.. As the title says and we all know cleaning our windshields can be PITA due to the angle and depth of how deep into the dash it goes. Just outta curiousity how do you guys n' gals go about cleaning your windshields?

Myself, I usually just use some paper towels and some Windex but I always end up gettin streaked to hell and back. With me being a smoker, it REALLY doesnt help the issue much but I generally keep my car pretty clean. At least once a week easily I wash it n' such. So any tricks to get rid of the streaks and also getting down to the bottom area of the windshield with out givin yourself a labotamy from the rearview mirror?

My first camaro had been smoked in and i found that rubbing alcohol worked good for getting the film off of the inside. I also have a new favorite for routine cleaning. Stoner's invisible glass and crumpled newspaper works much better than windex and paper towels, no more streaking. I usually put some rainx on the outside when i'm done too.
As far as reaching the whole windshield....well i just bend myself in ways I didn't think i could bend and reach my long arms up in there.

At least you guys are tall. I'm short, 5'3", and I literally have to climb onto the dash to reach the bottom on the window while bracing myself up there by using one foot against the back part of one of the seats and while winding myself around the steering wheel. Go ahead and laugh cause it is hilarious when you see me do that.

But besides rubbing alcohol, straight ammonia works great too at taking off smoke film. One thing though, don't use the ammonia on any windows that have tint on them as it'll cause the tint to change color or to even come off if you use too much or if there's a tear in the tint where it can get underneath. And I agree with Pyro, newspaper works great at drying off the windows without them streaking. Also to make sure that the window doesn't streak, make sure that you're cleaning the glass in the shade and while it's cool also. Sun and heat can cause streaks no matter what you use to clean your windows.

Now to reach the very bottom of the window, besides bracing myself up there like I do, to get some extra reach, what I do is use one of those paint stir sticks and wrap several papertowels around the one end and put the window cleaner on that and then holding the other end I take the paper towel wrapped stick and push it down as far as I can get it and using a bit of pressure to keep it against the glass I move that back and forth to clean the very bottom area. I do have to stop every so often to apply more glass cleaner but it does a real good job in getting to all those parts you can't reach otherwise.

I smoke too...

I found that plain old newspaper (not color) works great with windex. Just keep up on it. Do it every other week. Hope this helps.

PS. I like the stick/paper towel idea...I gotta try that!:)

ya know, this might go well in the tips trick forum
movin out

I do not smoke cigarettes anymore. Oh, and +1 on the Stoner's and newspaper.

I found that a good degreaser, like simple green, is good for the film from smoking. You have to go back over it with window cleaner, but it cuts the crud.

I"m a smoker myself, and was wondering how to get rid of that film. Thanks so much!!

vinegar and one of the $10 window cleaner extensions "as seen on tv" from walgreens....