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Ceiling Mirrors
What product is recommended for cleaning the ceiling mirrors in a ’98 Liberty XL. Vinegar & water with microfiber seems to streak. Was considering “Sprayway” glass cleaner which is ammonia free. However it only recommends use on glass surfaces. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Roger
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14 Replies
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Black Paint.
OK, I am just kidding, but not a whole lot. Our 97 had more mirrors on the ceiling than the average house of mirrors has on its walls.`Nothing was a bigger pain in the ass than trying to get them clean and streak free. I hated when the sun was low in the sky and it showed up every streak.
Over the years I think we tried every product that would work on the plastic material. I went through countless rolls of paper towels. We tried drying the mirrors with old newspapers because someone said that was a good way to clean glass. Microfiber cloth did not work. Regular cotton (only) towels did not work.
I eventually gave up and used Windex or Glass Plus or similar products and accepted the fact that no matter how hard I tried the ceiling was gong to have streaks visible under certain conditions.
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OK I know it sounds to good, it must be a scam.
Had a friend buy these Streak Free towels at a Passport America rally and give me one. He rant and raved about how good it was, I said thank you and stuffed it in drawer. He keep asking me if I finally used it, so I broke down and tried it. OMG it works, wet it with water only, ring it out and wipe the glass, mirrors, chrome, etc. When you do your first wipe it lives little water droplets that will disappear and the surface is spotless. Toss it in the washing machine and your ready to go again. They claim it is good for a month or so, have a couple that are over a year old and still going.
Only warning I would give is, they clean so well you need to do a preliminary cleaning to get the surface dirt of first then wipe with the Streak Free. If you use the Streak Free first the windshield, glass, mirror’s will be spotless for the first wipe then progressively smeared as you go because it picks up so much dirt.
They are not that expensive give them a try. Biggest complaint I have heard is as they age they tend to look like a paper towel or rag and people mistakenly throw them out.
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I’ve used both microfiber cloths and E cloths, and it’s true your results will be better if they are used after an initial cleaning. Using the Ecloth after the microfiber worked the best (both with just water, no cleaner product). I need to rummage around and see if I have any of that Streak Free to try.
Linda
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Cleaning anything glass is usually a two step process. First step is to clean off all the contaminates and the second step is two polish the clean glass with a *NEW* microfiber towel or something similar.
Most try to do it in one step and experience less than good results. The final polishing step has to be done with a different cloth than the one used for the cleaning step.
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Give Invisible Glass a try. Seems to do a good job on ours. I need to try the followup with a micro fiber cloth and water to see if that gives it a nice final polish.
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F11 it , Stuff is amazing !
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Just wanted to mention that Liberty ceilings are not glass mirrors, they are metal (polished chrome?), at least on the later models.
I’ve had excellent results with ‘Spray Way’ window cleaner that you can get just about anywhere. It comes out as a foam.
Safe travels,
Mark -
I think our 1999 Liberty has the same think or something similar to Mr. Mark’s new(er) coach.
Jeff Rowe told us to take a roll of paper towel and roll the roll against the ceiling to clean it. It seems work work. I’ve delegated the task.
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Ha! “It seems work work. I’ve delegated the task.”
We’ve come to an understanding… If it bothers you, you do it. If it bothers me, I do it.
I’ve gotten where many things don’t bother me anymore..
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Thank you for all the great tips. I order some new 70/30 microfiber & Streak Free towels. Also, Liberty confirmed that the mirror surface is metal, no plastic on the face. I have had such good results with Sprayway foam cleaner on glass & SS I plan to try in on the remaining ceiling.
Thanks for all the feedback
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Sounds crazy but I use car wax on mine and it buffs out great.
Fred
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Fred:
Is your mirror metal, glass or plastic
Chuck
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Used the Streak Free towels with only water as described by Chuck. Followed by a light buff with a new dry microfiber towel. Worked great! Ceiling mirrors are now streak free & cleaner than ever! Windows next.
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Hi Rodger, sorry for the late response.
I’m glad that you found a cleaning process that works for you. I think the material on my ceiling is a plastic laminate of some sort. Liberty calls the material “Alook”. I’m told the company that made is no longer in business. I was having problems cleaning the ceiling by the stove because of the residue from cooking. So that’s why I resorted to using the car wax on the whole ceiling. I have to clean it about two times a year, not too bad but still a pain to do!
Fred
1999 XLV X-6872, liberty #440
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