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    fast glass

    we use this stuff at work and i was wondering, before i use it on my car if its okay to use on tint? i would assume so seeing as its an ag product i believe. i just heard some window cleaners were unsafe for use with tinted windows. cheers.

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    most tint places recommend nothing but warm water (maybe with a drop of soap) for the insides (the tinted bit) of your windows to help prevent the tint going purple or getting damaged.

    Personally I use a damp chamios on the inside and kitten glass cleaner on the outside (also the inside of the windscreen). For my $$'s I find kitten cuts through the gunk beautifully



    (Mind you, I'm sure there are lots of products which won't harm your tint, but in the end water is the safest thing to tell everyone to use).


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    Yes totally tint safe. As is Stoners Invisable glass and Megs NXT glass cleaner

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    I use a microfibre cloth with a mist of water on the inside. This is the best result I have ever had cleaning the interior windows.

    On the outside I treat the windows with Rain X. That seems to give the glass a good clean, as well as making the water run off in beads.

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    My tinter told me that I can use any product I want on the tints, provided it didn't have acetone in it. He said that was the bad thing about some products that people use and screw up their tinting; otherwise, everything else is fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrk_Mickey View Post
    My tinter told me that I can use any product I want on the tints, provided it didn't have acetone in it. He said that was the bad thing about some products that people use and screw up their tinting; otherwise, everything else is fine.
    Or ammonia, it also like ruining tint. It's a common ingredient in household window cleaners

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    Quote Originally Posted by gavs View Post
    Or ammonia, it also like ruining tint. It's a common ingredient in household window cleaners
    Actually, that's what I meant. Not acetone I thought it was the same as the nail polish stuff hahaha.
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    Ha Ha, yeah, acetone just might be a bit strong for window tint

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    Alcohol is Tint safe, Ammonia isn't, have a sniff and if you can smell Ammonia, don't use it on the tint, it's not too bad for the outside glass, just don't get it on the Paintwork.


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    Quote Originally Posted by WEDEL.1 View Post
    On the outside I treat the windows with Rain X. That seems to give the glass a good clean, as well as making the water run off in beads.
    Ah I RainX, how I hate you. I used it on my old Type III Fastback, in light rain it was great since you didn't need to turn the wipers on, but as it started to wear off it would smear the window. In the end I only used it for side and rear windows where it was great. Was it just the dodgy wipers in the Type III? Was it me not putting it on often enough? Have they improved it??

    I still swear by the Kitten cleaner, and I do run some of the windscreen cleaner stuff in the washer bottle which seems to work wonderfully. (note the type III never had a washer bottle, so this wasn't a factor)


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