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Best Stuff To Clean Car Windows

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  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    closed wrote: »
    switch the heater on

    I did but it was taking ages to clear so i had to get the bus for work. I couldn't be late.
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 30 September 2010 at 10:38PM
    shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes if the blower is on full and directed properly.
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  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    Maybe I had it set wrong then. Thanks, i'll play around with it if it happens again.
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    It may be that the car is just full of moist air. My car was like that when I bought it; it had been sat in the dealers yard a couple of months I think. I wiped the back screen with a cloth to absorb lots of the moisture, left it OUTSIDE the car to dry, and left the windows down a bit for a few days. It was much better after this.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Interior condensation is a sign of damp inside the car, something as simple as spilling a drink on the carpet will cause it. Often it can be caused by blocked drainage tubes from the air con too.

    But at this time of year, id be inclined to say you need a new pollen filter OR your water drainage holes are blocked where the water runs from down your windscreen, or both.
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Rain X anti fog.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    The anti-fog stuff works quite well, but is slightly tedious to apply.

    If you have recirculate set on, this can make the windscreen difficult to clear, and turning AC on often helps.

    Does the carpet feel wet anywhere?
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    anewman wrote: »
    The anti-fog stuff works quite well, but is slightly tedious to apply.

    If you have recirculate set on, this can make the windscreen difficult to clear, and turning AC on often helps.

    Does the carpet feel wet anywhere?

    It's compulsory in a Zafira, I think vauxhall must have shares in the company.
  • sassy_one
    sassy_one Posts: 2,688 Forumite
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    You want to make sure you are applying HEAT to the windows, not just air.

    Hence why, you can't use aircon to clear the window soon as you start it as you need to wait till you can get heat to start coming through!
  • Lirin
    Lirin Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    RainX.

    I'm with strider though- if you're getting a lot of condensation, take a look around and see if you've damp- under carpeting, in tyre well, around lights and seals....
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