My daddy was a journeyman auto body repairman for over 40 years. He always used steal wool to get rid of water spots on auto glass. Thanks for the demo.
THE FINE STEEL WOOL TRICK WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!! My windows look INCREDIBLY clear now!! I stumbled upon this video because I just purcahsed a really nice looking like new/certified used truck.... one problem though.... After I got it from the dealership's detailer post purchase at night, the windows had serious water stains on them I didn't notice until the next morning the severity of. I tried vinegar and lemon solutions from videos I watched and neither of the worked. Came back today to searcxh for more videos and stumbled upon yours. Thanks for the demonstration and comparison!
Thanks for the extra confirmation on the steel wool! I tried the vinegar thing too that turned out worthless. Just ordered some #0000 myself to handle this same issue with a 2019 Accord I just picked up :)
35 years ago while working a summer job at a premier detailing shop (before auto detailing became a phenomenon), we always used 0000 when cleaning glass. Haven't found anything better since.
I have literally cleaned thousands of cars in my lifetime and I can tell you if you use the steel wool with soap and water and then come back with a polisher with a polishing compound that glass will come out looking brand new. We used to do all of the used cars this way when I worked at a dealership
There’s a coating you can have applied to a shower screen than means it will never spot. It fills the microscopic holes in the glass that catch the water. Worth the money if you want to stop cleaning. Won’t work on a car windscreen unfortunately!
Absolutely adore the way this video is made! No sales pitch or biased promotion. Brilliant comparison, I just got indoors after spending 40 mins trying to scrub using kitchen towels and vineager as suggested in some other DIY video with barely any difference. I'm confident steel wool is going to be the magic I seek :)
Nice demo! The main problem with steel wool is it can leave very fine particles over the car that can rust and stain the paint. You can use it safely only if you going to pressure wash the car right after. But any product to remove hard water stain will be corrosive too, so a good wash after the procedure is always mandatory. By the way, paint polishing paste compound sometimes helps and is safe to be used in small areas without washing the hole car.
@@inlovewithhumans you're missing his point, when you are scrubbing glass with steel wool, particles of it fly off in the air and can land on other parts of the car, then they rust.
For Heavy Hard Water Spots, use some buffing compound with the steel wool instead of lubricating with soapy water. Then go over 1 more time lubricating the steel wool with some polish. The compound adds that little bit extra to quickly get off the hard water off. Of coarse there are professional products and tools, but this technique is for keeping in line with this video topic of cleaning glass with DIY techniques
@jeffparker8087 3m or and name brand should do, but start light with a polish and work up to heavier grits if needs. Don't push too hard as the wool can scratch thr glass
The steel wool def works. I had terrible hard water spots on my window from the sprinkler to where it was making it hard for me to see. I tried several things, the vinegar recipe, stuff off Amazon and then I saw this video. We completely got rid of them with the steel wool.
Wow, the 0000 steel wool and soapy water really worked. It took about 7 minutes on side windows 12 minutes on windshield and 10 on back of my Tundra window. I waxed my windows them after I finished on one side and rain x or the other side to see which will hold up the best. Thank you writer for sharing this great idea. Keep Living Keep Giving
I've used scour pads similar to Scotch Brite SB350 or SB74 with Stoner Invisible Glass. Much like your reaction, I can feel it coming clean, with less and less friction with each wipe.
I learned many years ago as a detailer to use #0000 steel wool and bar keepers friend. Following the process wash the area with high volume/moderate pressure water then wash the whole vehicle.
Thank you for doing these test. I was going to try them and didn’t know which was better. I have been using steel wool in my chrome kitchen faucets and any real chrome item. They work great without leaving any scratches. Now I know I can use it on my cars windshield and windows takes the guessing away. Great job!
Safest way to clean hard water spots is with a clay bar and detail lubricant spray, you can also use detail spray wax that's compatible with clay barring. Same as you'd do the paint on your car. Medium bar is ideal for glass and will make your glass look new and super soft.
Thank you! Thanks for doing a demo with things around the house and not selling stuff. Also the comparison was great 👍🏻 Tried it on my side view mirror. I had an old multi-pack of steel wool pads and didn’t know if I was using super fine so I was super gentle, but it worked great! I’ll get some super fine steel wool and go to town on my windows. I tried a lot of stuff and nothing worked. Thanks again!
This is good to know. I’m told extra-fine steel wool on a buffer wheel will make quick work of thems winders. I used white stinky vinegar in the old glass water kettle the other day…Almost instantly zapped the calcium deposits. Muriatic acid is your friend and enemy for a quick fight against water stains. Once the calcium etches in, it’s a battle and a half. So keep up on your water stain removal, don’t let it sit for years.
I've used steel wool to clean glass for years, but I don't use water. I wipe the glass with a shop rag as I'm scrubbing it to make sure I've gotten all of the hard water deposits. For tree sap and road tar I use a 50/50 solution of undiluted simple green and rubbing alcohol.
