I found an old 1/2 empty bottle of Stoner Invisible glass when cleaning out my garage, must have been 15 years old. I put it back into use after seeing Stoner take 1st place in the 2022 awards. Worked perfectly, much better than any other of the cleaners in my arsenal that cost 3x the price 😂
Invisible Glass is my go to, mainly due to the availability and value for money, but it also does a fantastic job on all glass, not just for the car. I grabbed a 4 pack at Costco for around $17 Canadian dollars. They have a ceramic product for glass, that I'd love to see you review sometime. Thanks for another great and informative video 🙂
Stoner Invisible glass also makes a tint safe formulation. Thats all I have used for the last year. It helps clean the area outside where the wipers run
Thanks for making me better at what I do, it’s mostly my personal cars as I am limited by my “full time” job but “if” I could make what I make in my job this is what I would do. Keep up the great work and thanks again for educating me and others, it makes a difference!!
@@PanTheOrganizer honestly it would be hard to pick as I learn something with every video. I do like seeing you educate on the harder stuff like ceramics, I bought and applied the CARPRO Cquartz UK 3.0 and SIC because of your videos and loved the results. My boss lady (wife) is happy and her car looks amazing. I will (because I love detailing our cars) top coat with the Adams Advanced Ceramic Spray later, it’s not needed but detailing is a relaxing hobby for me!!
Stoners is my go to but I came across one that accidentally came across Pan. Not sure how many Countries Napa Auto Parts store are in but I was in one here in my home town near Philadelphia. They had their store brand glass cleaner on sale for $2.99 for a 32oz bottle. Thought for that price I’ll try it. Well I fell in love with it. Cleans well and leaves the glass feeling like a coat of fresh wax on it. The only draw back is the sprayer. Tends to drip. But for the price I must say not bad at all. Thanks again for a great video.
I use mainly just distilled water and sometimes clay. It is important to keep your glass clean. Sometimes I lightly use a damp magic eraser on the interior to remove off gassing film. If I have to, I use Sprayway, which they private label for General Motors. Always use a high quality MF towel.
I really enjoyed how in depth you were with each product and highlighted the strengths despite their rankings. I currently have three out of the eight you reviewed in this video but really never got around to testing them out for myself except using Invisible Glass this summer and it's my preferred Glass cleaner in the home although the scent is can be a bit strong. We've been averaging below freezing temperatures for our highs for the last thirty days so your tip on P&S True Vue is something I'll have to give a try tomorrow with my TRC blue diamond weave towels since the car has seen more grime that I'd prefer lately. Speaking of P&S, I always buy their durable as heck quart bottles direct and source Tolco spray nozzles elsewhere. I've actually considered buying a few bottles of KCx GC to bottle products for the car bag because they're compact and the sprayers are awesome! That stuff smells like bananas too.
Pan thank you for taking the time to make this video. I have used a lot of glass cleaners over the years and Stoners is the product I buy today. For most glass cleaning I use DIY rinseless at the standard dilution. I submerge a microfiber in the solution and then clean the glass and wipe off with a glass microfiber towel. The cost is Pennie’s to make a gallon of glass cleaner. I hope you guys are staying warm as cold weather is out this weekend.
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your experience Neil. Here in Montreal we already had a big snowfall last weekend, and we are in the -7C temps (19F). I hate winter!! HAHA What about where you live?
Crazy pricing in Canada, you can easy buy 10L of Koch Chemie Glass Cleaner for 40 Euro over here in Germay. Thanks for your efforts to compare them all.
I have tried and used quite a few different glass cleaners, Clarify, Invisible Glass etc. recommended by YT vids like this - "Best Glass Cleaner", "Top Ten Glass Cleaners" etc. etc. etc. I have only just come across this one and I feel it is amazing for Price, Ease of Application, Water Shedding and Longivity. For Context, I am in Australia and Clarify is about $36 and Invisible Glass is about $24, this New one is just over $10 and you do not have to use Special Glass Cloths, just cheap microfibre cloths. "Halo" from Oates Chemicals in Australia is great, spray on, wipe in with one cloth, buff with dry cloth without rubbing hard, no need to use windscreen wipers even in heavy downpours, only time you need them if there are street lights that refract the light of the beading globules shedding off your windscreen. Do not know if you can get this in the US, but i would love to see how it stacks up against "The Best Glass Cleaners".
my favorite glass cleaner has allway been sprayaway "worlds best glass cleaner" never had any problems with it... and i used to detail cars at a dealership.
