Acid Rain Spots on Glass

Anyone have any luck removing Acid Rain Spots on Gl***? I have tried vinegar water and a little dish soap along with fine steel wool however it did not do the trick.

What other options do I have short of replacing the gl***?

Thanks Tom

 

000 steel wool always worked for me. Is that what you used? (Not 0000 or 00)

 

Use some rubbing compound, not polishing compound. Works really good....

 

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cut a fresh lemon in half, rub over the gl***, follow up with gl*** cleaner..

 

Fine steel wool and liquid metal polish works great.

 

Try clay baring them worked for me.

 

If it is acid it would have eaten into the gl***. To remove it you have to polish past that to remove the haze. However you'll remove the haze and create a lot of distortion in that area as you've polished a low point into the gl***. Same goes for polishing deep scratches. They can end up worse than started.

Grab a 1" safety blade and with a water bottle wet the area and with the blade at a 45 degree angle clean the area. Keep using plenty of water. The blade will not scratch the gl***.
If there is still an etch in the gl*** i'd use some jewellers rouge powder first to see how far etched it is and that may tidy it up. You should be able to get in from a glaziers. Mix into a loose paste and keep it wet when rubbing/polishing it by hand. If you use a polishing mop go easy and make sure you keep the mop and the area wet to avoid heat build up. Messy job but easy to clean up with a hose. I've used it for years and great for removing scuffs, reducing light scratches and removing silicone coatings on gl***. If you can't find that try some paint light swirl remover/cutting compound.

Fruit bat poop is the worse and I've replaced many windshields as the screens are s**** if its left on for too long. Big poops as well!!

Good luck

 

Cerium oxide, perhaps???

http://www.technologylk.com/__7816/cerium-oxide.html?source_ID=google&keyword=Gl***_Scratch_Remover

 

i use Bonami polishing cleanser. get it @ the grocery store in the detergent section or some hardware stores. good for cleaning aluminum,chrome,&mag wheels.................

 

My kid has some #11063 gl*** polish from Griot's, seems to work on some spots.

 

What Claymart said, Cerium oxide, best to buy the kit which has the felt wheel. It will take a little time but should polish to like new.

 

Bar Keepers Friend -

http://www.amazon.com/Bar-Keepers-F...1375246070&sr=8-2&keywords=bartender's+helper

 

^^^^^^ THIS^^^^^^

you'd be surprised what you can do with this stuff...

i've never tried it on acid rain etched gl***... but it is amazing.

 

I used Rain-ex on the inside of a screen (don't ask!) and want to know if the above stuff will remove that?

 

Try This: https://www.dkhardware.com/cerium-oxide-1kg-pot-1222a-product-71173.html

 

I had a 64 Impala years ago that had been owned by a farmer and must have used hard well water to wash it, man it was tough to clean that off but steel wool worked.

 

I had a badly etched rear window on a TA a few years back. I asked my gl*** guy for some help and he gave me a little packet of white powder and a razor blade. Turns out after a failed experiment that the substance was pumice and the blade was just to help open the sealed packet.

The instructions were to mix it with a paste gl*** cleaner and apply by hand. Worked very well and I was able to work around the Lynyrd Skynyrd sticker so win-win. It seems they use it on shower doors and industrial gl*** etched by sprinklers and such.

 

Play Free Bird!

 

^^^Always have, always will! This bird you cannot change.

 

I have another hobby that involves antique gl*** that is sometimes stained from the elements. I use this for removing acid stains....

 

I'd try Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean the gl***.

Phil

 

a 6 1/2 year old post brought back to life by some new poster with a link to a store........

 

Correction: With a link to HIS store.

I was not aware that acid rain would affect gl***. We always stored our sulfuric and hydrochloric acid in gl*** containers. Different type of gl*** I suppose.....