Well done video. 👍 I had the same problem with SEVERE water stains. I too chose steel wool, but only after applying a light paste of 1/1 baking soda & water (left to dry) and then spritzing it with white cider vinegar. I used the steel wool to scrub after letting the vinegar do its job for a few minutes... about ten minutes of scrubbing and a few minutes hitting missed spots. My glass was SPOTLESS. One of these days I will Tech-up and record my work too. 😁
Thanks for sharing! I actually did a follow-up video where I tested even more techniques, and found an even better way that may be useful to you in the future: ua-cam.com/video/1Oe7XiDOZCw/v-deo.html
I saw this on another channel using mr clean steel wool pads. Not sure what grit steel wool. I was looking for something to clean the water spots on my shower doors. Worked great even on chrome bath fixtures. Thank you for the video. Great comparison.
thank you! I'm 66, female, and getting ready for a 5-hour trip in december (partially after dark, in the pacific northwest...i.e. rain!). i have new wiper blades, but my windshield never seems super-clean, no matter what i do. I'm definitely going to try this! 👍👏🙂
We've had great luck getting hard water stains off windows using Bar Keepers Friend (soft cleanser). I would love to see you try it in comparison to the steel wool.
@@AmplifyDIY Definitely suggest a followup. Why use abrasion when you can use chemicals to quickly dissolve the deposits? I also wonder if CLR or vinegar would work as well. There might be enough decent options for a showdown!
I’ve been using 50/50 vinegar and water on glass for several years, inside and outside my house. Simple water spots, like from a sprinkler, come right off, and won't harm paint. For thicker deposits, I’ve used vinegar full strength. You can use regular vinegar or cleaning vinegar, they’re virtually the same for cleaning. I’ve even used this on my cars paint without any issue, lets see the same with steel wool. 😂
I've tried vinegar in my shower diluted and pure, different brands of vinegar and everything but no results... 🙌 I've let it soak for a long time too and immediate use but still nothing ... I've only had result with steel wool grade 000 but even then it's hard to remove water stains... makes me want to give up. I've tried about everything, only power tools I haven't tried yet 😂
I too used vinegar for dried water spots on car windshield and paint with great success because those are dried up minerals residues from water with virtually no scrubbing because the paint can’t handle that. On the other hand, shower is mineral in water plus soap scums. Glass are quite tolerable to scrubbing. I found melamine sponge are fastest. The key is not to clean the shower once a year. Do it every month or every other month would required much less time in total compared to once a year. The longer it stay on, the thought it takes to remove.
Nice video. Really well laid-out experiment and presentation! I was expecting the Magic Eraser to do as well as steel wool, but now we know that's not the case.
I was surprised about that as well. The lemon did about what I expected, but I was surprised that the Magic Eraser did so poorly. Perhaps with some vinegar or CLR cleaner instead of soapy water + Magic Eraser... but I doubt it would be faster/easier than steel wool.
@@AmplifyDIY Despite having removed all grease with glass cleaner, for some reason known only to himself he used soapy water with the magic eraser. The soap was a lubricant preventing the magic eraser from gripping the deposits.
The only thing that has ever worked and very well was a product called plastix a plastic wax by maguires applied with a scotchbright pad rinsed and looked like new works perfect on mirrors too !!!!
Perfect! My daily driver sat in the backyard uncovered for nearly 3 years. Got it back on the road but man the windows are terrible with water spots. Thank you for this
This video really helped me out. I got a 97 Silverado recently and the back window has so much hard water stains I could not see through it at night. Thank you!
Hey bud, they make a glass polishing compound called cerium oxide. Use with an orbital buffer and a foam pad. I have multiple classic cars with original windshields and wanted to keep them so I learned how the professionals do it. I think you can buy a premixed cerium oxide paste but I mix it myself. Hope that helps you in the future.
It doesn't help. The purpose of this video was to learn how to clean with items you already have at home. Not many people have orbital buffers. And if they did the question is how are they going to polish glass and not mess up the rubber molding and paint around said glass. But hey thanks for playing.
Thanks for the tip! Not sure who peed in this guy's 👆 cheerios but if it gets the glass clean on my 12yo car I'll get one. Considering I don't currently have: lemons, clr, bar keepers friend, magic erasers, or 0000 steel wool at home, his point is moot.
Tip. Don't throw away dehumidifier water. Use it as a final rinse to "sheet" off your prior rinse. Allow to air dry - no need to wipe. Stunning results.
