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  1. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 5:56 pm

    PS… In the state I lived in for most of my life, DMV inspection stickers are required on the inside of the windshield on the drivers side. Every year, the inspector reaches in the window with a razor knife and scrapes off the old sticker, then applies the new year’s sticker. If the glass weren’t harder than the steel razor blade then it would scratch like hell. It doesn’t, even after many years of sticker removal. Glass is hard stuff.

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  2. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 6:17 pm

    I thought the same thing when my detailer friend showed this trick to me. lol Since he ran the detail dept at a big Volvo dealer, I figured he knew his stuff. It really does work. Glass is harder than the steel wool, so it won’t scratch (try in a discreet corner first and you’ll see). Rain-X penetrates into the pores of the glass and does a great job of repelling rain. If you have lots of loose grit from off-roading or something, just wash the windshield first to remove the loose excess.

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  3. eph1223
    September 10, 2013 @ 6:30 pm

    Really? Steel wool on glass? Dude, you seem to know what you’re talking about but I just can’t help but be skeptical. What about the existing grits of road grime that can scratch the glass? What about the residue that rain x leaves behind? Sorry, I just don’t get it. No harm meant, but if you could give more details about these questions it would be helpful.

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  4. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 7:03 pm

    Since the inside and outside of the glass are the same, and both harder than steel wool, you can indeed use the wool on the inside, but you probably shouldn’t need to, since bugs, sap & road tar can’t get on the inside.

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  5. 24auhr
    September 10, 2013 @ 7:16 pm

    Hi can you use the steel wool on the inside of th glass as well ?

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  6. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 7:29 pm

    You’re right David. This was one of my earlier video efforts, before I got a little better at editing things down. Subscribe and check back soon. I’m making a much better and MUCH shorter “express” version of this video that will get right to the point, and show a faster way to super clean your windshield! 😉

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  7. David Brock
    September 10, 2013 @ 7:44 pm

    Good video but could be shortened about 75%.

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  8. GarbageState
    September 10, 2013 @ 8:12 pm

    Consumers always lose. I’ll have a service record. Regret selling my ’04 Element. Significant downgrade in quality. Hold on to your ’03 for as long as you can. No value for the money in brand new.

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  9. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 8:29 pm

    What a strange thing to have happened. At least they’re going to replace it under warranty, and there really won’t be any difference having a replacement windshield. Hope you enjoy your new car despite this initial problem. We’d love to replace our ’03 CR-V with a brand new one (green, please lol), but there’s nothing wrong with the old one (only 74k miles too), so hard to justify the expense.

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  10. GarbageState
    September 10, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

    went to Glassdoctor. They say nothing can be done on the windshield, especially interior. Wax/buffing weakens glass. Streaks could be chemicals when the car was in production. Best to replace windshield. It’ll be just like factory-installed and nothing will get damaged. One employee gave me a biodegradable wool pad and said i can try turtle wax with it. I’ll ask Honda if they authorize use of wax and wool pad in case it doesn’t work out then replace. Can’t swap cars.

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  11. GarbageState
    September 10, 2013 @ 8:54 pm

    Thanks. Hope so.

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  12. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 9:12 pm

    Sorry to hear. Hope this ends quickly and easily at a windshield repair shop with a fast, easy fix from a glass pro. Fingers crossed for you.

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  13. GarbageState
    September 10, 2013 @ 9:37 pm

    …something that needs to be investigated further to make sure it doesn’t happen again or else they’ll be replacing windshields in this car indefinitely. Lemon Law is only 2 yrs here.

