MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: nathangallo on January 16, 2012, 08:21:17 am

Title: Scratched windscreen
Post by: nathangallo on January 16, 2012, 08:21:17 am

I've seen a couple of products on the market but does anyone know of a good one. The scratches ain't to bad just tiny surface ones  :smiley:

Thanks

Title: Re: Scratched windscreen
Post by: ub7rm on January 16, 2012, 08:37:56 am

Apply hammer until the damage is bad enough that you can claim a new one of your insurance....

Sorry, not what you were looking for but polishing the windscreen can change the optical performace of the screen.

Title: Re: Scratched windscreen
Post by: mkviken on January 16, 2012, 10:51:53 am

toothpaste works if they're very fine scratches

Title: Re: Scratched windscreen
Post by: rongagain on January 16, 2012, 02:24:46 pm

I think it is called jewellers rouge, might have the name wrong, but it is for very finely polishing out scratches.
Or do as I did:

I tried a kit a while back from e-bay and it did work, I noticed no distortion of the screen as it was worked (electric drill and pad) over an area of fine scratches caused by an ice scraper. If it was deeper, such as a wiper arm scratch, then I am sure the optics would change.

I didn't want a new screen as I had read about problems with auto lights/auto wiper by a new screen.