Never thought of using steel wool #0000. My windshield situation was a bad batch of windshield cleaner (1 gal from WallyWorld) which left a nasty bluish color water stain which dried up for quite sometime on the very rightside, top, and leftside where the wipers don’t make contact. I’ve used window cleaner, vinegar, soap, & ammonia, none of it worked. So after watching this video, I bought a pack of #0000 steel wool. Used a soapy microfiber towel and cleaned the windshield, rinsed and started the Miyagi method with some elbow greased. I scrubbed it 3x using 3 steel wool for 10-15 minutes each time. Holy schnitzel! It friggin got the majority of the bluish water stain off. It’s way much clearer now than before. Thanks for sharing👍🏼
I used steel wool first than wash it down before using rain-x or other similar water repellant solution. U can wash it down with your preferred cleaning solution be it detergent, dishwashing liquid, windshield cleaners, etc., then drying the windshield well before applying the water repellant solution. It always works wonders.
The stains you see on the glass is simply chalk or better calcium. vinegar is a natural product that "eats" chalk. Soak kitchen paper in natural vinegar and stick the soaked paper to the window and let the vinegar set in for the night (no elbow grease needed). Make sure to use Natural vinegar and Not Cleaning vinegar (cleaning vinegar corrode rubber) I use this techniek to descale my bath faucet😉 There are descaling products on the market you can try but make sure they don't corrode your rubber and paint!
I have a car buffer pad I use with some steel wool embedded into a microfiber rag that I run over the windows. (With the buffer on a wet window). Works like a champ to clean the windows. As for the inside, I’m never happy…. Tried all sorts of things…
Swamp cooler cleaner does the job and much cheaper it’s just a weak acid I even wipe it in the paint on my Lexus when it gets bad then I polish and wax just like new.
Comparison was great. Presentation awesome. Not overly wordy or in-your-face excitable. Bloopers at the end were a nice touch. Too funny. I definitely subscribed. Can't wait to see what other videos you have. Nice job.
Diamond Magic is the best stuff I have ever used. It is ground up industrial grade diamonds in a paste that you put on a damp cloth and keep the window wet. Be careful because of course diamonds are harder than glass, but it won't make your car rust.
Another tip with the steel wool: ''it is the long filaments rubbing lengthways that polishes the glass'', as they break the filaments can turn and if they do the broken ends can scratch (don't cheap out, you might need to use the whole packet). Also works as the best chrome cleaner.
The steel wool will completely get rid of ALL of those spots if you stay on it. Been using it for years, works better than anything I've used. Never tried lemon/salt, and not going to. Thanks
I've been using the steel wool for years after a co worker told me about it and as you said it works the best, Just make sure you use the oooo grade ,Easily found in a home depot.
Vinegar and water is the best , tryed it on my year old pickup at the time -it - was awful with water spots , the vinegar and water removed all the water spots four years later . after so many years I gave up and my wife told me half and half - half water and half vinegar . I used the 0000 steel wool - it did take some of it off . Believe me - try it the vinegar solution - not too say you may have too do it a couple of times - but my truck was really bad bad .....Home remedy WORKS ....
I'll give it a shot. What about using vinegar solution *with* steel wool (instead of soapy water, as I demonstrated here?) Think that would be even faster?
@@AmplifyDIY never thought about the steel wool also , but I;ll stick too the cleaning Vinegar , can buy it already mixed up at Dollar Tree stores and just about any other stores out there too.
Best way to clean glass is good old school Vinegar -$2 for 4L bottle (try it, might save you from getting super fine steel particles on your car). I've never seen this super fine steel wool before. Thanks for introducing me to this method but I am still too afraid of scratching my glass.
Hi David - vinegar works, but takes such a long time (and I hate the smell). You could always try the steel wool on a very very small section of the lower part of your windshield (below where you see through it, over the area where it is sealed to the body with urethane, etc) to see how well it works or if it mars your glass at all. Thanks for watching!
@@AmplifyDIY I will be buying the #0000 steel wool on my next amazon purchase and trying it out on a small piece of windshield, forgot to mention that.. once again thanks for this info!
hard water spots is dissolved by either an acid or a base.... those look like base hard water spots as the lemon juice failed... try a bit of ammonia on that glass.... and that quad ought steel wool is a neat trick!
Thanks! I used the steel wool 0000 and the water spots are almost gone on my 26 yr old car it looks amazing. I am going do do this least once or twice a year on all my cars. And then Rainx them after.
Please try using paint rubbing (buffing) compound on the glass. Use cotton cloth or cotton waste. Wet with water, no soap. Then wash with soap or glass cleaner. Works for me. Cheers.
Plain glass, without shading on it can be cleaned with a special razor blade, It looks like a squeege. Have not used on a car but it works great on my house windows.
Thank you! Can't wait to try. This is exactly my situation and I'm relieved there is a solution. The body of the car was also full of severe lime deposits and that came clean using Maniac Line water spot remover. However on the glass the problem remained. I'll get some steel wool and give it a try! Thank you!
I bought a used Rav 4 with the worst water spotted windows I've seen, they must have been on there for months. I tried a few things without success then got a bottle of "Barkeeper's Friend" and it worked perfectly! That stuff is awesome!
