Vaping residue?

[Amraann]

Have any of you tried a solution of vinegar and water to clean the film off? That may work if the windex is not getting it totally off.

 

[Jdurand]

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What bother me is car residue. It is really tough to remove. It means not just salive and Pg/VG but something worse.
However I'll live with it for as long as it keeps me from smoking.

Do you mean something worse comes out than what you put in? Ya, just live with it......

 

[Evilocity]

Small update, before using anything else, I dry wiped my windshield with a clean paper towel today and it actually cleaned the residue right off. Finish up with some windex after and perfect.

 

[dgm76513]

Can't say I've noticed anything, but I sit about 15 feet from my television in a large, open room with good ventilation.

The car windows, on the other hand, usually require at least a weekly cleaning.

OMG my car windows! My poor car windows! That stuff just doesn't come off! I've tried vinegar, Stoner's, Windex, isopropyl alcohol and MEK. It's gotten so bad that in cold weather, with defrost on full blast, I can't see past my windshield when a light is anywhere near me. Oncoming car? Blind. Street light? Blind. Sun? Blind.

I hate driving like Jim Carey in Pet Detective!

I'm at my wit's end!

 

[Froth]

For those having the residue buildup on the inside of car windows, a fresh 100% dry Microfiber will take it right off, spray nothing for the first pass or two and then finish with whatever product you prefer and a clean towel.

 

[dgm76513]

For those having the residue buildup on the inside of car windows, a fresh 100% dry Microfiber will take it right off, spray nothing for the first pass or two and then finish with whatever product you prefer and a clean towel.

I really appreciate the suggestion. I have tried microfiber towels, both cheap ones, and expensive ones from autogeeks.net, paper towels, shop towels, newspaper, and that paper you put in gift bags, you know, that thin stuff. Everything just seems to piss it off. I tired dry wiping first then finishing with cleaner, I tried dry wiping only, I tried cleaner wiping then dry wiping, and I tried cleaner wiping only. It's like my windshield is haunted.

When I do get results, it seems to streak terribly and be very short lived.

Perhaps it's time to throw a rock through the damn thing so I can get a new one.

Edit: I can live with the side windows being foggy as all hell, but my windshield? No. Rock time.

 

[K_Tech]

I really appreciate the suggestion. I have tried microfiber towels, both cheap ones, and expensive ones from autogeeks.net, paper towels, shop towels, newspaper, and that paper you put in gift bags, you know, that thin stuff. Everything just seems to piss it off. I tired dry wiping first then finishing with cleaner, I tried dry wiping only, I tried cleaner wiping then dry wiping, and I tried cleaner wiping only. It's like my windshield is haunted.

When I do get results, it seems to streak terribly and be very short lived.

Perhaps it's time to throw a rock through the damn thing so I can get a new one.

Edit: I can live with the side windows being foggy as all hell, but my windshield? No. Rock time.

Wow. That really is odd. It almost seems to me that there is something else contaminating your windshield.

 

[Cullin Kin]

The only place I notice this is on windows, especially in my car. Easy to clean though.

 

[VapinWolf]

I agree with K_Tech, it is possible that you might have a coolant leak in your heater core. Small leak might not show up in coolant level but the coolant is a real pain on the windows.

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[rolygate]

A trick I learnt from car sales about 40 years ago was to use T-Cut to clean the inside of car windows.

T-Cut is a fine paint rubbing compound / car paint shine restorer you can get in a car parts shop. It comes in an upright can. Don't get Rubbing Compound, which comes in a flat can (for small retail size; gallon cans for trade use with a polisher machine) - that's the heavy-duty stuff and you don't want or need that.

Take a damp rag and splash on some T-Cut, then wipe it all over the interior glass using a circular motion and medium pressure. Don't scrub.

Make sure it leaves a thick film that makes the glass impossible to see through. Any less is no good. Leave it an hour to dry off. Then, using a safety razor type scraper for cleaning paint off glass, cut the dry T-Cut residue off. The glass comes up sparkling new. If you don't leave the T-Cut to dry enough, it doesn't work. Just using wet T-Cut doesn't work. You have to leave it to dry thoroughly, then cut it off with a scraper. Creates dry dust powder you need to vacuum up.

And if that doesn't work, you probably need new glass...

 

[dgm76513]

Mister Rolygate, that is genius. I will try this!

Mister VapinWolf, I believe you are on to something. My car is 19 years old. I will check that out. Thanks guys!

 

[Clark46227]

I vape away happily in front of my little TV most evenings, getting through up to 5ml of liquid during the course of watching Star Trek TNG, NCIS and CSI etc. I noticed that at the end of a night my TV screen is slightly damp with what appears to be condensed juice in a uniform, very thin layer. The PG/VG content makes for a good cleaning fluid when carefully wiped off with a lint free rag. I've been vaping for years and haven't noticed any effect on soft furnishings or curtains but I guess all that PG/VG mist that we exhale must go somewhere. I mean, if you vape 5mls of juice in the same closed room every day and, being very conservative, say only 2ml per day is exhaled, with the rest being removed from the lungs in mucous and ingested, then that means you are putting 730mls of juice into your air each year. Don't get me wrong.. I am a committed vaper and argue strongly if anyone knocks us. But when the heavier than air vapor clouds sink to the carpet then does the PG/VG Stay there? More just interested in what people think than anything. I guess that the exhaled liquid just disperses harmlessly unless you put litres into into the air all at once. Anyone know if there are any studies on this subject?

Star Fleet has a study in progress...

 

[RosaJ]

Once upon a time the best paper to clean any glass surface was a newspaper. Something about the ink.

 

[WillyZee]

how close are you to the TV?

 

[Clark46227]

how close are you to the TV?

Say what?

 

[JulesXsmokr]

A trick I learnt from car sales about 40 years ago was to use T-Cut to clean the inside of car windows.

T-Cut is a fine paint rubbing compound / car paint shine restorer you can get in a car parts shop. It comes in an upright can. Don't get Rubbing Compound, which comes in a flat can (for small retail size; gallon cans for trade use with a polisher machine) - that's the heavy-duty stuff and you don't want or need that.

Take a damp rag and splash on some T-Cut, then wipe it all over the interior glass using a circular motion and medium pressure. Don't scrub.

Make sure it leaves a thick film that makes the glass impossible to see through. Any less is no good. Leave it an hour to dry off. Then, using a safety razor type scraper for cleaning paint off glass, cut the dry T-Cut residue off. The glass comes up sparkling new. If you don't leave the T-Cut to dry enough, it doesn't work. Just using wet T-Cut doesn't work. You have to leave it to dry thoroughly, then cut it off with a scraper. Creates dry dust powder you need to vacuum up.

And if that doesn't work, you probably need new glass...

So, You were vaping 40 years ago and used this dinosaur aged product?
I don't think anyone can even find this stuff in the states nowadays..