Windshield restoration
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Windshield restoration
I've got just under 17k on my car and the windshield is getting pretty bad.
Not sure if its physical pits or just build up on the glass itself. The only thing ever done to it was powerwashing/regular wash/once a week cleaning its glass cleaner.
I do a lot of highway driving and I'm sure the higher speeds have contributed to it.
Are there any decent restoration products? Not sure if it needs to be polished, filled, or it just has a bunch of tiny dirt particles that regular washing is not getting off similar to the need to clay the paint.
Doing a 6K road trip in 5 weeks and would like to get it cleaned up if thats possible.
Not sure if its physical pits or just build up on the glass itself. The only thing ever done to it was powerwashing/regular wash/once a week cleaning its glass cleaner.
I do a lot of highway driving and I'm sure the higher speeds have contributed to it.
Are there any decent restoration products? Not sure if it needs to be polished, filled, or it just has a bunch of tiny dirt particles that regular washing is not getting off similar to the need to clay the paint.
Doing a 6K road trip in 5 weeks and would like to get it cleaned up if thats possible.
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I've got just under 17k on my car and the windshield is getting pretty bad.
Not sure if its physical pits or just build up on the glass itself. The only thing ever done to it was powerwashing/regular wash/once a week cleaning its glass cleaner.
I do a lot of highway driving and I'm sure the higher speeds have contributed to it.
Are there any decent restoration products? Not sure if it needs to be polished, filled, or it just has a bunch of tiny dirt particles that regular washing is not getting off similar to the need to clay the paint.
Doing a 6K road trip in 5 weeks and would like to get it cleaned up if thats possible.
Not sure if its physical pits or just build up on the glass itself. The only thing ever done to it was powerwashing/regular wash/once a week cleaning its glass cleaner.
I do a lot of highway driving and I'm sure the higher speeds have contributed to it.
Are there any decent restoration products? Not sure if it needs to be polished, filled, or it just has a bunch of tiny dirt particles that regular washing is not getting off similar to the need to clay the paint.
Doing a 6K road trip in 5 weeks and would like to get it cleaned up if thats possible.
See this thread.....I polished my windshield and applied a nano ceramic glass coating.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...the-glass.html
You need a buffer to complete the work.
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In NY, you can get full glass coverage. $0 deductable.
As long as the chip/break is in your line of sight and not fixable.
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All rock chips are considered fixable. They fill it with a speak clear epoxy so they wouldn't replace it for that.
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Originally Posted by FYREANT;1590277547[B
]All rock chips are considered fixable.[/B] They fill it with a speak clear epoxy so they wouldn't replace it for that.
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Call a pro to do your windshield! Someone like Safelite. Removing the chips you are talking about will also remove some of the windshield. Using mild abrasives with a polisher is risky at best.
I polish rock and glass for a living and working on a curved surface requires practice and patience. I use fine grits such as 800 grit silicon carbide and diamond and work up to 1200 grit and then to polishes such as Cerium Oxide and 3,000 grit diamond then to get it perfect it goes to 8,000, 14,000 and finish with 50,000 grits. These are all diamond and are mixed in a carrying agent such as Old Miser Grit Carrier ( not referring to any members).
This is very messy and would require masking off the car to protect the paint and other parts as the powders will get into every thing around.
So, call a pro and see what they suggest, filling and polishing may be the best bet. It would certainly be the easiest and fastest way. My way may be a bit over kill for a windshield but it works great for telescope lenses, mirrors and glass counter tops.
Good luck
I polish rock and glass for a living and working on a curved surface requires practice and patience. I use fine grits such as 800 grit silicon carbide and diamond and work up to 1200 grit and then to polishes such as Cerium Oxide and 3,000 grit diamond then to get it perfect it goes to 8,000, 14,000 and finish with 50,000 grits. These are all diamond and are mixed in a carrying agent such as Old Miser Grit Carrier ( not referring to any members).
This is very messy and would require masking off the car to protect the paint and other parts as the powders will get into every thing around.
So, call a pro and see what they suggest, filling and polishing may be the best bet. It would certainly be the easiest and fastest way. My way may be a bit over kill for a windshield but it works great for telescope lenses, mirrors and glass counter tops.
Good luck
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See this thread.....I polished my windshield and applied a nano ceramic glass coating.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...the-glass.html
You need a buffer to complete the work.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...the-glass.html
You need a buffer to complete the work.
I have Griots dual action buffer, think I have clean white and blue pads.