You got me thinking... hard water deposits in a shower stall, possibly from a shower nozzle, usually come off with some Lime-A-Way that's formulated to eat away at just that very substance. Back of bottle says it is safe on shower doors. Shower doors are made of glass. That can't be any or much diff from car glass.
A company called Stoner makes a “water spot remover” for glass! And before anybody says I do not work for the company!!!! I myself tried different methods and then was turned on to this product by someone else! Their tire shine works very good too!
We run off of well water and our water is very hard with lots of minerals even using a water softener. Our vehicles have progressively gotten worse with water stains. Tried vinegar (even soaking for a while) and it didn't even touch it, no glass cleaners, mr clean eraser was a joke, even tried lime away and nothing. I'll try the steel wool on a sall section of glass to see if it helps.
I couldn’t see out my windshield the other even after I washed my car, never knew this is how you could clean that to the T, first time I seen this method I was like noo wayy you’re putting that on that windshield (a $50k car at the time)
Excellent video presentation format. I don’t have any patients for pretentious UA-cam fluff videos and I abhor the extensive use of umhs and ahs. With that said, you’re the quintessential example that others should be utilizing, but I don’t think they will! Thank you much, a subscriber for, now.
My daddy was a journeyman auto body repairman for over 40 years. He always used steal wool to get rid of water spots on auto glass. Thanks for the demo.
Good to hear pros use this method too!
This is how a video should be done. Informative, helpful, no sales pitch. Thank you so much for the information. Very very helpful.
THE FINE STEEL WOOL TRICK WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!! My windows look INCREDIBLY clear now!! I stumbled upon this video because I just purcahsed a really nice looking like new/certified used truck.... one problem though.... After I got it from the dealership's detailer post purchase at night, the windows had serious water stains on them I didn't notice until the next morning the severity of. I tried vinegar and lemon solutions from videos I watched and neither of the worked. Came back today to searcxh for more videos and stumbled upon yours. Thanks for the demonstration and comparison!
Thanks for the extra confirmation on the steel wool! I tried the vinegar thing too that turned out worthless. Just ordered some #0000 myself to handle this same issue with a 2019 Accord I just picked up :)
I'm only 30 seconds in and I feel like I could listen to this guy all day long.
35 years ago while working a summer job at a premier detailing shop (before auto detailing became a phenomenon), we always used 0000 when cleaning glass. Haven't found anything better since.
0000 mean what brother?
@@TutikAndayani-up1jm#0000 grade steel wool
In construction, professional window washers on glass would use steel wool. Very soapy water to keep it slick. It doesn’t scratch the glass.
I have literally cleaned thousands of cars in my lifetime and I can tell you if you use the steel wool with soap and water and then come back with a polisher with a polishing compound that glass will come out looking brand new. We used to do all of the used cars this way when I worked at a dealership
You mean polishing compound not cutting compound correct? Something like a light polishing after heavy cutting compound?
I been cleaning windows with steel wool for over 30 years works great
I used newspaper and oooo steel wool
Me too ,but without soapy water, just the steel wool.
I have been trying to find a solution for this problem on my suburban for YEARS. Thank you!!!!
For the first time in my 47 years of existence, I am actually excited to clean the glass walls in the shower. Thank you for making this video!
Glad I could help!
There’s a coating you can have applied to a shower screen than means it will never spot. It fills the microscopic holes in the glass that catch the water. Worth the money if you want to stop cleaning. Won’t work on a car windscreen unfortunately!
@@Sujowiwhat's the name of the coating please?
Your reply is exactly how I felt, well not exactly I’m 73 and this helped me a lot
I'm just excited as you are
Absolutely adore the way this video is made! No sales pitch or biased promotion. Brilliant comparison, I just got indoors after spending 40 mins trying to scrub using kitchen towels and vineager as suggested in some other DIY video with barely any difference. I'm confident steel wool is going to be the magic I seek :)
Glad it was helpful!
I used a fine steel wool and a watered down gritty white toothpaste to clean mine last year and it worked very well.
Nice demo! The main problem with steel wool is it can leave very fine particles over the car that can rust and stain the paint. You can use it safely only if you going to pressure wash the car right after.
But any product to remove hard water stain will be corrosive too, so a good wash after the procedure is always mandatory.
By the way, paint polishing paste compound sometimes helps and is safe to be used in small areas without washing the hole car.
On glass ? No it doesn’t!
It's only for glass that they are using steel wool.
@@inlovewithhumans you're missing his point, when you are scrubbing glass with steel wool, particles of it fly off in the air and can land on other parts of the car, then they rust.
That's cool, but remove that fine dust below on paint and such. I'm in off to HD
Steel wool will scratch the glass coating. When the sun hits it, it will look like a thin spider web
For Heavy Hard Water Spots, use some buffing compound with the steel wool instead of lubricating with soapy water.
