Thread: Windscreen Scratches

Toothpaste, try the "whitening" type which has a mild abrasive. I used this recently on the 101 with great effect. I buffed it with my $20 chinese buffer - worked a treat. No good on deep scratches.

Toothpaste cleans the glass but had no impact on the scratch.

Any other suggestions - is there anyone I can take the car to, or is it there for good??

Thanks

Garry

Oh well, at least your window will have a ring of confidence.

Not sure about your area, but I would try a professional like Obrien's or Novus.

Novus - The Glass Resoration Experts

Originally Posted by garrycol

Since I have had my RRS I have had the wipers set on auto with quite a few dry runs happening when the sensor got a bug splat or something similar. This function needs to have an associated squirt of water to apply lubrication to the screen

At result I now have a moderately deep scratch which will not polish out - not all that obvious from the outside but quite obvious on the inside.

Any suggestions on how to get rid of this scratch - I have now turned the auto wiper function off.

Garry

Couldn't believe a dry bug would scratch a windscreen , unless of course the bug had kidney stones

Cerium oxide (and water..) will eventually get it out.

Simplest way... here's a link to start with:-

Polishing out Glass Scratches with Cerium Oxide : Aussie Sapphire, Specialists in Lapidary Supply

A good idea is to make a similar depth scratch on some scrap glass... and practise on that.

On a sloping/vertical surface I found that a plasticene 'dam' under the working area both contained the mess...and allowed re-cycling.... But that was tooo many years ago and I don't know if the stuff still exists, or works as well as it used to. Or what I think it did....

For a more modern approach, have a look at this.

http://www.glasweld.com/glass-repair...-removal-kits/

I suspect this system fills the scratch up to the level of the glass surface, rather than grinds the surrounds DOWN to the scratch-bottom. On reflection, I'd suggest this may be a better way, depending on the co$t of a windscreen and your insurance policy...

James in Gosnells

Hand-ground an 8" telescope mirror, to final polish.

Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

Couldn't believe a dry bug would scratch a windscreen , unless of course the bug had kidney stones

Maybe a grain of sand caught on the blade and scrapped across a dry screen when the auto system activated - I now have that switched off. The bug needs to hit the screen outside the wipe area where the sensor is.

Originally Posted by superquag

Cerium oxide (and water..) will eventually get it out.

Simplest way... here's a link to start with:-

Polishing out Glass Scratches with Cerium Oxide : Aussie Sapphire, Specialists in Lapidary Supply

Thanks for that - the scratch is deep enough to feel so maybe it needs to go to a professional.

Cheers

Garry

That would be the best way...

Plan B is a replacement windscreen.
Plan C is fix it yourself.
Plan D is......