Glass Scratch Removal
Burning Brakes
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From: High Desert California
Some years ago, there was a company that came up with this product that you apply to remove scratches on glass. It was even advertised on tv showing the removal of worn out wiper scratches on windshields. Can anyone remember this?
Melting Slicks
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From: Eastern US XX
Originally Posted by 81cali
Some years ago, there was a company that came up with this product that you apply to remove scratches on glass. It was even advertised on tv showing the removal of worn out wiper scratches on windshields. Can anyone remember this?
Le Mans Master
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Yea I remember seeing it, I think JC Whitney still sells it. I have also seen the work. Yes it will remove SOME scratches, but it also introduces swirls, will make you dizzy lookin thru them.
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Yea I remember seeing it, I think JC Whitney still sells it. I have also seen the work. Yes it will remove SOME scratches, but it also introduces swirls, will make you dizzy lookin thru them.
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Glass Scratch removal
Whenever I paint a car and do the buffing, I make sure to put polishing compound on the windows and buffing removes a lot of small scratches. If it is a bigger scratch you can take it to a glass shop and the have a fill in process they use for nicks on the windshield. It also works for side windows. 
Drifting
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From: Seattle WA
Originally Posted by wcsinx
Yeah, I've seen some of the handiwork of these DIY glass buffing kits. They only come with 1 grit and it's too big for finish work. Any glass shop should be setup to do this stuff though. I'd check your yellowpages. It's not an expensive thing to have done.
They have it because they will attempt to remove scratches from the ones they sell that come with minor scratches.
It will, however, only remove minor scratches.
Le Mans Master
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From: detroit area
there is an acrylic buffing compound that has 3 stages of grits and a polish....... that might work and not tooo harsh... even though acrylic is softer than glass, i'm sure it'll help out a bit...... i'll see if i can find the name
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Nothing I've tried has worked on the "deeper" scratches..even those "glass" guys can't fix it...but I use Rain*X Glass Care 2000...it does a good job on the teeny weeny scratches....it is a glass cleaning/polishing compound..you can feel the grit between your fingers..
Le Mans Master
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I have used Eastwoods "Glass Polishing Compound" with great success, but it only removes haze, discoloration, and tiny surface scratches.
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
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i had the marks that steel makes when the rubber on the windsheld wipers are gone you could not miss it when you looked at the windsheld.
i got that kit ecklers sells and when to town on it took four hours work and made a big mess but they came out ,you cant see them now and its clear you have to go slow and use lots of water.
let me ad side windows are temperd it can break maybe ?
i got that kit ecklers sells and when to town on it took four hours work and made a big mess but they came out ,you cant see them now and its clear you have to go slow and use lots of water.
let me ad side windows are temperd it can break maybe ?
Last edited by my red 81; Apr 17, 2006 at 04:46 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by Edzred72
I have used Eastwoods "Glass Polishing Compound" with great success, but it only removes haze, discoloration, and tiny surface scratches.
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
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Actually; "back in the day"...we used regular ole chrome polish(ie. the Turtle wax brand that was brown) for glass...that was the ticket back then (and mostly by-hand polishing)...
With todays small and compact cordless drills; its EZ...it wont remove gouges, but all scratches will go, calcium, lime, and other hard water deposits/stains will go....be careful next to old rubber trim, gaskets and seals.
Old glass is different from today's glass...chrome polish really doesnt work on newer glass as well.
There was also a product called "Allisons 20/20 Bubble Polish" it was made for helicopters since most of those didnt have windshield wipers.
You will also notice "Rain-X" (and the like) work better on old glass than new...again; its the materials in glass these days.
Chrome polish may take a few tries at first, but after that; its as easy as keeping a good wax job on the car.
Low $$$, elbow grease, effective results.
Jim
With todays small and compact cordless drills; its EZ...it wont remove gouges, but all scratches will go, calcium, lime, and other hard water deposits/stains will go....be careful next to old rubber trim, gaskets and seals.
Old glass is different from today's glass...chrome polish really doesnt work on newer glass as well.
There was also a product called "Allisons 20/20 Bubble Polish" it was made for helicopters since most of those didnt have windshield wipers.
You will also notice "Rain-X" (and the like) work better on old glass than new...again; its the materials in glass these days.
Chrome polish may take a few tries at first, but after that; its as easy as keeping a good wax job on the car.
Low $$$, elbow grease, effective results.
Jim
Melting Slicks
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From: Salinas Ca.
Originally Posted by Edzred72
I have used Eastwoods "Glass Polishing Compound" with great success, but it only removes haze, discoloration, and tiny surface scratches.
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
Eastwood does sell a glass grinding kit that removes deeper scratches, but warns that distortion may occur is not done correctly. Also checked into having the glass ground at a shop. They wanted $75 an hour with a minumum 1.5 hrs per side. NO THANKS!!!!
Eddie
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I have heard lots of folks getting there windshields repaired but the side windows are tempered glass. I have not heard of anyone removing scratches from them.