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From: sweller on 2 May 2010 17:28 John wrote: > > One wet sheet of newspaper polished dry by another sheet left very > > clean windows. > > Well, I never would have thought it but, thanks to Mrcheerful and > yourself, I tried it and it's bloody brilliant!! Cheers guys ....and a bit of kitchen towel with vinegar on it wiped along the wiper blade gets rid of the grease on the wiper itself. -- Simon
From: sweller on 2 May 2010 17:29 sweller wrote: > ...and a bit of kitchen towel with vinegar on it wiped along the wiper > blade gets rid of the grease on the wiper itself. ....meant to add, normal fish and chip vinegar. -- Simon
From: Gordon H on 3 May 2010 06:15 In message <M9WdnRmbhMIfQ0DWnZ2dnUVZ8lSdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, John <none(a)inuse.com> writes >sweller wrote: >> John wrote: >> >>>> you can't easily beat a hot wash with water with just a drop of >>>> detergent, then polish to dry with newspaper, till you try it you >>>> won't believe it. >>> >>> Right Mrcheerful, I'll give it a go. Thanks. >> >> I've been a train driver for over 23 years and on the old locos (not >> seen so much now) they had poor washers and wipers (being 1950/60s >> vintage) and suffered from exhaust, oil and brake dust deposits on >> the windows, making them very smeary. >> >> One wet sheet of newspaper polished dry by another sheet left very >> clean windows. > >Well, I never would have thought it but, thanks to Mrcheerful and yourself, >I tried it and it's bloody brilliant!! Cheers guys :o) > I think I've found a use for the Daily Mail, if I find a discarded copy. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Mrcheerful on 3 May 2010 06:42 John wrote: > sweller wrote: >> John wrote: >> >>>> you can't easily beat a hot wash with water with just a drop of >>>> detergent, then polish to dry with newspaper, till you try it you >>>> won't believe it. >>> >>> Right Mrcheerful, I'll give it a go. Thanks. >> >> I've been a train driver for over 23 years and on the old locos (not >> seen so much now) they had poor washers and wipers (being 1950/60s >> vintage) and suffered from exhaust, oil and brake dust deposits on >> the windows, making them very smeary. >> >> One wet sheet of newspaper polished dry by another sheet left very >> clean windows. > > Well, I never would have thought it but, thanks to Mrcheerful and > yourself, I tried it and it's bloody brilliant!! Cheers guys :o) it is strange, but it can be difficult to persuade someone that it works so well, they have to try it to believe it. The more times you clean like that the better the effect seems to get.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 3 May 2010 06:53
Mrcheerful wrote : > John wrote: >> sweller wrote: >>> John wrote: >>> >>>>> you can't easily beat a hot wash with water with just a drop of >>>>> detergent, then polish to dry with newspaper, till you try it you >>>>> won't believe it. >>>> >>>> Right Mrcheerful, I'll give it a go. Thanks. >>> >>> I've been a train driver for over 23 years and on the old locos (not >>> seen so much now) they had poor washers and wipers (being 1950/60s >>> vintage) and suffered from exhaust, oil and brake dust deposits on >>> the windows, making them very smeary. >>> >>> One wet sheet of newspaper polished dry by another sheet left very >>> clean windows. >> >> Well, I never would have thought it but, thanks to Mrcheerful and >> yourself, I tried it and it's bloody brilliant!! Cheers guys :o) > > it is strange, but it can be difficult to persuade someone that it works so > well, they have to try it to believe it. The more times you clean like that > the better the effect seems to get. Whilst agreeing that it does work, it is counter intuitive. The newspaper is covered in newsprint, which itself is quite greasy. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |