How to Clean a Car Windshield Inside

If you have little ones, you’ll see fingerprints all over the inside of your vehicle’s windows at some point. You might also have to squash a bug that lands on the inside of your windshield, or there could be sticky smudges from that drink you spilled last week in Red Wing when you hit the brakes too hard.

Whatever the reason, you’ll need to clean the inside of your car windows and windshield at some point. However, it’s not as easy as cleaning the outside of your windshield at the gas station. To clean the inside of a car windshield, you’ll need a microfiber towel, glass cleaner, and rubbing alcohol. Then, follow these steps to increase visibility and get rid of distracting streaks or sticky messes.

How to Clean Inside Car Windows

If the Prescott skyline is getting blurry or harder to see, you may want to clean the inside of your windshield. Follow these steps.

1. Wipe down the glass with a microfiber cleaning cloth. That will remove any grime or dirt that’s on the windshield, but not necessarily any sticky stuff.
2. Spray your preferred brand of glass cleaner on the microfiber cleaning cloth before and wiping down the inside of the windshield with a second pass. This should get any remaining substances off the windshield, but you’re not done yet.
3. Apply rubbing alcohol to a clean microfiber cloth, preferably in a spot without glass cleaner, and wipe down the inside of the window. This cuts any grease that can build up on the glass and ensures great visibility.
4. Another round of glass cleaner or a glass polish applied at the end can help give the window even better transparency for longer periods of time.

Pro tip: Do this with at least two windows open for ventilation.

Can You Use Windex on Car Windows?

You can use Windex on car windows safely, it is a glass cleaner after all. While some will say you shouldn’t use it with tinted windows, there’s no evidence that Windex with ammonia causes problems. If your windows have been tinted by a third party, you may want to play it safe and skip the Windex. If your windows were tinted at the factory, you won’t have any problems.

When using Windex inside the car, you won’t want to drop or spill any on leather seats because it can dry out or discolor the leather. Feel free to contact Red Wing Chevrolet near Zumbrota, and ask if your cleaning products are safe to use in your car and on the inside of your windshield.

More Car Windshield Cleaning Tips

Still have spots, stickiness, or a squashed mosquito on the inside of your windshield? Make sure you’re taking these steps:

• Wash with a microfiber cleaning cloth to eliminate any small paper fibers you get when cleaning with paper towels. They’re also less likely to leave streaks.
• To reach the corners of the windshield, use a reach-and-clean tool.
• Use a circular motion when wiping with a microfiber cleaning cloth. Remove streaks by wiping vertically after getting most of the glass cleaner off.
• You can employ this cleaning process with all interior windows, not just the windshield.

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