Rear Windscreen Streaks / Stains?

[Danny Jones]

Hi Everyone

Just bought an FR150 TDI and there appear to be some streaks/stains on the glass of the rear windscreen.

A little hard to make them out in the picture, but has anyone else had

this problem and know what it is? I'm hoping it's not permanent damage.

Wondering if the car has been cleaned with something unsuitable for glass, or if it's hard water stains etc. Car came fully valeted & washed, and I haven't tried to clean it up with anything more aggressive than Rain-X so far.

Bizarrely, you can only see them from the outside of the car.

 

[Danny Jones]

Shot of the full rear windscreen.

 

[LouG]

I use Rain X xtreme clean to remove road film etc. It works very well.

 

[Danny Jones]

I use Rain X xtreme clean to remove road film etc. It works very well.

I'm not sure if it's from the road as it's on the rear? It looks like some kind of fluid has settled on it and ran.

 

[SRGTD]

@Danny Jones; it looks as if it could be some sort of detailing product or glass sealant that the seller has applied when prepping the car before you picked it up and they’ve omitted to buff it off.

I’d suggest using a good glass cleaner. If that doesn’t work, you could try a clay bar. And if that doesn’t work, you could go really ‘old school’ and try methylated spirits, being careful not to get it on your paintwork!

 

[Danny Jones]

@Danny Jones; it looks as if it could be some sort of detailing product or glass sealant that the seller has applied when prepping the car before you picked it up and they’ve omitted to buff it off.

I’d suggest using a good glass cleaner. If that doesn’t work, you could try a clay bar. And if that doesn’t work, you could go really ‘old school’ and try methylated spirits, being careful not to get it on your paintwork!

Thanks, SRGTD.

Probably gonna take it to a detailer & see what they think....then just got to think of a way to sort the dust or whatever it is inside the headlights. Didn't envisage these kinds of issues haha.