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  14. GarbageState
    September 10, 2013 @ 10:10 pm

    Yes will do that. I don’t need this headache and getting it replaced means win for honda loss for consumer. I guarantee you if something like this happened to stealership’s general manager’s mercedes or owner’s range rover they would receive a brand new one or else…, but its just a honda so we shouldn’t have expectations. Its not the dealer’s fault but someone needs to take responsibility and its not going to be me. Interior condensation is not uncommon but wth is that thing and is it…

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  15. RVgeeks
    September 10, 2013 @ 11:06 pm

    I would Google windshield repair places in your area and take it to a couple of them and tell them what’s going on and ask their unbiased advice. You may get lucky and one of them will know what to do in a jiffy. Even if it costs you 50 bucks or so and the dealer won’t reimburse, your original windshield will be perfect at least (assuming someone can fix it). If not, then let the dealer’s glass guy give you his opinion, and replace if no other choice (not the end of the world).

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  16. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 12:03 am

    Its my 2nd and last honda. 1st was E. Built like a tank compared to this POS. Glass took lots of bug and rock hits. 2 glass ins. claims. Came out fixed no issues held up well. After 10 yrs front looked like millions of tiny rocks blasted at it. I thought i was getting something better than ’04 E. I was wrong. Won’t touch another honda again.

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  17. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 12:33 am

    Yes that’s what i said but stealer says what if glass pro says needs to be replaced? Of course its their glass pro they work with. Maybeget reimbursed more from corporate than to just use a clay bar and have streak lines removed in 5 -10 min. Glass is spotless new when away from sun light. Facing sun only when hazy lines can be seen. I had to use some hand sanitizer to make lines appear again after they wiped with foam and napkins. Otherwise invisible. ~3/4 covered in straight streak lines

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  18. RVgeeks
    September 11, 2013 @ 12:53 am

    Sorry to hear. I’ve owned 8 Hondas (including 2 motorcycles) and had the BEST experiences with them. We’ve been towing our ’03 all over North America for over 10 years, and it’s never let us down (and we’ve take it into some really remote places better suited to Jeeps). I would not let them replace my windshield unless an independent windshield repair professional says there is nothing that can be done with the current one. Just my $0.02.

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  19. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 1:42 am

    2014 CRV just bought on satuday. Dealer pressures me to get the windshield replaced. I say glass pro first and either pay for it or reimburse me. Swapping for a new CRV doesn’t guarantee the new one won’t have any defects the way they are built now. Horrible. Called Honda corporate but honda is not on my side.

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  20. RVgeeks
    September 11, 2013 @ 2:42 am

    This is a brand new 2013 CR-V? Sorry, I thought when you said “new” you meant “new to you” as in “used.” How in the world did this happen? I agree with you that I would not want to replace the windshield in a brand new car! There are a lot of expert windshield glass shops out there, and before I tried steel wool (or anything else) on it, I would seek advice from a real professional. They might use clay bar on it, or some other professional glass technique. Good luck (we love our ’03 CR-V). 🙂

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  21. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 3:05 am

    Dealer offered to replace my new windshield “free of charge” lol (car is 6 days off the lot) under warranty. I’m against replacing the windshield. After watching auto glass videos i want a 3rd party glass specialist try to remove streak lines. Replacing windshield is probably not a good idea. I’ve never done it in a brand new car and am afraid problems will arise later. Not to mention a service record for a brand new car.

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  22. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 3:30 am

    Looks good. Dealer doesn’t have glass department. Use regular foam glass cleaner and napkins.

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  23. RVgeeks
    September 11, 2013 @ 3:57 am

    I learned this trick from a detailer at a high-end car dealership, so maybe your dealer will try using it too.

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  24. GarbageState
    September 11, 2013 @ 4:26 am

    I’ve tried steel wool but it was 000 or 00 and it scratched my windshield. Will try 0000 next time. Right now i have a brand new a few days old CRV which has permanent condensation streak lines 3/4 of the interior windshield. Dealer doesn’t know what to do, tried foam and paper napkins. I’ve tried isopropyl alcohol on small area. No luck. With a little bit of haze the lines are visible again. Should i send the dealer this video and have them try it on the inside?

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  25. AmericanBadAss901
    September 11, 2013 @ 5:04 am

    If you have hands like a little bitch you need gloves. Obviously you’re a little bitch. If you a man and have manly hands, you don’t need the gloves!

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