The True View in the 5-gallon size is a concentrate (not the diluted ready-to-use in the pint size) and can be diluted making it a much better value. At a 1:1 to 10:1 dilution rate, it's the best deal of the bunch.
I've used most of these glass cleaners over the last few years. I've honestly found that the Distinctive Details glass cleaner works the best. I also like the Stoner and also the P&S True Vue. Those would be my top three.
Price per oz, I love Sprayway at.15 per oz. Koch Chemie, in the 5L, is .43 per oz which is crazy expensive for glass cleaner. I like both but man it’s hard to justify 3x the price!
Hi Pan. What is the best windscreen washer fluid ? I don't want to use something that can strip off wax or paint sealent from the paint. Isn't it better to use a good quality car shampoo and dilute it ? Not worried that it will freeze. Never get that cold this part of South Africa. Thanks for your videos. Make us one on this topic. Regards Pieter
Love all the videos you do. One thing you dont enough credit for is your video quality and editing. Not bad for a Canadian Lol. Thank you sir and please keep the videos coming!! Merry Christmas n Happy New years to tou and your family
Hehe thanks Frank! I really put a lot of time and effort to create these videos and also the crazy amount of money I spent on equipment and computers in the past years so thanks for highlighting that! I wish you a Merry Christmas as well !!
Thank you, but it's the exact same camera that I have had since mid 2021 (Sony A7S III). So if you watch my videos in the summer of 2021 and later, it's all the same camera (except for the videos like the engine bay detailing where I used the GoPro for a first person perspective).
I'm very pleased with the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Streak Free Mist. I have the cleanest car windows in Warren, Michigan, U.S.A. My second favorite is Sparkle, Thank you for this presentation.
I use Stoner Invisible Glass. The best glass cleaner I have ever used. I have one in the kitchen one in each bathroom and six in the garage. I also use cloths specifically designed for cleaning glass. Rag Co. comes to mind.
Hi Pan! Another cool auto detailing video! I've seen Invisible Glass in the stores, but I've never used it. For glass cleaning products, I like the Zep Automotive Glass Cleaner. It works great, NEVER leaves any streaks, and always gets my windows sparkly clean. I also like using an IPC for cleaning my windows. Both have worked very well for me. May have to try the Invisible Glass since you recommend it so highly.
Based in the UK, after trying Stoners then Gyeon I came across Garage Therapy glass cleaner. I found that the Garage Therapy gave a great working time, didn't smear and has a great sprayer. If memory serves me right, it came joint top in the UK Pro Detailer mag review.
So I’ve heard so many people say they don’t know how to say KochChemie. My daughter happens to be here from college. She took 5 years of German, spent a couple years in northern Germany and now majoring in German Studies. She knew how to say it right away, but it isn’t easily said in English. Lol. Anyway, the word literally translates to either Cook Chemistry or it is someone’s last name Koch Chemistry. Pronounced (the best I can explain it) “Coke” with kind of a soft K or kinda like the beginning of the word “awkward” Chemi like chemistry but drop the last part of the word. Of course it will also sound slightly different based on where you are in Germany (or speaking Swiss German or Austrian German).
Love yr shows. Excellent. I have a new favourite cleaner, Chemical Guys HydroView Ceramic Glass Cleaner. Reason: with the car Gyeon coated, including windows, HydroView needs only six quick squirts to clean entire Audi e-tron windshield. Even heavy bug deposits only need a second squirt. This means that although it’s comparatively expensive, you use a lot less so the cost-per-clean is low. Ceramic coating glass makes a huge difference to cleaning, easier and faster to clean, stays cleaner and HydroView restores ceramic properties. Finally a product that exceeds what they claim. Gave away my remaining Invisible Glass cans, they can’t compete.
Thanks again Pan for another enjoyable video. I would love to see your testing and opinions on the ceramic glass cleaners. I’ve used the Griots and found it to do pretty well. And saw at SEMA that Stoners is releasing one. Hopefully we’ll see a video reviewing them. Take care!
Thank you Pan for the panel test 🎉 I usually use Stoner. However you did not mention some other solution i found very effective as well (and cheap🤑). Like ONR with the appropriate dilution. Where i live, i get less streaks with ONR than Stoner. Also using clay on the windshield especially before one of them makes it very smooth.
Have used the Invisible Glass for years and think its the best overall as well. Just used the Rain-X Pro Cerami-X 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner and Water Repellent for the first time today and found it to leave too much residue and needed to wipe down the windows several times to get the windows clear. Thanks as always for the videos and your opinions.
