Can you fix Pitted windshield?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 926
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From: Castle Rock CO
Replacement is the best option if the pits are deep. You really cannot polish the glass to remove the pits.
While I do like to use RainX on my windshields it helps a lot with removing water off the windshield in the rain but does not fix a pitted windshield. Back in the early days we used to wax our windshields with a polishing wax compound to shed water before they came out with rainx
Now a days I insure my glass under my insurance policy and they will replace the windshield if it has a crack in it. It costs me an extra 50 bucks a policy period with a 50 buck deductable some insurance companies do not charge extra. Check with your insurance policy and you might have coverage on a Cracked Windshield if it gets a crack in it.
While I do like to use RainX on my windshields it helps a lot with removing water off the windshield in the rain but does not fix a pitted windshield. Back in the early days we used to wax our windshields with a polishing wax compound to shed water before they came out with rainx
Now a days I insure my glass under my insurance policy and they will replace the windshield if it has a crack in it. It costs me an extra 50 bucks a policy period with a 50 buck deductable some insurance companies do not charge extra. Check with your insurance policy and you might have coverage on a Cracked Windshield if it gets a crack in it.
Last edited by MakoJoe; Aug 31, 2013 at 10:42 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 926
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From: Castle Rock CO
Yea you might need a cracked windshield from a rock kicking up from the road to have the INS replace it. If a chip is deep enough I convinced my INS company to replace the windshield on my 1992 Miata telling them it was so pitted I could not see through it.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
Nope far as I know
Still do it to this day my wipers rot from the sun not from use.
Dont have or need em on the A body rake of the windshield takes care of it. Heavy rain just speed up
Hey it works
Back in the early days we used to wax our windshields
Dont have or need em on the A body rake of the windshield takes care of it. Heavy rain just speed up
Hey it works
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
The glass 'chip' repair kits will fix small pits pretty well. The material is cured via UV light and a good repair is relatively invisible.
But, I have never found a source and method for using it to fix a "peppered" windshield. If I had, I would have already tried it.
I have thought about just using the chip repair fluid to fix my windshield, but I'd have to remove it and lay it down to have a fairly flat surface to start with. And, if I went that far, I might as well put in a new one.
So, no, I haven't figured out how to do that......yet!
But, I have never found a source and method for using it to fix a "peppered" windshield. If I had, I would have already tried it.
I have thought about just using the chip repair fluid to fix my windshield, but I'd have to remove it and lay it down to have a fairly flat surface to start with. And, if I went that far, I might as well put in a new one.
So, no, I haven't figured out how to do that......yet!
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: NYC NY
Short of replacing the windshield there is not a whole lot you can do to "fix" it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Tampa Bay FL
One of the first items I replaced on my L48 in '97 was the windshield. When I learned Safelight came to my driveway and performed the install, it was an easy decision. For an extra $25, they removed the windshield, gave me a day to clean and seal the windshield frame (it had light rust and I wanted to strip it and POR-15 it) and came back to perform the seal/install of the new windshield. Best decision I ever made and made driving the vette a real pleasure on bright sunny days.
www.safelight.com
I checked and they stock windshield glass for 70 coupe (at least in my area).
www.safelight.com
I checked and they stock windshield glass for 70 coupe (at least in my area).
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From: melbourne florida
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i had bad luck with safelite ended up with a local glass doctor franchise and was well pleased. unless you have a N.C.R.S trailer queen i would say having the windshield pulled is a good idea to be able to inspect for rust. i have a good friend who has restored several c3's and said when his 70 roadster got caught top down in a storm he pulled his out to dry everything up and said if he wouldn't have the rust would have destroyed it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Tampa Bay FL
i had bad luck with safelite ended up with a local glass doctor franchise and was well pleased. unless you have a N.C.R.S trailer queen i would say having the windshield pulled is a good idea to be able to inspect for rust. i have a good friend who has restored several c3's and said when his 70 roadster got caught top down in a storm he pulled his out to dry everything up and said if he wouldn't have the rust would have destroyed it.