I just took my car for a car wash which I usually do myself but this time I took it in for shampooing and everything. They call me for my car and I walk around it and run my finger along a trim piece. My finger comes up black. The guy then says he will take care of it and begins spraying my car down. I ask what he is spraying all over my car and he replies that it is Windex. I am no expert but isn't Windex a type of acid used to cut through grease and stuff like that? The question I am getting at is whether Windex is safe on paint or not. Anybody know?

 

all i know is that its bad for tint... not shure about the paint

 

next time tell him to shove that windex up his ***. If its a professional place they should be using top end products that will help, not hurt your paint. Im pretty sure windex is not good for your paint.

 

I sometimes use window cleaner on trim pieces, but to avoid getting it on the paint I spray the newspaper/towel with it, then wipe.

 

windex is only bad for tint when it has ammonia in it. Ammonia is the thing that fades the tint.

 

Yea most windex has ammonia in it which is a acid, I dont know if it will hurt the paint but i belive it will strip the wax off, i would want it on my paint though

 

Actually guys Ammonia base the total oppisite of an acid. Will it casue Paint damage I don't know but it is a base. Just my 2cents.

 

thats why i clean my car myself

 

me2

 

OK folks, let's get the facts straight here.

Like DJ Doubt said, ammonia is a base, which is the exact opposite of an acid. With that in mind -- chill.

I wouldn't recommend cleaning the paint on your car with Windex all the time, but a little bit, especially a quick touch-up job, won't hurt. Ammonia won't remove wax unless you sit there and scrub it off...


Cabo

 

so the windex wont hurt the tint??

 

Windex is not good for tint...

It's no big deal on paint/wax though...


Cabo

 

i dont even use windex on my windows, after i wash the car i just wipe it off and there isnt any waterstains or whatever.

 

there's the new kind of windex, ammonia free...is it reliable?

 

I would steer clear of spraying windex all over the place. I am not sure about the ammonia free and tint... I have yet to try it