polishing glass

[coolaride]

hi

just wondering if the scratches out of the window glass can be polished so that theres none left ?
did that make sense ?
will anyone do this ?
or will the responses be " buy new glass "

hope someone can help

cheers

coolaride .

[weedy-burton]

Hey coolaride,

I could only suggest ringing a glazier or maybe even a windscreen place.I dont realy know either but I wouldnt of thought it possible.

WEEDY

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

I got told about this ages ago when buying gear to polish alloy. There was a product that was essentially a rubber backed sandpaper, they had a demo piece on a stick (like a nail file). The dude grabbed my hand and started on my finger-nail, by the time I clicked and pulled my hand away the nail was like someone had put a coat of clear on it!
Anyway I had a full manicure after that.... just kidding, the process generated no heat and apparently it was used by plane mobs to get the scratches out of the plane windows.
Look up Abrasives in the yellow pages and start making phone calls, or call your local airport.

[Digger]

Coolaride,

Try windscreens O'Brian, I had some wiper marks cut/polished out of my prime mover windscreen one time.
They could cut minor marks and they filled a deep stone chip, looked as good as new when done and passed roadworthy.
I used windscreens O'Brian in Footscray Vic at the time.

Cheers,
Steve

[craiga]

Coolaride,

Try Novus.
http://www.novuswindscreens.com.au/n_html/mainfrm.html

They advertise scratch removal but I have heard the glass can lose some of it's clarity after polishing.

At times the windscreen wiper blades cause scratching on the windscreen (grit trapped in the blade, faulty wiper arm, or incorrect cleaning of windscreen).

Even rear or side glass can become scratched.

And yes, Novus can remove most scratches using the most advanced scratch removal system in the world. (It can also be used on building glass, TV screens, glass top tables, etc.)

Worth a try...............

Cheers,

Craig.

[Ed]

I do know you can get it done Coolaride, I knew a guy who did his car.. deep scratches wont be removed though.. I can't elaborate on what deep is eg depth in microns.

from memory it was fairly pricey too.

I can try find where he did it in Sydney, and this may help you find somewhere close to you?

Cheers

Ed

[Jockster]

I have had quite good success with light scratches using Jewllers Rouge and a very soft rag, polishing the scratches out, it works fine on both laminated glass and zone toughened glass. It costs about $12.00 for a 400g jar. Most Jewellers could tell you where to get it
cheers
Jock

[Bullarto]

There are definitely mobs around who will fill your deeper scratches and chips with injection moulding. Hearsay is about 60 or 70 bucks, you could do this after doing the general cut and polish.

You might also consider trying brasso (coarse) and Silvo (finer) to really bring it up too. This is what we use on CDs when they get scratched.

I would challenge anthing to come up with a better finish. Well perhaps the jewellers rouge...

[Martin]

This has been discussed elsewhere recently, but I can't find it.

I've had success over the  years cleaning scratches off my watch glasses with Brasso on cardboard.  I would think the process would work just as well on window glass.  Note Bullarto's comment.

Martin