Thank you, I used to use the three step system once a year, either Mother's or Meguiar's, after washing - pre cleaner, polish , then wax. I had to be careful with the cover as it would slide right off the car as the surface was so smooth. Not so much now, after shoulder surgery I couldn't do the task. I'm thinking the clay bar will get rid of some of the imbedded crud. Does one still use the cleaner/prep stage after clay bar or jump right to the polish?
My windshield is fairly new, Only a couple thousand miles on it. Hard to see through with the direct sun on it and was like that since it was put in, It's either defective, or they got some over spray on it at the paint shop. The windshield was put in while the paint shop was fixing some stone chips the car got while on a road trip. I can feel the surface catching onto a microfiber towel when I dry it of after washing.
Comet like? Seems a little drastic, but I'll get a can of Bartender's friend and give it a try. I used steel wool on the windshield of my pickup to remove overspray but was a little hesitant to try it on the new bird glass.
Now what about a DA polisher for an old guy who's joints always hurt? Meguiar's was flogging one a few years back that looked like it was exactly the same as a Porter cable polisher with different labels on it. I see cars at shows that have obviously been polished with an electric or air polisher that look like crap due to all the pattern marks in the wax. Can a polisher be used and still leave a hand waxed look?