Weird film on the inside of back glass
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From: Greensboro, NC
Vehicle: 2001 Tib
Anyone else get a nasty weird film on the inside of their back glass on occasion? I notice that if I clean the inside with glass cleaner (never windex since my windows are tinted), after about a week of driving it, this strange oily residue and film gets caked on the it. Anyone know what it could be from or what causes it?
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Driving with your windows open, or smoking, or using interior surface conditioners (leather, vynyl, etc). That's the crap you are breathing being deposited on the glass.
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possibly a leaking or flooding sunroof drips water into the carpets and then evaporates, a spilled drink that evaporates, or when you use cleaning agents the evaporation condensation goes to the windows.
at least that was my scenario.
at least that was my scenario.