Then go over 1 more time lubricating the steel wool with some polish.
The compound adds that little bit extra to quickly get off the hard water off.
Of coarse there are professional products and tools, but this technique is for keeping in line with this video topic of cleaning glass with DIY techniques
I had not thought about using a buffing/polish compound with the steel wool. I'll add that to the list of follow-up ideas. Thanks!
I wonder if i use white vinegar with a sponge would do the trick?
@@wesamalfayez2322 I just tried white vinegar and it didn't work. Going to try the steel wool today.
What's a good buffing compound to use?
@jeffparker8087 3m or and name brand should do, but start light with a polish and work up to heavier grits if needs. Don't push too hard as the wool can scratch thr glass
The bloopers are hilarious!! Nice touch. When you have fun creating videos, it is more fun of course.
This guy explains things in a way I can understand them.
Thank you, Scott!
The steel wool def works. I had terrible hard water spots on my window from the sprinkler to where it was making it hard for me to see. I tried several things, the vinegar recipe, stuff off Amazon and then I saw this video. We completely got rid of them with the steel wool.
Awesome, Ray!
Wow, the 0000 steel wool and soapy water really worked. It took about 7 minutes on side windows 12 minutes on windshield and 10 on back of my Tundra window. I waxed my windows them after I finished on one side and rain x or the other side to see which will hold up the best. Thank you writer for sharing this great idea. Keep Living Keep Giving
I'm glad it worked so well for you!
You sir, deserve more likes. This was something I had been looking for a long long time!
I've used scour pads similar to Scotch Brite SB350 or SB74 with Stoner Invisible Glass. Much like your reaction, I can feel it coming clean, with less and less friction with each wipe.
Thanks for your comparisons. I was going to try the magic eraser, now I'll get the steel wool. Your video was quite helpful.
Ultra fine pumice works too. Damp towel dipped in the dry pumice and scrub. A little messy but it works.
I would think pumice would scratch
I learned many years ago as a detailer to use #0000 steel wool and bar keepers friend. Following the process wash the area with high volume/moderate pressure water then wash the whole vehicle.
Agreed, bar keepers friend works great!
The Steel Wool was spot on (play on words). I did it today and it worked perfectly. Thank you very much. Great job.
Thank you for doing these test. I was going to try them and didn’t know which was better. I have been using steel wool in my chrome kitchen faucets and any real chrome item. They work great without leaving any scratches. Now I know I can use it on my cars windshield and windows takes the guessing away. Great job!
In my follow-up video, I found an even better solution: ua-cam.com/video/1Oe7XiDOZCw/v-deo.html
Safest way to clean hard water spots is with a clay bar and detail lubricant spray, you can also use detail spray wax that's compatible with clay barring. Same as you'd do the paint on your car. Medium bar is ideal for glass and will make your glass look new and super soft.
How effective is this method
Waste of clay
Thank you! Thanks for doing a demo with things around the house and not selling stuff. Also the comparison was great 👍🏻
Tried it on my side view mirror. I had an old multi-pack of steel wool pads and didn’t know if I was using super fine so I was super gentle, but it worked great! I’ll get some super fine steel wool and go to town on my windows. I tried a lot of stuff and nothing worked. Thanks again!
Glad it worked for you, Dr. Stacey!
This is good to know. I’m told extra-fine steel wool on a buffer wheel will make quick work of thems winders. I used white stinky vinegar in the old glass water kettle the other day…Almost instantly zapped the calcium deposits. Muriatic acid is your friend and enemy for a quick fight against water stains. Once the calcium etches in, it’s a battle and a half. So keep up on your water stain removal, don’t let it sit for years.
I've used steel wool to clean glass for years, but I don't use water. I wipe the glass with a shop rag as I'm scrubbing it to make sure I've gotten all of the hard water deposits. For tree sap and road tar I use a 50/50 solution of undiluted simple green and rubbing alcohol.
Well done video. 👍
I had the same problem with SEVERE water stains. I too chose steel wool, but only after applying a light paste of 1/1 baking soda & water (left to dry) and then spritzing it with white cider vinegar. I used the steel wool to scrub after letting the vinegar do its job for a few minutes... about ten minutes of scrubbing and a few minutes hitting missed spots. My glass was SPOTLESS. One of these days I will Tech-up and record my work too. 😁
Thanks for sharing! I actually did a follow-up video where I tested even more techniques, and found an even better way that may be useful to you in the future: ua-cam.com/video/1Oe7XiDOZCw/v-deo.html
Neat and tidy, good to get the bits and pieces off the window
Excellent idea! Thank you and I'll be doing this with steel wool today.
