landrover598 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Can anyone recomend a product to remove scratches from windscreen glass ? Mine is covered in 100's of tiny scratches, and the current low sunlight means i cant see a thing Any body had good results with a particular product ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&S Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Yup, a bloomin great stone followed by a call to your insurance company. I'm not aware of any products that would work on a windscreen - be interested to hear otherwise though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 A couple of decades of the wipers dragging grit across the screen will do that. You could go to Halfrauds and buy a product that claims to cure the problem, super heavy duty glass polish or something like that. If you want to waste a fiver it is as good as any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 visit a jeweller & ask for some jewellers rouge, if it can polish diamonds & similar then winscreen glass should be easy for it to polish up. or by post from here or here from priory polishes It is also used in the windscreen industry for removing fine scratches from expensive windscreens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 It will take forever to do a whole windscreen (or the majority of it). If you can click your nail on a scratch, then forget trying to remove it. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Yup, a bloomin great stone followed by a call to your insurance company. I'm not aware of any products that would work on a windscreen - be interested to hear otherwise though. Remember to tell them it's heated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkk2 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Years ago I worked for a computer company and we would remove scratches from crt (yea I know) screens with Duraglit, not sure I would tackle a full windscreen with it though however it did work on the screens. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Yep, I was going to mention jewellers' rouge too. However 30 quid for a screen if you can fit it yourself, it's not worth the effort/elbow grease... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 You can buy kits from car restoraton companies that go in your drill and polish the glass. Not everyone has the option of getting their insurance company to pay because new glass is no longer available. I had to claim for mine, £826 they billed the insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Found this: http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8109&frostProductName=Windscreen Scratch Repair Kit&catID=20&frostCat=Glass&frostSubCat=&subCatID= Anyone used it? My BMW windscreen is a smeary mess in the rain - its spotless and the wiper blades are new, so i'm convinced its because of the micro scratches on the screen, so may have to give this a go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobson Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I've also heard of brasso being used. But, an old friend of mine works for auto windscreens and told me (ages ago) that screens had a coating on them to reflect the glare or something, apparently you can tell if you hold a sheet of white A4 paper on the inside, then look at it from the outside, if it looks bluey/greeny then it's coated. so if you polish a screen with something abrasive, aren't you just going to polish of any coating? leaving funny looking 'white' spots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 As Mickey says, £30 will see you right, plus a tenner or lots of swearing and string) to fit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 My Disco failed it's MOT on wiper scratches once. I used an industrial paint/GRP polisher (big, low RPM grinder with mop head) and some 3M finesse it compound. It worked miricles, the small scratches more or less disappeared and the deep gouges along the edge where a wiper had broken were 'softened' to a slight misty line. I know this is industrial kit, but maybe some of the compounds mentioned above could be applied with a Halfords type paint work buffer to good effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 In a hurry to MoT the hybrid, I used metallic type Tcut with a lambswool pad on a random orbit sander, to remove a fine patina of very tough overspray left on the glass from spraying grp moulds in the workshop. The glass seemed very clear and shiny afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza65 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yep, the scratch on my windscreen is bloody annoying so would consider a new one....but, any pitfalls or problems that might make me reconsider? I'd be obliged if anyone can advise what to watch out for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I've used a small amount of T cut before to get a scratch off of the windscreen-it's also great for removing any really ingrained dirt off of them too. HTH John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 If you get a protective layer applied the adhesive may fill the scratches enough to make them go away. Something like http://www.clearplex.com/. I'll be putting it on mine mostly to stop rock impacts from spidering but also to keep sandblast damage down since I do plan on traveling in some hostile environments (silica flats, Dempster Highway etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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