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paint prep: aerosol glass cleaner?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by El Caballo, Mar 9, 2012.

  1. El Caballo
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    I've been reading Motorbook's/David Jacob's book How to Paint Your Car and they specifically mention using aerosol glass cleaner on the car to do cleaning of the body after using wax and grease remover. I've never heard of that before and I wonder if it does what they think. The book says it disperses and helps evaporate any water left over. I'd be more concerned about having residue from the cleaner but what do I know, I'm not a pro painter.

    Has anyone here ever used this step in painting a car before you wipe down with a tack cloth?
     
  2. tommyd
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    I use it as prep on all my small parts like brackets and covers. Seems to work well and cheaper than prepsolve.
     
  3. newsomtravis
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    my cheap ass boy wont buy final clean to wipe the cars so our painbter uses windex al the time....never has any problems, but not totally sure his process, think he just sprays a blue shop towel and wipes the car
     
  4. bikersteve
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    All the time...works great........wax and grease remover followed by glass cleaner then tack cloth
     

  5. I will be giving this a test run for sure.
     
  6. I used to work in a body shop in the early 1970's and the body shop manager(who was also a custom painter)swore by Sprayway glass cleaner as a final prep before spraying.Never had a problem and we were doing all high end cars(Mercedes-Benz and Lamborghini).I believe the Sprayway brand was a non-ammoniated glass cleaner(it was a foam dispensed in a rattle can).
     
  7. haroldd1963
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  8. cgc1958
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    Never heard of this before, I'm gonna have to give it a try!
     
  9. El Caballo
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    Okay, well then, its on the list of things to get.
     
  10. mashed
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    Seems pretty bold to me to touch it after degreaser/wax remover with anything but a tack cloth.

    I'll pass on that one.
     
  11. never heard of this either. but in the glass business I use spray away (aerosol) glass cleaner before a glue in windshield because it leaves no residue. so I guess it does make sense
     
  12. Gary in da UP
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    I make my own water based final wash cleaner. Knocks down static and lifts what prep-sol won't. To a gallon of clean water add a few drops of dawn dish soap and a pint of rubbing alcohol. Pretty much equal to S-W wak47 water base cleaner and much cheaper.
     
  13. wax and grease remover only removes oil based contaminants,alchohol based cleaners remove water based contaminants such as fingerprints,sweat, beverage rings ect.I have never used glass cleaner before but if its alchohol based and does not leave a residue it will probablt work.nice to know this if i need to do this.
     
  14. Billy
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    X2 here. Never any issues.
     
  15. langy
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    Panelwipe has always worked for me, Its cheap so can't see any reason to change.
     
  16. Gearhead Graphics
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    I always use aerosol glass cleaner on cars before i pinstripe. helps get them extra clean and leaves no residue behind. Never thought of using it before painting big stuff.
     
  17. koolkemp
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    My buddy does the same thing...swears by it!
     

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