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GLASS POLISHING.......................... #1582174
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A friend and myself are putting together a Fastback Mustang and there`s some scratches on some of the glass so what`s the best way to eliminate these. Thankxxx............


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: Thumperdart] #1582175
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eastwood has a good kit.

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I`ll check into it..........thankxxx...........


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: Thumperdart] #1582177
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It won't ever get out visible scratches....replace the glass and save your time.


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: jbc426] #1582178
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You have a chance if it's laminated glass, however, if it's tempered glass forget about it.........


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: Thumperdart] #1582179
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Sorry it can't be done without distortion. Not worth your time of the cost of the kit from Eastwood, imo.

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Well that sux cos this is original 67 Fastback Mustang glass..........


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Thump I have always heard the rule of thumb is if you can catch your finger nail on it it's done. If not it will polish out. Hope this helps.


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Thump I have always heard the rule of thumb is if you can catch your finger nail on it it's done. If not it will polish out. Hope this helps.




These are razor blade scratches from scraping off primer over spray..........


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: Thumperdart] #1582183
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I've heard that a loose wet paste of Bon Ami cleanser can get out light scratches. It has to be Bon Ami brand (not others like Comet or Ajax)because Bon Ami is made with feldspar, which is a very soft abrasive, and the others aren't.

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Good to know............thankxxx........


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: Thumperdart] #1582185
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I polished a windshield out on my old Challenger with a D/A and 1500 grit wet or dry. It worked pretty good, it was gouges from bad wiper blades.

I was too young and dumb to know I couldn't do it.

I'd try some Mother's and a damp powerball. If it doesn't work the glass is junk anyway.


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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: slantzilla] #1582186
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When I lived in Michigan I took a tinted side glass for my '62 convertible to the local glass shop to see if they could polish out a pretty deep scratch. You could definitely feel it. They warned me that it would leave a distortion but they could get rid of the scratch. The scratch is gone and you can find the distortion if you look hard for it. I took side glass for my pick-up with a very minor scratch to several shops here in Illinois and all said they couldn't do anything with it. I guess it depends on who is doing the work and how much they know.

Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: slantzilla] #1582187
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Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: rickraw] #1582188
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eastwood has a good kit.




Works good if you follow the destructions...

Won't take deep scratches out, but you'll end up better than what you started out with...

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Bon Ami is worthless, it is softer than is the glass. You need a Cerium Oxide kit to have a shot at it.

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Eastwood kit worked on Challenger convertible winshield - this was 20 years ago so not 100% sure if the kit they sell today is the same one

Re: GLASS POLISHING.......................... [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1582191
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Eastwood kit worked on Challenger convertible winshield - this was 20 years ago so not 100% sure if the kit they sell today is the same one




I think it's still the same basic kit...I bought Eastwood's bigger glass kit about 2 years ago for a windshield that lost the wiper blade during a storm...Polished out perfect but it was a wide,haze type defect not a deep sharp scratch like the end of a razor..

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Eastwood kit worked on Challenger convertible winshield - this was 20 years ago so not 100% sure if the kit they sell today is the same one




I think it's still the same basic kit...I bought Eastwood's bigger glass kit about 2 years ago for a windshield that lost the wiper blade during a storm...Polished out perfect but it was a wide,haze type defect not a deep sharp scratch like the end of a razor..




So r u saying the sharp razor scratch should be easier? Thankxxx............


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Nope, harder....I wish I had good news for you but depending on how bad the razor dug in it might not completely take the scratches out...If it's just small drag marks with the razor completely flat then it should polish out...The fingernail catch assessment is a good guide to the damage...

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