I have tried the kit from Eastwood 15 years back with ill results I have one of my cars that really needs new gl*** or have the gl*** resurfaced. I really looked into repo but the gl*** is thinner and might not fit right and that will become a costly headache I mean in theory any hard surface can be polished and resurfaced but who can do this on auto gl*** professionally?
I was an auto gl*** guy and sometimes did a polish job here and there. I used jewelers rouge and a polishing pad made for taking scratches out of gl***. The rule of thumb, if your fingernail catches on a scratch, then its too deep. I've done windshields where the gl*** has become clearer with about an hour effort (I charged per hour with no promises on outcome). Some people were satisfied with the results as the gl*** was significantly clearer, while other expecting perfection - disappointed. I know what you mean about new gl***, it's thinner and sometimes fit is not so great. I would recommend either gl*** from PPG or LOF for the best fit.
Scratches, dings and dents are commonplace when it comes to cars. Flying debris on highways, careless people who park their cars next to you and accidents all may result in damage to the body or windows of your car. Surface scratches to your gl*** windshield may be eliminated using a car polish and mark remover produced by 3M. Car polishes may be purchased from most automotive stores and can save you a costly trip to a gl*** and auto body spe******t Read more: How to Remove Scratches From Window Gl*** Using 3M Car Polish | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6619596_remove-using-3m-car-polish.html#ixzz2SNymb0jc
When I worked at a gl*** fab plant we would save some scratched pieces by polishing on a giant (5 ft) diameter felt wheel that we sprinkled ground up walnut shell dust on. This took a lot of time, and was usually for prototype pieces. If you can catch your fingernail on it, it went into the s**** hopper.
Yes, gl*** can be polished. I put a used tinted windshield in my '55 Chevy 20+ years ago. It had wiper rash and a spot on the left side where the stainless wiper arm rubbed the gl***, about 3" long. It was a very noticeable rough area up to 1/4" wide. A couple hours work with a felt arbor with cerium oxide and it was totally clear. The "burn" area was only slightly distorted but never bothersome. Cerium oxide kits are available, maybe your local gl*** shop would have some. What have you got to loose? If you don't want to use it I guess it is s**** anyway, right?
well my gl*** has hundreds of nicks in i from grinding or welding by someone in the past that is what i was wondering if it could be resurfaced enough to fix this but it looks like the answer is no. i ned to start searching for good used gl*** now the china stuff is very expensive.
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