We bought a used truck for work not too long ago and the first day I had it, I took it to a car wash at a gas station. They used that tricolor foamy gunk that they spray all over. I didn't think much about it.
I put brand new, higher end wiper blades on it right after that too.
When it rains, I can't see a thing. There appears to be a film on the windows I can't get off. If you look at the "pattern" that it smears, the pattern looks just like the foam droplets from the car wash. In fact, the pattern on the back truck window is one that's long and thin, like soap hitting a vertical surface. It's awful. I mean awful. It's so bad at night, you literally can't drive the truck in rain at night. The smear reflects the light so bad, you can't see through the glass. In the day, it's really bad too. You can't see a thing while driving in the rain.
I've tried alcohol, paint thinner, paint reducer, chemicals made specifically to remove waxes and silicones, window cleaners with ammonia, Krud Kutter, and just about anything else I can find in the shop or on a shelf. Nothing phases it even remotely.
The fact that it looks just like the soap pattern from the car wash makes be believe it was done there.
My parents took their car through the same car wash, different dates, and they have the same exact issue.
I stopped and spoke to a glass guy putting in a windshield near work one day and he said it was the hot wax from the car wash and anything that removes hard water spots should do it. I tried that and got nothing.
I can't imagine having to put new glass all the way around the truck to resolve it, but I certainly can't find anything that will remotely make a dent into this issue.
Anyone got any ideas? The 2 photos below are what it looks like when driving at night in the rain. If you look close, you can see the pattern.
Sorry for the photos being rotated. They are straight on my computer, but rotated here and I'm not sure how to correct that, since they are straight on my computer
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