20:55:02Z")
Windex works for me ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/3 "2020-08-12T21:00:11Z")
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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/4 "2020-08-12T21:03:07Z")
I don’t like the smell of vinegar… so spray foam type window cleaners or liquid spray type depending on where I am and how bad the windows are. Sometime windows get such a film - inside OR outside - that Bon Ami scouring powder (or any non-scratching scouring powder) on a damp paper towel to clean and a damp microfiber to remove the scouring powder film. Finished by foam or spray cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/5 "2020-08-12T21:05:03Z")
I use Invisible Glass as my regular window cleaner, but then I use a paper towel very lightly moistened with alcohol to remove any streaks from that. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/6 "2020-08-12T21:39:48Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Sometime windows get such a film - inside OR outside - that Bon Ami scouring powder (or any non-scratching scouring powder) on a damp paper towel to clean If windows are bad enough I use these and windex , non scratching, and work great for bugs on the outside. ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/a/7a3d6934c2518d772096bd3708eba6e58c814bab.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/7 "2020-08-13T00:57:31Z")
The main thing is removing a thin foggy looking film from outgassing. Using paper towels makes it much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/8 "2020-08-13T01:03:59Z")
> [@melott](#): > > The main thing is removing a thin foggy looking film from outgassing. Then you install a dash cover that prevents the fog from forming on the windshield from out-gassing. Because the fogging will get worse as the dash ages from the sun. Tester ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/9 "2020-08-13T01:30:15Z")
I use Armor All Glass cleaner. And Bounty paper towels. Here’s a hint; No air freshners. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/10 "2020-08-13T03:32:37Z")
I just crumple up a piece of newspaper and scrub the inside of the glass, hard, and it works well. Do it dry. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/11 "2020-08-13T04:06:00Z")
I used to use Parson’s Sudsing Ammonia with paper towels and it worked well. try to have both doors open or it could gag you. I forgot ONCE. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/12 "2020-08-13T17:56:20Z")
I use microfiber cloths and heavy pressure to remove outgassed products from the inside of the windshield. Isopropyl alcohol doesn’t work well unless you press it on the surface for an extended time. Simple Green should work as well or better than anything else. It is the most effective generally available solvent I’ve found. Dilute it according to directions. If you use it straight, it will take forever to get it off with wet towels. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/13 "2020-08-13T17:58:29Z")
somebody mentioned “Invisible Glass” on this forum and I bought a bottle few months ago to try it it worked much better than any windex or alcohol I used before, so sticking to it ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/14 "2020-08-13T18:37:37Z")
I use Invisible Glass and crumpled newspaper too. You have to be careful not to use too much Invisible Glass, though. Just my experience. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/15 "2020-08-13T19:50:14Z")
I’ve had good luck with the Invisible Glass (Stoner’s) Reach and Clean tool. It’s basically a microfiber on a stick sort of thing. Works very well. Much easier than trying to do it by hand. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/16 "2020-08-13T21:33:31Z")
What is this “newspaper” you all refer to?? Where would one find some? 🤪 Not so easy to find anymore. It has been years since I susbscribed to a newspaper. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/17 "2020-08-13T21:35:47Z")
I find one in my yard every morning, and I read it too. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/18 "2020-08-13T21:57:15Z")
This is my preferred product for glass cleaning: > **[Hope's Perfect](https://hopecompany.com/#!/product/perfect-glass-spray)** > > Hope’s Perfect cleaning products help you achieve the complete clean you’ve been searching for, with less effort and greater satisfaction. I wait until I get a REALLY good coupon from _Bed, Bath, and Beyond_, and then I buy my next supply of this product. ---
**Author:** ![ptesterman\_156278](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@ptesterman\_156278](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ptesterman_156278)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-windows-inside/168589/19 "2020-08-14T02:49:29Z")
second the microfiber cloth with plain water. I’ve also used windex and paper towels and windex; a lot of times it would take 2 passes to get the window totally clean, though.