Re: Scratched glass
[Re: minivan]
#550068
12/09/09 11:58 PM
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IF you want it perfect you will need to find a new qtr glass....
You can polish out some defects but that is rather severe..
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Re: Scratched glass
[Re: minivan]
#550069
12/10/09 12:01 AM
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well, i don't really need it perfect, however. i do have about 20,000 invested now and do not have the paint done yet, i am at the point in the restoration where i am really tired of spending money, i know all of you have got to this point, i guess i may have to bite the bullet, i knew new glass the only way, i was hoping maybe to get it to look good enough without taking everything apart, i did not want new glass on 1 area and old glass on the other, i do have new windshield,
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 12:32 AM
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hey Randy, i think i may come back to the window, do you think this will stick out like a sore thumb? however, i am at a stand still, i have to make the decision now, due to the fact i cannot put on the rear upper panels or the outside stainless, i really am bummed out about this, i thought this was not going to be a problem, what wld you do? the reason i ask , i know you have seen pics of the car and you know what i have put into the car, wld you put a used piece, or go ahead and replace all the glass?
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 12:43 AM
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It will only cost a couple bucks to try and buff those out, if you don't like how it turns out then you can shop for nicer glass. Try it first.
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 10:08 AM
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There is alot of decent used glass floating around...
Especially for typically lesser used quarter glass...
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 10:10 AM
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I bought the Eastwood kit and have used it with little success. Rule of if you can feel it with your fingernail, it aint comming out.
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 01:07 PM
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I've done some research on this and found that any of the one step polishes are useless. Removing scratches can be done but it takes multiple steps just like wetsanding your paint. There is a place in Ireland http://www.glasspolish.ie/ that sells multi-step kits, I'm going to try one out this summer.
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 06:07 PM
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Can they be polished out without a distortion?? I have heard bad things about it not looking right afterwards..
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 06:28 PM
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Can they be polished out without a distortion?? I have heard bad things about it not looking right afterwards..
If you have a deep scratch & try to buff it out by concentrating your effort on the scratched area you'll distrort it... Same as a paint job... You need to work the whole piece of glass.. Which is why they say you can't fix a deeply scratched piece of glass.. In reality you can but it would take days to do it & the likelyhood of not causing a distorted area would be pretty slim...
I did all the side glass in my vert, none were bad but I was able to take them from decent to very nice with a couple hours work... Same as paint, don't get the buffing pad on edge, keep it flat & keep it moving... Make sure the glass is clean cause any sandy residue will cause more harm than any good the Cerium Oxide will do... They tell you to run the buffing pad with a drill but I used my buffer.. If you just thread it on & don't pay attention the pad will fall apart because the shaft on the buffer is to long & winds up pressing on the buffing pad forcing it to seperate from the backing... I found that putting a couple tablespoons of Cerium oxide on the glass then using water in the spray bottle allowed me good control of the product.. As you buff stop occassionally & re-wet the abrasive or it will clump & can cause scratches... When you think your done polishing don't wipe the abrasive off, use a hose & flush the abrasive with plenty of water... Dry the glass & inspect... I spent 15-20 minutes per side & the glass really cleaned up allot..
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Re: Scratched glass
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12/10/09 07:11 PM
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Gavin
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I've done some research on this and found that any of the one step polishes are useless. Removing scratches can be done but it takes multiple steps just like wetsanding your paint. There is a place in Ireland http://www.glasspolish.ie/ that sells multi-step kits, I'm going to try one out this summer.
Thats the kit I'm planning to try, BTW their main website in the UK mentions that their products are available in the US linky There appear to be a number of places (that's one of them) that offer a service to polish out even deep scratches on, for example, storefront glass etc where replacement would be very expensive....ergo - deep scratches can be removed from glass, I believe the trick is to avoid excessive distortion though. These use a special 3M abrasive paper designed for hard surfaces - to quote their website "3Ms unique Trizact Glass Abrasive are the only abrasive easy and safe enough to use on all types of glass". Worth a go though they are not exactly giving the stuff away....
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