My 57 windshield has minor scratches and scuffs, no gouge's or deep scratches. can the windshield be polished to remove said scuffs/scratches? thanks man Jeff
Had a scratch polished out of a windshield. It left a ripple that I disliked more than the scratch . . . .
Some can and some can't be polished out. My friend had a date coded windshield in a '64 Corvette that a couple of attempts were made at cleaning it up. His results were the same as Pete's up above, it was kinda like a bad LSD trip looking through it at night. He finally took a hammer to it so no one could talk him into trying to polish it again. If it is an impossible to find windshield, you may have no other choice.
I have had several sets of GM T-top panels polished over the years. Those panels are always a mess from sliding around in the trunk. They are much smaller than a windshield and you don't have to look out them to drive. You also cannot get all the way to the edge do the trim (non removable) so there is a ridge around the sides. But you ask if it can be done and the answer is absolutely.
If they are really minor, a good cleaning and an application of RainX works wonders. Sent from my LG-TP450 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Had a o.t. car that had the windshield polished, it changed the optics and i couldn't drive that car more then 15 before it started to give you a headache or you felt like you were going cross eyed. forget driving it at night. I do have a small (about 1") but deep scratch on the lower part of my 54's windshield , the gl*** looks white in the scratch. Has anyone tried to use clear nail polish or a drop of clear coat on that type of scratch?. I tried that bullseye repair-joke.
We used to polish minor scratches with rubbing compound on a polisher Worked well But nothing major or deep
One of my pal/customers bought a repair kit. I'll try to remember to dig it out and give a name. Still, at the end of it all the scratch was too deep to remove. Made the rest of it look nice though.
If you have a scratch and polish (remove the surrounding gl*** to the levels of the scratch RIGHT???) that scratch in a small area say 1” wide the ripple left will bother you. But If you polish that scratch down in 2 foot wide swipe and feather the gl*** removal out the effects won’t be as bothersome.
If you're wanting to experiment with it yourself, I think the material you're looking for is Cerium Oxide. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cerium+o...=c&hvqmt=e&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_40gkf8eyvo_e
You'll definitely need to work a large area to ensure you minimize optical distortion. That said, it's a lot of work, and if it were me, I'd be spending the ~200 bucks and getting a new one if they're that bad. https://www.yearone.com/Catalog/1955.57.chevy/body/gl***/windshield-gl***
Novus makes a series of polishing compounds, mainly for boat plexigl***. their #2 & #3 are the 2 co****st ones.
When I was building the Ranch Wagon, I saw a few scratches in the original windshield so I ordered a replacement, when it arrived it had a green shaded area across the top which I specifically told the company I did not want when I was placing the order and they ***ured me they had the clear gl*** like the original. It was a PITA to get it back to them and they didn't charge a restocking fee and told me my new windshield would arrive in about a week, true to their word the new windshield arrived and when I opened up the box I was stunned to find they had sent back the exact same windshield I had returned. You might ask yourself how I know it was the same one, I had wrote with a black sharpie across the windshield I did not order a green tint gl***. I called them again and did my best to stay calm, the lady that answered the phone apologized for the screw up, the owner apologized but I still and the wrong windshield, he ***ured me he was going to overnight the correct windshield and he personally would pack it. Sure to his word the correct windshield arrived the next day, I opened the box and there was no green tint but, the gl*** had a crack about 8 inch's long. I returned the broken windshield, told the owner of the company it's like a baseball game, three strikes and your out, I decided to use the original Ford gl***, it has a few scratches but I have learned to live with them. HRP
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