Eric Shune

pull the other one..........leg that is..........rubbish..........


"Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Daz N wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On the left hand side (right hand drive car) of my windscreen is a
> > scratch that's been done by the end of the wipe blade, it's about
> > 2-3" long and about 1" wide, looks a bit like some sandpaper has been
> > caught under the wiper blade.
> >
> > Is there a product on the market that will let me polish scratches
> > out of glass?
>
> Toothpaste. Seriously.
>
>

Hairy One Kenobi

"Eric Shune" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> pull the other one..........leg that is..........rubbish..........

It works very well on clear plastic (an old modeller's trick from when I was
a kid, IIRC)

Would have thought that glass would be too hard, though - I'd look at a
specialist glass polish, myself (Autogylm as a first try, or something that
a glazier would recommend).

Assumption: a *very* light scratch

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Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

> "Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
> news:2jmj4dF13dtpmU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >
> > Daz N wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On the left hand side (right hand drive car) of my windscreen is a
> > > scratch that's been done by the end of the wipe blade, it's about
> > > 2-3" long and about 1" wide, looks a bit like some sandpaper has been
> > > caught under the wiper blade.
> > >
> > > Is there a product on the market that will let me polish scratches
> > > out of glass?
> >
> > Toothpaste. Seriously.

Hairy One Kenobi

"Eric Shune" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cb5qpf$r8$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> pull the other one..........leg that is..........rubbish..........

It works very well on clear plastic (an old modeller's trick from when I was
a kid, IIRC)

Would have thought that glass would be too hard, though - I'd look at a
specialist glass polish, myself (Autogylm as a first try, or something that
a glazier would recommend).

Assumption: a *very* light scratch

--

Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

> "Doki" <doki@spamtroNspidar.com> wrote in message
> news:2jmj4dF13dtpmU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >
> > Daz N wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On the left hand side (right hand drive car) of my windscreen is a
> > > scratch that's been done by the end of the wipe blade, it's about
> > > 2-3" long and about 1" wide, looks a bit like some sandpaper has been
> > > caught under the wiper blade.
> > >
> > > Is there a product on the market that will let me polish scratches
> > > out of glass?
> >
> > Toothpaste. Seriously.

Ben Pope

"Eric Shune" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> pull the other one..........leg that is..........rubbish..........

Well... toothpaste IS a mild compound so with enough elbow grease (think big
polishing machine) you might do it.

But for glass, you'd want a range of compounds to that you can get it quick
then smooth over to a "glass" finish.

Not really something you can do without a machine.

Ben

Ben Pope

"Eric Shune" <dj@124btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cb5qpf$r8$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> pull the other one..........leg that is..........rubbish..........

Well... toothpaste IS a mild compound so with enough elbow grease (think big
polishing machine) you might do it.

But for glass, you'd want a range of compounds to that you can get it quick
then smooth over to a "glass" finish.

Not really something you can do without a machine.

Ben

Iain Miller

"Daz N" <darren(AT)clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1087761299.63465.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
> Hi,
>
> On the left hand side (right hand drive car) of my windscreen is a scratch
> that's been done by the end of the wipe blade, it's about 2-3" long and
> about 1" wide, looks a bit like some sandpaper has been caught under the
> wiper blade.
>
> Is there a product on the market that will let me polish scratches out of
> glass?
>
> Thanks in advance

www.screwfix.com & do a search for "glass polishing kit". About £20 & works
pretty well - I think the cutting agent is called Cerium Oxide IIRC.

You use an electric drill & you have to be careful to keep it moving & keep
the thing wet enough so that you don't get a localised heat build up which
can weaken the glass.

I used it on the inside of a big aquarium with good results & that's made of
plate glass which is very hard. It took quite a while though - over an hour
to do an area about 9" by 9". I've seen the same kit advertised for
polishing windscreens. All that said, as a general rule, if the scratch(es)
are deep enough such that you can feel them with a fingernail then they are
reckoned to be too deep to polish out.

I.

Iain Miller

"Daz N" <darren(AT)clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1087761299.63465.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
> Hi,
>
> On the left hand side (right hand drive car) of my windscreen is a scratch
> that's been done by the end of the wipe blade, it's about 2-3" long and
> about 1" wide, looks a bit like some sandpaper has been caught under the
> wiper blade.
>
> Is there a product on the market that will let me polish scratches out of
> glass?
>
> Thanks in advance

www.screwfix.com & do a search for "glass polishing kit". About £20 & works
pretty well - I think the cutting agent is called Cerium Oxide IIRC.

You use an electric drill & you have to be careful to keep it moving & keep
the thing wet enough so that you don't get a localised heat build up which
can weaken the glass.

I used it on the inside of a big aquarium with good results & that's made of
plate glass which is very hard. It took quite a while though - over an hour
to do an area about 9" by 9". I've seen the same kit advertised for
polishing windscreens. All that said, as a general rule, if the scratch(es)
are deep enough such that you can feel them with a fingernail then they are
reckoned to be too deep to polish out.

I.