[net.auto] Moisture in car

barbaral (12/07/82)

I seem to have alot of moisture inside my car, which condenses on the inside
of the windows.  How can I get rid of it?

gene (12/08/82)

Move to a more arid climate.

jawa (12/08/82)

You are getting moisture in your car because somehow it is not air tight.
Spraying silicon on the rubber around the windows usually solves this problem,
as during the cold weather the rubber tends to stiffen thereby creating gaps
allowing outside air to create moisture on the windows.  If this does not
help, there is still some kind of leak *somewhere* in your car allowing
the outside air to screw up your windows.  Try finding it soon 'cause as
it gets even colder, that moisture turns to ice.

						Jim Wadas
						BTL, Naperville

avsdS:avsdT:yawitz (12/08/82)

I've had the problem of apparent moisture on the inside of my car windows
as well.  I've been told that it's due to the fact that vinyl "evaporates",
leaving a petroleum-based greasy film on the glass.  The only solution is
to keep the glass *perfectly* clean, since the vinyl particles adhere due 
to dirt (they do not have any inherent adhesive quality).  This is easier 
said than done, of course.  I'm no chemist, so the facts here may be flawed.
If anyone has a solution to this problem, I would be very interested.

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rcf (12/10/82)

Actually, I am interested in advice on keeping the interior
glass "perfectly clean".  I use very dilute ammonia & detergent
and get indifferent results.  Does anyone know of anything better?

davy (12/12/82)

#R:tekid:-63500:pur-ee:2900015:000:790
pur-ee!davy    Dec 11 18:39:00 1982


	I am a smoker, thus have tried all sorts of things to get the
	windows clean, since cigarette smoke is very good at getting 
	them dirty.  I have found two things which work very well:

		1) Every once in a while, go over the windows with 
		   straight white vinegar.  Then wash them with soap
		   and water, or glass cleaner, or whatever.

		2) For the general "car-wash-time" cleaning, just use
		   WINDEX (specifically - Glass Plus, etc. are not as
		   effective) twice on each window, rubbing fairly 
		   hard.

	These work pretty well for me, I usually do the windows about
	once a month or so and find that sufficient.  By the way, the
	best paper towels for this job are Gala II - they don't "shed"
	little bits of paper fiber like Bounty, etc. do.

--Dave Curry
pur-ee!davy

berry (12/13/82)

Speaking of vinyl "evaporating" and leaving a film on your windows,
About six months or a year or so ago in the Technical Q&A column of
Road and Track was a mention of this problem, with the solution that
Ford came up with.  It basically involves cleaning and sealing your
vinyl with special chemicals.  It also should be done professionally
because it can screw up the looks of your interior if done poorly.
My '80 Fiat had this problem and I decided to just wash the windows frequently.
  --Berry Kercheval