I saw this on another channel using mr clean steel wool pads. Not sure what grit steel wool. I was looking for something to clean the water spots on my shower doors. Worked great even on chrome bath fixtures. Thank you for the video. Great comparison.
thank you! I'm 66, female, and getting ready for a 5-hour trip in december (partially after dark, in the pacific northwest...i.e. rain!). i have new wiper blades, but my windshield never seems super-clean, no matter what i do. I'm definitely going to try this! 👍👏🙂
Did it work
There is another product called "Bar Keepers Friend" that works very well. Comes in a powder form (like Ajax or Comet) or liquid.
Bloopers were hilarious haha! Great tips man!
Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you. First real solution I've seen. Excellent.
Glad it helped, Alex!
I use paste wax and leave for 5 mins and wipe off & never had to worry about any water spots ,I know not the regular house hold item but it works best
We've had great luck getting hard water stains off windows using Bar Keepers Friend (soft cleanser). I would love to see you try it in comparison to the steel wool.
Great tip! I may need to do a follow-up…
@@AmplifyDIY Definitely suggest a followup. Why use abrasion when you can use chemicals to quickly dissolve the deposits? I also wonder if CLR or vinegar would work as well. There might be enough decent options for a showdown!
@@JB-fh1bb Vinegar doesn't work. I have the same glass damage from sprinkler water. And to think we drink that same water!
I use both ...bar keepers friend did nothing alone
@@Moon..Shadow used polish and it comes right off, either buffing compound type or even flitz metal polish type
Clean with ceramic cleaner, harpic etc
I’ve been using 50/50 vinegar and water on glass for several years, inside and outside my house. Simple water spots, like from a sprinkler, come right off, and won't harm paint. For thicker deposits, I’ve used vinegar full strength. You can use regular vinegar or cleaning vinegar, they’re virtually the same for cleaning.
I’ve even used this on my cars paint without any issue, lets see the same with steel wool. 😂
I've tried vinegar in my shower diluted and pure, different brands of vinegar and everything but no results... 🙌 I've let it soak for a long time too and immediate use but still nothing ... I've only had result with steel wool grade 000 but even then it's hard to remove water stains... makes me want to give up. I've tried about everything, only power tools I haven't tried yet 😂
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0 try using razor blades
I too used vinegar for dried water spots on car windshield and paint with great success because those are dried up minerals residues from water with virtually no scrubbing because the paint can’t handle that.
On the other hand, shower is mineral in water plus soap scums. Glass are quite tolerable to scrubbing. I found melamine sponge are fastest. The key is not to clean the shower once a year. Do it every month or every other month would required much less time in total compared to once a year. The longer it stay on, the thought it takes to remove.
Vinegar would be the easiest and best way to clean it. Why did he not use it.
@@faiolapat I don't think you watched it and read the comment here...
I use fine cut polish with a pad on a drill. Usually Maguires. Works like a charm.
Nice video. Really well laid-out experiment and presentation! I was expecting the Magic Eraser to do as well as steel wool, but now we know that's not the case.
I was surprised about that as well. The lemon did about what I expected, but I was surprised that the Magic Eraser did so poorly. Perhaps with some vinegar or CLR cleaner instead of soapy water + Magic Eraser... but I doubt it would be faster/easier than steel wool.
@@AmplifyDIY Despite having removed all grease with glass cleaner, for some reason known only to himself he used soapy water with the magic eraser. The soap was a lubricant preventing the magic eraser from gripping the deposits.
THATS how you do a video! I've been struggling with this, well done and instant new subcriber!
The only thing that has ever worked and very well was a product called plastix a plastic wax by maguires applied with a scotchbright pad rinsed and looked like new works perfect on mirrors too !!!!
I'll have to give that a try - thanks!
Perfect! My daily driver sat in the backyard uncovered for nearly 3 years. Got it back on the road but man the windows are terrible with water spots. Thank you for this
Just use swirl remover polish. Perfectly clear glass
I use a buffer with a microfiber pad and compound works like a charm
Great video! Quickly to the point and no shameless product promotions 👍👍
This video really helped me out. I got a 97 Silverado recently and the back window has so much hard water stains I could not see through it at night. Thank you!
Right on!
Hey bud, they make a glass polishing compound called cerium oxide. Use with an orbital buffer and a foam pad. I have multiple classic cars with original windshields and wanted to keep them so I learned how the professionals do it. I think you can buy a premixed cerium oxide paste but I mix it myself. Hope that helps you in the future.
Thank you for the tip, Stephan! I do have a random-orbit polisher. I'll have to see if I can find some cerium oxide paste to try. Thanks!
It doesn't help. The purpose of this video was to learn how to clean with items you already have at home. Not many people have orbital buffers. And if they did the question is how are they going to polish glass and not mess up the rubber molding and paint around said glass. But hey thanks for playing.
Thanks for the tip! Not sure who peed in this guy's 👆 cheerios but if it gets the glass clean on my 12yo car I'll get one. Considering I don't currently have: lemons, clr, bar keepers friend, magic erasers, or 0000 steel wool at home, his point is moot.