My choice for consumer use (not professional use) is Turtle Wax! It's economical, easily available and has the BEST atomizing trigger spray! My personal choice is 50% iso/de-ionized first and then Stoner in a can. Also, a must is the use of a waffle microfiber cloth that is never washed with other clothes! The waffle collects dirt and doesn't shed fibers like typical microfiber! Thanks PAN for the video!
Love your videos. Thanks and best of luck. I have a question that if baffling me. I see that you use a lot of Koch Chemie products. I have a question. I wash with Gentle Snow foam. Then Then I use Protector wax. The windshield gets hazy. If I use glass cleaner, the wax goes off, so hydrophobics will be gone.. What to use to clean the windscreen. Thanks for your answer
Enjoying your videos, to the point of addiction! Lol. After windshield decon, which glass products would be best, for PIAA silicone wipers? I installed them, about 2 years ago & used the silicone prep wipe. I would prefer to use a different method, rather than buying another silicone prep wipe, if feasible. I would like to maintain the quiet function that the silicone has provided. Can’t wait for the 2024 product awards!
Pan, I finally got around to buying some of the waffle weave pattern towels from the rag company (which I've never used anything like that before) along with Stoner's glass cleaner. I just came in from working on the windshield. I have never in my life felt such a smooth finish after wiping off. I was in the garage losing my mind. Those towels make a HUGE difference compared to traditional microfiber. You weren't kidding at all with that recommendation.
You got it! The tools are often times just as important as the chemicals. 👍🏻 And if you want your windshield to be next level cristal clear, see my tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3rF6keJ88Y8.htmlsi=OiIbvXKGb5cqpsxU
DIY Detail Crystal Clear, ADG Breeze, and KCX GC are my top 3. All three have their differences and reasons but they’re the best. I love how KCX feels like it’s lubricated when wiping. Also, check out the autofiber reach tool with the flip towels; they’re amazing for the windshield!
For a decade, I been using Meguiars Detailer Line Glass Cleaner Concentrate. I still have about 1/4 left of the gallon. In between glass cleaner, I use McKee's N-914 1:128 with distilled water. Awesome video, Pan!
I love P&S generally, but they do cheap out on their trigger sprayers!❤. My top three: Gyeon Q2M (great smell and just cleans without any issues in any temperature or humidity conditions), Gtechniq (love the way it makes my wipers work), 25% white vinegar+distilled H2O (cheap, great for dirty windows and water spots - I use it sometimes as a base cleaner, then follow with Gyeon)
Really enjoying the True View glass cleaner from P & S after your recommendation. I have also been using it diluted at 10:1 as windshield wiper fluid in the summer. Blows that testy pollen right off the glass.
I recently tried the pump sprayer version of Invisible Glass and it must have been an old version, it didn’t look like the example you showed. When I picked the bottle up by the sprayer, the sprayer housing came off but the sprayer still worked and the housing popped back on easily however i learned not to pick it up by the sprayer housing. I was satisfied by the product results.
Try AMMO NYC Obey. Use the glass kit. Spray then used a white scrubber (included in kit). Then squeegee off. Wow! And I know my glass cleaners. Kind of obsessive about clean glass…
I have used Stoner Invisible Glass for years. Works awesome on mirrors too. Mirrors will highlight how great the glass cleaner works. The only glass cleaner I buy.
A guy I knew that tented windows for a living showed me Sprayway Foaming Glass Cleaner and said that it was his secret weapon. It’s a staple for my detailing 👍
A great evaluation of products as always! I find I use the most cost-effective product that does the most overall work. I have used 4 of these products and your assessments are spot on :) If I have bugs and film or anything unusually nasty, I clean it with Citrol first to get the bugs/film/grease off. I also follow your tip on interior windows that are really fouled using a few drops of Dawn in a small bucket with the cleaning wand. You are an excellent teacher!
The Distinctive Details is a very good one, smells like shaving cream. Can’t go wrong with Stoners, or any of the others. The KC personally I think is to expensive. Nice review 👍✌️☮️
Chemical Guys Swift Wipe waterless car wash spray detailer works good enough for me, with light incidental streaks or smears. Very easy to apply and remove, no problems if some lands on a body panel. Since I wipe the windshield every day speed and convenience matter to me. If I'm expecting rain, Turtle Wax Ice stays repellent longer and close to Speed Wipe in ease of use.
Also a fan of Invisible Glass, but when shopping at Canadian Tire, head to the household cleaning aisle and get the EZ grip style can. (same/similar trigger to Meguiar's Endurance Tire spray). I find the trigger more comfortable and no yellow cap to drop.
