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28th September 2011, 11:48
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removing scratches on glass
I want to remove a few scratches on my windshield. Some created after removing some bird shit (have no idea what the bastard ate) and some others after the council had the wonderful idea of mixing sand with salt during last winter.
I did a search but only found one thread. Then I also did a bit of research and found out about jewellers rouge and T cut for glass? Before I get the suggestion: no I'm not interested in bashing the glass then claim it off my insurance.
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28th September 2011, 15:11
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do you have a polisher?
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28th September 2011, 15:28
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L-plater
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mate of mine has a marine aquarium cost thousands 
anyway after a recent move of home got some light hazing scratches to front glass he used this kit and worked really well for him never tried it myself but the results look good 
http://www.glassscratchrepair.co.uk/index.html
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28th September 2011, 15:30
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Would also be interested in knowing this, mine's pretty bad all over!
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28th September 2011, 15:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu
no I'm not interested in bashing the glass then claim it off my insurance.
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hahahahaha
Also interested.
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28th September 2011, 16:58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wadoryu
do you have a polisher?
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unfortunately I don't...
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28th September 2011, 23:15
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There's a kit you can buy California something it's called but you will need a polisher.
Glass is much harder that paint so it's a bloody big job to correct it. Lots of dust and lots of heat and you need the proper kit. If you don't have a polisher it's probably cheaper to just buy a new screen but I know that's not what you want to hear.
I used my rotary quickly with some carlack paint cleaner witha cutting pad and it made it look better but didn't really correct it. Then topped with 3 coats of sealant and 2 months on the rain runs off like nothing ive ever seen before lol.
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29th September 2011, 08:46
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I don't mind if it's a hard job, just looking for what options I may have. Instead of a polisher, I could use a battery powered drill at low speed with the right head on it.
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29th September 2011, 10:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu
unfortunately I don't...
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Oo not good, i'd smash your windscreen and pay the excess unless you're willing to buy a polisher.
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29th September 2011, 10:57
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like i said, I can always put the correct head on a slow revving battery powered drill
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29th September 2011, 11:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu
like i said, I can always put the correct head on a slow revving battery powered drill
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http://www.planetpolish.com/index.ph...&products_id=4
there you go dude, wether you'll build up enough heat for it to work is another story. may work though.
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29th September 2011, 11:25
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cheers mate. I already know it will require a lot of elbow grease.
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26th November 2012, 10:23
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bumping this to say thanks for the links and advice, it worked. Twice
And I confirm, lots of elbow grease but was well worth it.
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26th November 2012, 11:39
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Did you get the product from plant polish?
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26th November 2012, 20:58
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Apparently T cut works. Don't hold me to it tho..
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28th November 2012, 00:54
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toothpaste on a cloth will sort it out if they are fine scratches 
MiiiinTayyy *jim carry voice*
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29th November 2012, 10:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wingnuts
Did you get the product from plant polish?
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I got the http://www.glassscratchrepair.co.uk/index.html
with a pad on a battery powered drill at low speed w/o percussion. It done some good but the finish wasn't great
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Originally Posted by kirkyboii
Apparently T cut works. Don't hold me to it tho..
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wouldn't touch with a barge pole, not thin enough. Instead I went for:
used that,water, wax, polish, wash, rinse, vinegar, window cleaner, rinse and repeat until the windscreen started getting better. It did take me hours and hours though. Basically lots and lots of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PycZtfns_U
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Originally Posted by deans2k8
toothpaste on a cloth will sort it out if they are fine scratches
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Nice one indeed
At the end of the day I had good results (at least better than having to hammer the windscreen), though I couldn't do much with the deeper stone chips. That glass scratch repair did help a lot to begin with.
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29th November 2012, 11:34
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L-plater
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T cut works
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29th November 2012, 16:02
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If you can feel it with your nail --then you won,t get them out no matter what you use
I have tired in the past with jewllers rouge + tcut+ even more aggressive pastes and a power polisher
glass is very hard so the amount of glass you need to remove around the damage is alot to get it all down to the one level
stone chips will certainly not come out with polishing
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29th November 2012, 18:12
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I do confirm that it's very hard, you are also 100% correct about the stone chips. I didn't clock the amount of elbow grease but it was a fair few hours over a few days. And no them sodding chips won't come out.
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