This comment is better than this video, and probally better than most others on this subject! Thanks for this info.
Tip. Don't throw away dehumidifier water. Use it as a final rinse to "sheet" off your prior rinse. Allow to air dry - no need to wipe. Stunning results.
This is a great video with good pans and editing, information, and audio is perfect. Liked amd subscribed
I tried steel wool.
No luck. Glass is now hazy and much much worse driving at night.
Thanks !
Never thought of using steel wool #0000. My windshield situation was a bad batch of windshield cleaner (1 gal from WallyWorld) which left a nasty bluish color water stain which dried up for quite sometime on the very rightside, top, and leftside where the wipers don’t make contact. I’ve used window cleaner, vinegar, soap, & ammonia, none of it worked. So after watching this video, I bought a pack of #0000 steel wool. Used a soapy microfiber towel and cleaned the windshield, rinsed and started the Miyagi method with some elbow greased. I scrubbed it 3x using 3 steel wool for 10-15 minutes each time. Holy schnitzel! It friggin got the majority of the bluish water stain off. It’s way much clearer now than before. Thanks for sharing👍🏼
Hey, that's awesome Ricky! I'm really glad it helped get that WallyWorld stain out of your life. :) Thanks for watching!
Hard water spots on your shower doors as well.
If you did this outside with running water for proper rinse, I am sure it would do much better.
I used steel wool first than wash it down before using rain-x or other similar water repellant solution. U can wash it down with your preferred cleaning solution be it detergent, dishwashing liquid, windshield cleaners, etc., then drying the windshield well before applying the water repellant solution. It always works wonders.
The stains you see on the glass is simply chalk or better calcium.
vinegar is a natural product that "eats" chalk.
Soak kitchen paper in natural vinegar and stick the soaked paper to the window and let the vinegar set in for the night (no elbow grease needed).
Make sure to use Natural vinegar and Not Cleaning vinegar (cleaning vinegar corrode rubber)
I use this techniek to descale my bath faucet😉
There are descaling products on the market you can try but make sure they don't corrode your rubber and paint!
baking sode + vinegar will do wonders on windshild
Best is Cerium oxide, it actually is a glass polishing compound and will also get rid of minor scratches
Where on earth do you buy that?
I have a car buffer pad I use with some steel wool embedded into a microfiber rag that I run over the windows. (With the buffer on a wet window). Works like a champ to clean the windows. As for the inside, I’m never happy…. Tried all sorts of things…
Tried it out and it worked perfectly. Thank you
Awesome!
Thank you! I am going to try the steel wool on our truck windows! Now I have to learn how to get the stains off the truck’s paint. 👏
Feedback?
CLR cleaner. Awesome stuff on hard water.
Thanks 👍
Is there a secret to using CLR? I haven't had much luck with it.
@@brandoncarpenter9158 mix with a little Dawn so it doesn’t evaporate so fast.
Swamp cooler cleaner does the job and much cheaper it’s just a weak acid I even wipe it in the paint on my Lexus when it gets bad then I polish and wax just like new.
Comparison was great. Presentation awesome. Not overly wordy or in-your-face excitable. Bloopers at the end were a nice touch. Too funny. I definitely subscribed. Can't wait to see what other videos you have. Nice job.
Awesome, thank you S!
You are a very nice man, thank you so much for this very helpful video.
Diamond Magic is the best stuff I have ever used. It is ground up industrial grade diamonds in a paste that you put on a damp cloth and keep the window wet. Be careful because of course diamonds are harder than glass, but it won't make your car rust.
Another tip with the steel wool: ''it is the long filaments rubbing lengthways that polishes the glass'', as they break the filaments can turn
and if they do the broken ends can scratch (don't cheap out, you might need to use the whole packet). Also works as the best chrome cleaner.
I am a professional house cleaner and if u use it dry not wet it s a lot faster comes out beautiful and doesn’t scratch ! Great viseo
Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time and preparing a simple but well-organized presentation.
You're very welcome!
@@AmplifyDIY crap info = your delusional !
The steel wool will completely get rid of ALL of those spots if you stay on it. Been using it for years, works better than anything I've used. Never tried lemon/salt, and not going to. Thanks
I've been doing that for some time, thank you for the duty
I just use "SOS" brand steel wool pads.
Vinegar.
Vinegar and what?
I’d try vinegar with the steel wool. Vinegar is a mild acid (similar to lemon juice) and may help make the steel wool even faster.
@@Mangolassie72 On a cloth, sponge or paper towel. It cuts the hard Arizona water that can be left on the glass.
Clear coat buffing compound work really well too!!!
Yeah, cutting / buffing compound is great for this - especially if you have a DA buffer.
I've been using the steel wool for years after a co worker told me about it and as you said it works the best, Just make sure you use the oooo grade ,Easily found in a home depot.