Pan I haven’t tried it yet but looks like 3D glass cleaner in nano Pais is good value. $2.27US for liter. Only one downside you have to dilute it. But overal I’m using Stoner glass cleaner on every glass and it’s fantastic.
Another great video, keep em coming Pan 👏 What's your thoughts on 0000 wire wool ? I find it's great for bugs etc on windscreen and will not scratch glass either .
These are the best bang for buck for 32 oz spray bottles: amzn.to/3V5eHBq Also, watch my video about my favourite sprayers and spray bottles here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d4YY84rIry0.html
Use Invisible glass. Does a great job and bought some extras for my wife for inside the house, although she wonders why I enjoy cleaning my car and not the windows in the house!
When I picked up my Tesla Model Y Performance in August, the windows were so dirty you could see the suction cup mounts all over all the windshield, and top glass roof. I had to clay bar the windshield cuz Invisible Glass wouldn’t take away the marks. The clay bar did though. Thanks for all the info! Love this channel!
Often, for the first major cleaning of glass, you have to remove the oily grime and film that's on the interior glass, BEFORE you use a glass cleaner. Sounds counterintuitive, but most people who struggle with streaks is specifically because of that. There is off gassing from materials and the evaporation of those chemicals creates a film on the surface of the glass, especially on the front windshield. I made a video showing how to remove that film here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3rF6keJ88Y8.html After that, you can clean your glass with a glass cleaner regularly and you should have no streaks, assuming you use a good glass cleaner and appropriate low pile, zero lint microfiber glass towels. I have a popular glass cleaning tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d9T5rW-UP2E.html
You should try Griot’s Garage Window Cleaner. It’s inexpensive at only $21.99 for a gallon. A light, pleasant scent and cleans windows fast with no streaking. Safe to use on tinted windows. I’ve been using it for years because it cleans glass fast.
Great minds think alike. Ditto on ur choices. I have a severe handicap when cleaning inside glass.at 6ft4 inches and weighing 237 .even in youth couldn't bend that way now in mid 50s that isn't happening. Lol
I was in a hurry to clean inside and outside of a grimy windshield (kids wiping condensation with hand 😖) and grabbed a very diluted bottle of Extra Tough and it worked excellent. 🤷♂️
Pan, you recommended that you only use your glass towels for cleaning glass. How about washing them? Should I wash them separately from my other microfiber towels ? Thanks
You can wash them with other microfibers, no problem. I just wash towels for engine bay details and polish removal separately. Of course, in an ideal world, if you can wash your glass towels by themselves, yes that's the best case scenario, but I wouldn't overthink the moment. One thing is for sure though, dedicate specific towels for glass, and only use them for glass. And use appropriate low pile, no lint, glass towels. Like in my glass cleaning tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d9T5rW-UP2E.html
Wow Pan I purchased invisible glass on your recommendation and tested on a big house mirror in my hall - it's never been that clean before! Can't wait to use it on my new secondhand car as it's got a build up of film even after clay bar!
Thanks for the overview Pan-I also use IG but the best I used many years ago was a Windex product (no longer made) that contained vinegar. I also keep a made up bottle of 50/50 alcohol and distilled water when weather dictates to eliminate streaking.
Here in sweden we have a brand that I use and that have the best performance of all other brands out there. And its a 500ml bottle that cost 12dollars and you dilute it to about 20liters and its still strong to get that heavy stuff! So price per liter is around 0.3dollars which is just insane😍
Hey mate, just wanted to say a huge thankyou for all your tips and videos over this past year and hope you have a Joyeux Noel with whatever you have planned. I do have one question though if I may and I apologise if you've already done a video on this, but how do you clean 'piano black' properly without scratching?
Thanks Luke, happy holidays! For the piano black on the exterior, there are no miracles. You clean it just like the rest of the car, using safe washing methods and a good microfiber wash mitt. For the interior, see how I do it in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TV1_qdOCy-w.html
My favorite : Soft99 Glaco De Cleaner , works perfectly in combo with Soft99 Glaco Roll on, second place - yes Invisible Glass and in third place Stjärnagloss Glas Professional Glass Cleaner
Very informative comparison! I just got CarPro Clarify to try out. It came with a cheaper spray head, unfortunately. Hopefully, they will start shipping with the new CarPro spray heads soon. They look like the same ones that come on Marolex spray bottles, and I really like them. A note on Angelwax Vision: for me, I have to be really careful using it, as you mentioned. The chemical smell tends to stay in my nose for the next one or two days and gives me a horrible headache. I still keep it around because of how good it is at deep cleaning. I do however enjoy the sprayer because of how nice the atomization is and I find myself using it as a second-pass cleaner, so I don't need a lot of volume to emulsify dirt.
