Soft top rear window
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Instead of buying some special pieces of felt you can just get a decent terry-cloth towel to roll up in the window to protect the outside and then wrap the rest in a second towel so the inside doesn't get scratched as well. If you do get a few small scratches in the glass, i would recommend using Novus cleaner, stages 1 - 3; 1 to clean, 2 for fien scratches and 3 for deeper scratches. It also works on paint and i've found it to work pretty well! we use it in th eboat canvas industry and it brings back glass pretty well.
But the deep gashes are there to stay unless you find a second set of windows or get your glass replaced by a canvas shop. I might replace my glass with some scratch resistant strata glass this spring to make the jeep a little nicer.
But the deep gashes are there to stay unless you find a second set of windows or get your glass replaced by a canvas shop. I might replace my glass with some scratch resistant strata glass this spring to make the jeep a little nicer.
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x2 on the Novus. If they are mild work with the #2 then clean and shine (#1). You can try #3 for those really tough scratches.
Best recommendation for keeping it looking good in the first place is to keep some cleaner and paper towels handy. Clean that window real quick before rolling it up to remove the grit and grime (if lightly soiled, you're gonna have to wash with water and rinse if heavily soiled). The beach towel or felt could be extra insurance as well.
I had a 98 that I got almost new (rarely had the top down with the first owner) and I always cleaned the back window before rolling it up. I kept a small bottle of Clear Vue and paper towels in the Jeep and hit it real quick when I needed to roll up the window. (now sold under the Turtle Wax name - but it's an ammonia free automotive glass cleaner). The rear window was in great shape when I got rid of her 3 years later and I always rolled it up when taking the top down and left it on the Jeep folded down with the top (I know - the manual says not to do that).
Best recommendation for keeping it looking good in the first place is to keep some cleaner and paper towels handy. Clean that window real quick before rolling it up to remove the grit and grime (if lightly soiled, you're gonna have to wash with water and rinse if heavily soiled). The beach towel or felt could be extra insurance as well.
I had a 98 that I got almost new (rarely had the top down with the first owner) and I always cleaned the back window before rolling it up. I kept a small bottle of Clear Vue and paper towels in the Jeep and hit it real quick when I needed to roll up the window. (now sold under the Turtle Wax name - but it's an ammonia free automotive glass cleaner). The rear window was in great shape when I got rid of her 3 years later and I always rolled it up when taking the top down and left it on the Jeep folded down with the top (I know - the manual says not to do that).
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I think replacement windows only run about $300 for a set. At that price, I can afford to let them get scratched to hell and just plan on replacing them every other year or so. At $150 a year, I can just set aside about $12 a month.
My side windows got chewed up pretty good on my last offroad trip. I took my JK on a trail WAY too narrow for it, and had tree limbs scraping the side the entire time. The paint held up surprisingly well, the the windows are properly pinstriped now.
My side windows got chewed up pretty good on my last offroad trip. I took my JK on a trail WAY too narrow for it, and had tree limbs scraping the side the entire time. The paint held up surprisingly well, the the windows are properly pinstriped now.
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I do it when I put my top down, so the whole top is holding the window down. You're right...doesn't seem like it would work with just the windows out.
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Originally Posted by karls10jk
I used to do this on my tj and once it went out the back and started flapping all over my tire and it really got scratched then.