Oily Film on car windshield is from vaping

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flintlock62

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Yeah, doesn't really sound like a heater core. It would be a little oily and smear when you tried to wipe it. It still has to be better than the tar and other stuff from analogs though.

I kinda thought it might be the heater coil for a second but it is on the entire windshield.It is not so bad I can't see through it.It is light and oily though, if you take a paper towel and wipe it without any cleaner it will smear and really not wipe off.It has to be from the vape,I hope.
 

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So, I guess this means it's going to build up on all our PC's screens as well?

Makes me wonder what happens in our lungs :( I know it's better than all the tar and other crap, but still.. cysts and tumors due to a PG/vegetable ball make me concerned too.

Not really, but if you have high cholesterol should cut down on the VG
 

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If were that bad, why would PG be used in medical inhalers?

So, I guess this means it's going to build up on all our PC's screens as well?

Makes me wonder what happens in our lungs :( I know it's better than all the tar and other crap, but still.. cysts and tumors due to a PG/vegetable ball make me concerned too.
 

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There are over 200 toxic chemicals in a car. PVC's and flame ......ants are two of the biggest. Your home isn't exactly safe either.

If it is from vaping, the windshield and drivers side window will be worse. If all the windows are equally dirty, it's the plastics in the car off gassing. This happens more in the summer. When detailing cars at my shop we use rubbing alcohol to bust that nasty film from the windows.
 

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So, I guess this means it's going to build up on all our PC's screens as well?

Makes me wonder what happens in our lungs :( I know it's better than all the tar and other crap, but still.. cysts and tumors due to a PG/vegetable ball make me concerned too.
Car windows and PC screens do not have cilia.
 

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Could be but cars will build up a film anyway from the plastic inside that out gasses. Like PVC and other stuff. That new car smell is not really good for you. LOL Could be from vaping if you vape a lot with the windows up. Just clean with distilled white vinegar and a used b&w piece of news paper. Will not leave a fillm and it will cut that crud/film very well. Old Trick.

Oh this method does not leave a film to fog up.
 

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I dont know about all the gassing of plastics and all that, but windows need to be cleaned from the inside as well on a regular basis. We drive through smog, pollen, dust, and all sorts of other pollutants on a daily basis. You have to assume that stuff will stick to your windows. Then add the humidity of vapor and the stuff will stick more easily.

I'm not saying I know more than anyone else the implications of vaping and our health, but its not so much an oddity as it is something you could reproduce by driving your car through a dirt field on a foggy morning... that dust gunna stick to the windows more readily.
 

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DC2:9094040 said:
So, I guess this means it's going to build up on all our PC's screens as well?

Makes me wonder what happens in our lungs :( I know it's better than all the tar and other crap, but still.. cysts and tumors due to a PG/vegetable ball make me concerned too.
Car windows and PC screens do not have cilia.

That made me chuckle ... lol
 
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