96 EVO Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Have been getting a couple of streaks down my windshield after a rain that nothing will remove short of Super Fine steel wool. Finally put two and two together, and realized they line up perfectly with a couple of items on the cap that are Dicor'ed. One is a cable clamshell for a past satellite dish, which I will remove, and replace with Eternabond. The other will be more difficult. It's an aluminum plate with I 'believe' a satellite radio antenna in the center. Possible the Dicor leaves more streaks as it ages, as neither of these have needed refreshing in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wallis Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) One of the best things I've found for the streaks on the RV glass or paint is LA's Totally Awesome cleaner. I get it at the dollar store. I actually prefer the Awesome Oxygen Orange cleaner but either one is good for the streaks and all kinds of cleaning. I think the main ingredient is ammonia. I get those streaks on my side windows but I didn't realize they came from the Dicor but I think you may be right. Edited April 28, 2023 by Tom Wallis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 EVO Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Yeah, I know it's coming from old Dicor. The two problem streaks on my windshield line up perfectly with two dicor covered fixtures on the sloping front cap. I tried some good glass cleaners, vinegar, you name it. Can only get them off with steel wool. Steel wool takes it off like butter, but I don't like to pull the ladder out before every move, and I'm picky about having a sparkling clean windshield. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 EVO Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Well, dealt with the clamshell by removing it and replacing with a black painted square of Eternabond. The XM radio antenna is more problematic! I kicked the can down the road by adding fresh Dicor over top. The little square antenna is about 1/2" higher than the plate surrounding it, so, a couple of strips of Eternabond over it would look like I had a low ceiling tent up there ! Wonder if one of the skylight makers would make me a dark 8.5"X 8.5" skylight I could Eternabond down, and not charge me $300 😁! I should have brought my phone up and taken a picture so people would see what I'm dealing with! Edited April 29, 2023 by 96 EVO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Guest Al redcay Posted April 29, 2023 Solution Share Posted April 29, 2023 FYI got tired of streaks on windshield so I bought a piece of vinyl rain gutter & mounted it above rubber strip of windshield , that eliminated the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 EVO Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 25 minutes ago, Al redcay said: FYI got tired of streaks on windshield so I bought a piece of vinyl rain gutter & mounted it above rubber strip of windshield , that eliminated the problem. Yeah, I've considered that in the past. Think some models even left the factory with this installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 EVO Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Ha! These guy's will make basically any size dome you want! Would solve my problem, but I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap! https://www.eztopsworldwide.com/smalldomesCDN.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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