I have a tool right in front of me that I haven't used yet. It's a Microfiber windshield cleaner according to the package. "No strain! No stretch! Cleans and shines with water.". I haven't tried it yet but I think the handle on it would make it work better than a squeegee. Not sure where I got it.

That Microfiber Windshield cleaner looks like the ticket for DIY. There are varieties on Google - Amazon, Ebay, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc.

https://www.google.com/webhp?gws_rd=ssl#q=inside+windshield+cleaner

I'm lucky in that the carwash I go to does it for me as part of their basic package.

charleemo - let me know when you use it and how it works... or doesn't :)

Thanks chloecat and duluth. I have never thought about paying someone else to clean my car. Maybe I should! :)

Two ways:

Car wash, or

Paper towels and Windex. I don't think it can be done sitting upright in a front seat as if riding down the road. I'm over 6 feet tall but can't reach most of the windshield with that posture.

First spray one half, then kneel on the seat or reach in from outside, putting your torso horizontal and perpendicular to the side of the car. Reach out your arm (right arm when on passenger side, left arm on driver side, unless you crawl across the front and use the same arm for both sides) and wipe, careful to finish with a dry part of the towel. If necessary, go around to the other side and repeat.

I'm short too. I use a floor mop, the kind that has a flat head similar to the 3m Scotch Brite Sweeper. I attach paper towels to it, spray Windex or vinegar mixture and clean it.

My bathrooms has large wall mirrors. I do the same to clean them.

Will do. Probably try it out tomorrow.

I take it to the car wash about twice a month. Got a nice one nearby that has a great crew. If I have to do a touch up or something gets on it I use Invisible Glass.

Once a year I clay bar the windshield inside and out using Griot's products.

Moonie, we've had one of those long handled microfiber implements for three or four years and it works like a charm.

Maybe I need to clean mine! Lol. It always looks clean after washing the outside. I don't smoke so that would make a difference.

I have the microfiber tool too. I don't smoke, but somehow the inside of the windshield gets messy. I notice it under certain conditions, like if it fogs up.

I use 2 microfiber cloths, one is wet and one is dry. I sit on the very edge of the seat and hang onto the handles that are built into the doorframe with 1 hand and I am able to reach everything on my SUV even though I am only 5'4". I do one half at a time and move over to the other side to finish. I wipe the wet cloth over half the windshield and then quickly polish it dry with the dry cloth so that I don't get any streaks. It works better than any glass cleaner I have ever tried.

I Have these. The green one was found at Dollar Tree. They have the long handle to reach the window.

When making up your vinegar and water add a little jet dry liquid for the dishwasher and it won't streak. I have a long handle squeegee, on the top side is a sponge, lightly moisten the sponge with the cleaning mixture squeeze it out, you don't want water running every where, and work your way across starting at the top. Flip to squeegee and some paper towels to dry. Sometimes I go over it with a long handle microfiber cleaner, the kind that looks like dreadlocks.

Alisande - I don't smoke either and that's when I notice the smearing... even when there is only a little fog. Drives me nuts!

Next time I'm out and about, I'll look at the gadgets and make a decision. Might go ahead and try my swiffle with vinegar water.

FlamingO - I'm 4'10". lol (just heard on the radio that "lol" is now outdated. COOL people use "haha")

Snidely - haha. (I'm cool!) I have never had someone give me such detailed info for such a simple procedure. It's not the how, it's the can't. Being tall, you wouldn't understand. :)

Thanks everyone! I need to pick up a couple more microfiber clothes, too.

I have a couple of the Dollar Tree cleaners on a stick. They're OK but not great. The best way for me is still a good glass cleaner. Then I wipe down the dashboard, steering wheel, doors and whatever else is around. I do use the gimmick thing during the winter when things fog up. Works pretty good for that.

Good idea, Cynic. I should keep one of the gimmick things in the car for this winter.

I don't. Car wash does it.

I have never had a problem with *having* to clean the inside of my windshield until this car which is a CRV and the inside winds up with a film on it from something but I don't know what. Whenever the car is in the mechanics they clean it.

New cars have a film from off-gases from the dashboard plastic. I keep a microfiber cloth in the glove compartment for quick wipes.

The interior of my car is leather (including the dashboard), so no off-gassing film. :-)

Mine too Lindsey. That's why a microfiber cloth is all it takes. Once in a while I get a fog. Actually, in my previous car (purchased new) it was my back window that would get a film.

The film on the inside of the windshield is a byproduct of all the offgassing of the stuff used to build your car. That "new car smell" is toxic - and that film is a visual indicator of the horrendous chemicals used in car manufacturing.http://www.askthebuilder.com/what-is-smokey-film-on-car-windshields-and-windows/

moonie, hot dang I must be the cool person because I've always said "haha" instead of "lol"! I've been doing that before it was cool though and I've actually had someone tell me how stupid that was. HAHA!

OH and I always use the microfiber cloth for the windows. You can just use water if you use the microfiber cloth, then use a dry one right away before the water dries. If you are too short to reach, I'm sure one of those with a handle will be fine. I would think though, that even someone really short could get up in there maybe even easier than a big person really. Even I, at five feet nine inches, have to do just one side at a time.

Paper towels and Windex. Occasionally (every couple of years) I buy a window polishing cloth from Target or an auto-parts store and wipe the inside and out with it. I do go to a car wash once in a while and they do a great job. Anybody remember when gas station attendants routinely cleaned your front windshield free with a fill-up?