adrianreeve
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:03 PM |
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Can I polish scratches out of a windscreen?
As above really, I have a heated caterham screen with some scratches where the windscreen wipers must have been very worn. I was just wondering if
it's possible to polish scratches out of glass, and what would I need to use.
Cheers
Adrian
[Edited on 13/10/09 by adrianreeve]
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adam1985
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:07 PM |
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yes im sure you can
You can get a kit just for the job comes with a very fine paste not sure where from though prob best try ebay or halfords
[Edited on 13/10/09 by adam1985]
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SeaBass
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:07 PM |
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Cerium Oxide softens glass IIRC to enable polishing...
http://www.glassonweb.com/articles/article/103/
[Edited on 13/10/09 by SeaBass]
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BenB
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:34 PM |
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Frost do a special kit for the job. A recent classics mag test suggested it worked well. For very fine scratches you can use toothpaste or autosol and
some elbow grease. For deeper scratches you'll need the frost kit which includes a mop for the grinder.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:49 PM |
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I have successfully removed scratches from my screen with one of those kits, but I couldn't feel them with my fingernail. If they are deep
enough for you to feel then you may not be successful.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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adrianreeve
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 05:07 PM |
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Cheers chaps, it's not deep, so hopefully I'll get away with it. Hope so, caterham heated screens aren'texactly locost!
Cheers
Adrian
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austin man
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:04 PM |
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I have removed scratches in glass using a sizal mop and jewellers rouge before
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 14/10/09 at 06:10 AM |
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There was talk a while back about using toothpaste, so i tried it. Did a good job actually although didnt get the deep ones out.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Danozeman
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| posted on 14/10/09 at 07:03 AM |
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quote:
I have removed scratches in glass using a sizal mop and jewellers rouge before
A windscreen fitter i know told me to use that on my tin top with a similar problem. They carry pots of the stuff on there vans.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Dale
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 02:37 PM |
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What about a way to get rid of the sparkle when driving into the sun. Not scratches but pits I guess. Its like driving into a snowstorm when heading
into the sun in my tintop.
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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