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Title: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 01:16:55 pm: i have one,
tried tcut, different polishs and things like jewellers rouge. any ideas?
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: Greeners on April 26, 2010, 01:25:54 pm: Steve, I'd have a chat with one of the many windscreen repair guys that set up at Retail parks etc during the weekend. I'm sure they'd know how to sort it! :happy2:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: Aparoon on April 26, 2010, 01:39:35 pm: Quote from: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 01:16:55 pm
i have one,
tried tcut, different polishs and things like jewellers rouge. any ideas?

I scratched the fook out of mine with a scraper when we had the ice :fighting:

Spoke to a few people about it and it would appear that if it is too deep to buff out then its a new windscreen... Due to the fact that if the scratch is that deep, to buff it out would create a recess that the wiper would then not be in contact with and would not clear ... :sad1:

Thats what I was told anyway.

Chris :happy2:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 01:52:24 pm: only issue with these companies who repair is costs. they want a lot for it.

i have kinda rounded off the edges which helps a bit
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: Greeners on April 26, 2010, 01:55:58 pm: I was kinda thinking you could pick his brains rather that employ him to do it.................. :chicken:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 01:57:06 pm: ah ok,
Never seen one mind, but ill keep an eye out
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: JPC on April 26, 2010, 02:47:39 pm: polishing glass is possible, but as you can imagine, its hugely hard! and time consuming, cerum oxide is used i think?
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 03:13:26 pm: oo ill take a look for that, thanks
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: JPC on April 26, 2010, 03:54:10 pm: this is worked with a rotary polisher btw, not just something you can go and get a kit for
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: 182_blue on April 26, 2010, 05:13:23 pm: Also be careful as you can change the optics of the glass, and also make the area shinier than the area around it making it more noticeable than the scratch was :surprised:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 05:14:59 pm: well atm it catchs the sun like a ***, its on the passenger side, so not in my direct view but with the sun catching it its noticeable.
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: vRS Carl on April 26, 2010, 07:51:26 pm: Hit it with a hammer (not too hard) to put a "stone chip" in it.

Claim on your insurance and pay Â£50 excess.

Probably cheaper in the long run

Carl :happy2:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: SteveS on April 26, 2010, 07:52:09 pm: i been thinking about that, but ill be honest, im scared of doing it.. haha just cant do it to my poor car! :ashamed: :chicken:
Title: Re: scratch on windscreen
Post by: Gene Hunt on April 26, 2010, 08:18:49 pm: Quote from: 182_blue on April 26, 2010, 05:13:23 pm
Also be careful as you can change the optics of the glass, and also make the area shinier than the area around it making it more noticeable than the scratch was :surprised:
..........correct.If the scratch is too deep & you polish it out the area polished will go ''wavy'' & will no longer be totally clear.
Used to work with glass years ago. :happy2: