Effects of vaping on windshield?

[Commie]

Has anyone had a similar issue by chance? Over several days or weeks, I get some sort of a film on the inside of my car's windshield, which makes it noticeably harder to see at night, glare and all. I wonder if it's condensation of my vapor or something unrelated to vaping.

It's also relatively hard to clean. It prefers to smear rather than come off.

 

[Eddie.Willers]

What %age VG is in your juice?
Higher concentrations (relative to PG) can leave a film - I have the same thing in my vehicle (which is cleaned but infrequently)

 

[yellowrider]

yes.. Pg, Vg, does this.. I think its the vg actually, but not certain.

 

[quatro]

Does it mean the same residue is inside lungs?

 

[yellowrider]

probably but your lungs are not made out of glass so..

 

[p-doze]

get a car with retractable windows and voila!

 

[mostlyclassics]

Does it mean the same residue is inside lungs?

No. Both VG and PG are quite soluble in water. Both are dissolved by the water in your lungs and enter the bloodstream from there. Eventually, after some chemical transformations within the body, they wind up in your kidneys and then adios!

 

[Robino1]

I get a film on my car windows also. It is from vaping in a small enclosed space. At home, I have not had any issues with the film because it is a larger space and the vapor dissipates before contacting any objects. I've found that Windex Wipes takes it off the windshield and side windows very easily and I keep a pack of them in my center console.

 

[thewrightstuff]

I was about to say the same, Robino. I keep a small pack of windex wipes in the car along with some folded up paper towels in the door pocket and clean it about once a week.

Pretty standard cleaning up stuff, and much less filthy than the ashes, burn marks, and smoke residue that I used to have.

 

[Commie]

Does it mean the same residue is inside lungs?

I doubt it for two reasons:

1. Windshield doesn't know how to cough stuff up
2. Windshield is cold (Michigan winter), and acts as a condensation magnet

 

[Commie]

Thank you for all the responses, folks! I'll get some wipes for this too.

And, once it gets warmer, I'll start opening a window when I vape. Currently it's not pleasant to do so. Not having to open a window in the car was one of the reasons I quit smoking.

Also, @p-dose, I haven't seen very many cars that didn't have them fancy retractable windows

 

[plastictree]

It used to be horrible then my windshield cracked, got a new one and no problems