Vinegar and water is the best , tryed it on my year old pickup at the time -it - was awful with water spots , the vinegar and water removed all the water spots four years later . after so many years I gave up and my wife told me half and half - half water and half vinegar . I used the 0000 steel wool - it did take some of it off . Believe me - try it the vinegar solution - not too say you may have too do it a couple of times - but my truck was really bad bad .....Home remedy WORKS ....
I'll give it a shot. What about using vinegar solution *with* steel wool (instead of soapy water, as I demonstrated here?) Think that would be even faster?
@@AmplifyDIY never thought about the steel wool also , but I;ll stick too the cleaning Vinegar , can buy it already mixed up at Dollar Tree stores and just about any other stores out there too.
Vinegar did nothing for me. Mixed 50/50. Do I need a scrubber
If you’ve got a random orbit polisher or sander try slapping some of the steel wool on the Velcro and you’ll get a better cut in less time
Best way to clean glass is good old school Vinegar -$2 for 4L bottle (try it, might save you from getting super fine steel particles on your car). I've never seen this super fine steel wool before. Thanks for introducing me to this method but I am still too afraid of scratching my glass.
Hi David - vinegar works, but takes such a long time (and I hate the smell). You could always try the steel wool on a very very small section of the lower part of your windshield (below where you see through it, over the area where it is sealed to the body with urethane, etc) to see how well it works or if it mars your glass at all. Thanks for watching!
@@AmplifyDIY I will be buying the #0000 steel wool on my next amazon purchase and trying it out on a small piece of windshield, forgot to mention that.. once again thanks for this info!
Hey thanks for this info! It really has been scary trying to drive on the freeway at night!
Excellent job on this DIY video!I can’t wait to try it.
I'm glad you found it helpful! Let me know how it goes. :-)
Hey i watched a video on glass weld with the fine steel wool and it makes it like new, I’m trying that next!
hard water spots is dissolved by either an acid or a base.... those look like base hard water spots as the lemon juice failed... try a bit of ammonia on that glass.... and that quad ought steel wool is a neat trick!
Thanks! I used the steel wool 0000 and the water spots are almost gone on my 26 yr old car it looks amazing. I am going do do this least once or twice a year on all my cars. And then Rainx them after.
Glad it helped! You may also find the addition of some Barkeeper's Friend helpful: ua-cam.com/video/1Oe7XiDOZCw/v-deo.html
Claybar with some carnauba wax or some polisher works as well
00000 steel wool (yes, 5 zeroes) will also polish chrome and polish wood furniture and leave no scratches. It can be found at better paint stores.
Please try using paint rubbing (buffing) compound on the glass. Use cotton cloth or cotton waste. Wet with water, no soap. Then wash with soap or glass cleaner. Works for me. Cheers.
Cheers - I just ordered 0000 steel wool thank you
Plain glass, without shading on it can be cleaned with a special razor blade, It looks like a squeege. Have not used on a car but it works great on my house windows.
Thank you! Can't wait to try. This is exactly my situation and I'm relieved there is a solution. The body of the car was also full of severe lime deposits and that came clean using Maniac Line water spot remover. However on the glass the problem remained. I'll get some steel wool and give it a try! Thank you!
Best of luck, Kim! I hope it goes well!
Try steel wool and vinegar, I use vinegar to clean water stains from toilets, baths and basins.
Great video. Definitely will save alot of car owners a ton of money from unnecessary purchases or even detail work at the shop.
I bought a used Rav 4 with the worst water spotted windows I've seen, they must have been on there for months. I tried a few things without success then got a bottle of "Barkeeper's Friend" and it worked perfectly! That stuff is awesome!
That's on my list to try - thanks for sharing!
@@AmplifyDIY My pleasure!
You got me thinking... hard water deposits in a shower stall, possibly from a shower nozzle, usually come off with some Lime-A-Way that's formulated to eat away at just that very substance.
Back of bottle says it is safe on shower doors. Shower doors are made of glass. That can't be any or much diff from car glass.
A company called Stoner makes a “water spot remover” for glass!
And before anybody says I do not work for the company!!!!
I myself tried different methods and then was turned on to this product by someone else!
Their tire shine works very good too!
Now i'm going to try the steel wool on my stained showerwalls👍🏻
Looking for something helpful for a long time... thanks
Glad to hear that, Fayyaz!
We run off of well water and our water is very hard with lots of minerals even using a water softener. Our vehicles have progressively gotten worse with water stains. Tried vinegar (even soaking for a while) and it didn't even touch it, no glass cleaners, mr clean eraser was a joke, even tried lime away and nothing. I'll try the steel wool on a sall section of glass to see if it helps.
I couldn’t see out my windshield the other even after I washed my car, never knew this is how you could clean that to the T, first time I seen this method I was like noo wayy you’re putting that on that windshield (a $50k car at the time)
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