Does anyone else use newspaper to clean the windows on their car?

[NFS4]

My mom taught me this little trick a while back. I use balled up pieces of newspaper and Windex to clean my windows (something about the ink in the paper helps polish and shine the windows). I was telling my housemate about it and he looked at me as if I was nuckin' futs

 

[Mojoed]

Yep, works great! :thumbsup:

 

[KLin]

I do. My brother in law told me about that nifty little trick. It also doesn't leave any streaks.

 

[Fausto]

Indeed. Less lint than paper towels as well.

 

[Mo0o]

The newspaper seems kind of coarse and will scratch the glass

 

[Juice Box]

Ill call shens till I try it

 

[Mojoed]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The newspaper seems kind of coarse and will scratch the glass

Perhaps so, but nothing that I've been able to notice.

 

[Ryan]

Yep - no streaks!

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Mojoed
Yep, works great! :thumbsup:

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
Ill call shens till I try it

Believe me, it works. Just try it. Good way to recycle your newspaper too.

 

[MacBaine]

So you're that hobo I refused to pay?

 

[DnetMHZ]

I'll be trying this next time I do my windows. (not today since it's raining)

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Those hobos do a good job.

- M4H

 

[NFS4]

http://doityourself.com/windows/windowcleaning.htm

Step 5. Polish to a High Shine: One of the best ways to make use of old newspapers is to polish windows with them. Crumple a page or two up like a rag and briskly buff the window for a shiny, streak-free window. As a bonus, newsprint leaves a dirt-resistant film so your windows will stay clean longer.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Mojoed

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The newspaper seems kind of coarse and will scratch the glass

Perhaps so, but nothing that I've been able to notice.

Glass isn't THAT soft. Paper sure as heck isn't going to scratch it.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Mojoed
Yep, works great! :thumbsup:

Oldschool. Works great.

 

[Tremulant]

I use newspaper to dry my car windows, but I don't crumple it up. I just fold it and run it down the glass. Does it work better being crumpled up?

 

[WhiteKnight]

I use it on my home windows.

 

[dabuddha]

I thought you can't use windex if you have tint.

 

[Modeps]

I dont get a newspaper. It's stupid to in these days of the interweb.

 

[Ausm]

Hmm tried it but I never tried going over Niagra falls in a barrel either

Ausm

 

[Scarpozzi]

It worked so well that when I ran out of toilet paper and used newspaper instead. I mean, seriously people....no streaks!

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Modeps
I dont get a newspaper. It's stupid to in these days of the interweb.

What are you going to clean your windows with then? Rub a monitor on it? What page cleans best, google or microsoft.com?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
It worked so well that when I ran out of toilet paper and used newspaper instead. I mean, seriously people....no streaks!

OHNOO!11! Say it ain't true.

 

[Mojoed]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Modeps
I dont get a newspaper. It's stupid to in these days of the interweb.

What are you going to clean your windows with then? Rub a monitor on it? What page cleans best, google or microsoft.com?

ROFL :laugh: