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03/4/2012 at 11:37am
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What do you user to clean plastic caravan windows....just soapy water? I swear by the green Mr muscle stuff with kitchen towel for glass but what for a caravan.........


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03/4/2012 at 12:12pm
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I used car polish. Came up nice and clean



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03/4/2012 at 12:43pm
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Be carefull when u wash them without washing the grit off first by a hose or throwing a bucket of water on them.If u dont small minute grains of dirt will scratch them.I use Showroom shine on them and dont have to worry about grit etc,it brings them up first class and a brilliant shine..            

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03/4/2012 at 12:49pm
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Water and a leather.

David



03/4/2012 at 1:48pm
 Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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Always used to use a spray on glass cleaner and kitchen towel.  Just used loads of it to avoid grit scratches.

I now carry Showroom shine, which is excellent for cleaning the van and windows (now on BOGOF)

http://www.idealworld.tv/SearchGridView.aspx?fh_location=//idealworld/en_GB/$s=showroom%20shine



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03/4/2012 at 2:13pm
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I use Autoglym Fast Glass both inside and out. It cleans a treat and leaves no smears.  I also carry a bottle of Showroom Shine for on site cleaning of the van if it has been a dirty trip.


03/4/2012 at 4:05pm
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Hi Smiledmd, Another one for show room shine leaves a good shine and helps keep the dirt off.



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03/4/2012 at 4:28pm
 Location: whitstable kent
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My husband, he does a cracking job

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Adopt a rescue, rescue dogs make great pets, don't support puppy farms.
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03/4/2012 at 5:42pm
 Location: Abingdon Oxfordshire
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I've just done the insides with the green Mr Muscle with good results, I also use my husband for the outsides!


03/4/2012 at 5:54pm
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I use Auto Glym Fast Glass cleaner for the interior and Auto Glym Glass polish for the exterior which removes road film and bird lime much easier.

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autoglym-AutoGlym-Fast-Glass-500ml/dp/B001MPY3HI/ref=sr_1_16?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1333471779&sr=1-16

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AutoGlym-Car-Glass-Polish-325ml/dp/B001MPUFJ8/ref=sr_1_26?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1333471628&sr=1-26



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03/4/2012 at 6:33pm
 Location: Bristol
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On my last older van there were tell tale scratches over all the windows, probably due to not being washed with copious water before polishing.

The miracle cure I was recommended was to use Aircraft cockpit cleaner available from Ebay. This is in effect a very fine type of T cut. With a bit of elbow grease the smears / scratches polished out to a marvelous clear shine



03/4/2012 at 7:28pm
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is showroom shine ok to use if you have paint seal on your van ????


04/4/2012 at 6:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by amaboverd on 03/4/2012
is showroom shine ok to use if you have paint seal on your van ????
Hi amaboverd, don’t see why not as they use it on show room cars, and they have a paint seal.

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04/4/2012 at 7:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by murano on 03/4/2012
My husband, he does a cracking job


Hiya..where u been ive a full bag here..


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04/4/2012 at 8:42pm
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What ever you use, use a good quality Microfibre cloth....


04/4/2012 at 10:05pm
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Jeff - I'm afraid I did just what you said not to last year. Cleaned them before wetting first - any clues how to get rid of some of the scratches? 

Could kick myself!! They show up a lot when in bright sun.



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