Right now I'm using Carpro Clarify. I'm open to using a couple of the others you demonstrated. Here in Wisconsin, we definitely have 4 seasons that require a different approach to cleaning paint and glass. In the spring after days, warm up and snow melts, the roads are loaded with mud and grime flinging up on paint/glass. A heavy glass cleaner would be best for that. Summer would be best for a general glass cleaner. So I'm shopping around. Great video Pan!
Awesome video Pan! I've tried most of these cleaners but always come back to one and been using it for many years it's called, sprayway sw-050, with a little girl on it. One of the best. Definitely recommend you trying it out and giving me your thoughts, (I'll be waiting). Also I keep in my glove box with a microfiber,it works on all surfaces also, just for easy to clean like dust and smudges and such. In glass it works amazing and it's very inexpensive too.
Always great videos. I’m curious though, as I’m just starting to dabble in detailing to hopefully get a good side hustle going, do we ever have to worry about what products we are using on tinted windows? It seems like the majority of vehicles today have tinted windows. Or at least over half do around me in Maryland. Hoping I don’t have to be conscious about that. Seems like a lot of stress getting started in detailing
All of the products in this video are safe for tinted windows (except for the Angelwax Vision, be careful with that one). The majority of automotive glass cleaners are safe on tinted film. Also, don't forget the tints are on the INSIDE of the glass. So outside, you can use the glass cleaner of your choice.
@@PanTheOrganizer Pan the man! I’m going through a bunch of your videos right now and picking out a bunch of equipment and chemicals you have linked and making a pretty hefty first purchase (hopefully by the end of today) I’ve got lots of vehicles in the family to practice on..cannot wait! Thank you for all of the knowledge
True Vue has a 1 gallon fully concentrate which is about $25-$30 USD. So when you dilute 4:1 which is what the ready to use is diluted to, that 1 gallon will go a long way
Hey Pan Great video absolutely fantastic explanation.... but also like to know your meticulous view on Amway's L.O.C.Glass Cleaner & Meguiar's Glass Cleaner. If possible, please do review video on these two products too.
Good morning Pan. Great video as usual. I’ve started using P&H Absolute at a quick detailer ratio first to remove heavy build up then complete with Stoners. Just can’t beat that stuff. Merry Xmas.
Good day Pan. I just got an email saying I had won a prize and to contact a certain phone number. I just want to confirm this is not someone hacking your site and using it as a tool to hack into payment accounts. Cheers from Canada. It was for winning a pressure washer. Shipment not included.
Love the video! Thank you so much for helping make up my mind!!! Pan can you do a product review on fellow Canadian the Detail Geek?! I love his line of products and want to see you do a review on his line Please!
I love Sparkle from Cowan Distributing in Lansdowne, Ontario. I'm a detailer at Uptown Kia in Cornwall, Ontario and it's what I use there. It isn't available in retail stores but it is fantastic. It can also be used as a dashboard and interior plastic cleaner in a pinch. Disclaimer: I don't work for Cowan Distributing and was not paid to write this comment.
Pan, I typically use the Stoner glass cleaner…easy to buy, available at local auto stores, inexpensive and works great! I get nervous with the metal can sometimes when I’m working over the car but all good !!
True Vue actually can be diluted 4:1 for glass cleaning and it still works great. I use it all the time and is streak free. Fun fact, on my express details, I actually dilute it 4:1 and use it on the entire interior such as steering wheel, cup holders, infotainment, gauge cluster, door panels and leather seats. Those details are just a light wipe down on the interior and that chemical makes everything shiny that needs to be shiny and on matte surfaces like vinyl and leather, it gives a great clean feeling on the surface. I love that chemical ❤ I also LOVE the scent of True Vue lol It just smells like a very clean laboratory or something. My customers like it too and they often say “oh it smells so clean in here now!” and they refuse air freshener.
I'm not sure about diluting a product if P&S themselves don't mention it on the label. The True Vue is an RTU type product, so I'm sure they would have mentioned the dilution possibility on the label if it was advisable to dilute. To my knowledge, on the True Vue in the 5 gallon size can be diluted, as that's a concentrate. But the True Vue in a pint size (16 oz) is ready-to-use and not to be diluted. I'll have to check with Dave what his thoughts are.
My best cleaner is swissvax crystal. Yes it costs a lot of money but it is great to work with like swissvax waxes. What's your opinion of this cleaner?
You can always refer to my popular car detailing products awards video for my top picks in each category. Here's the 2022 edition: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gRwsznwfTwE.html
