Windshield polishing

[RT K_line]

Looking for info on products you have used to polish window glass, also do's and dont's. Thanks in advance.

 

[MoparMitch]

Best tip is. If you can catch a scratch with a finger nail, forget it. New Glass Time. Ask me how I know.

 

[khryslerkid]

https://youtu.be/TjJSSqORjKA

 

[idrivemopar]

I used 2k to 3k grit sand paper followed by a heavy duty rubbing compound, then a polish to remove the shallow hazy scratches that were in my RR door glass caused by worn out window sweeps. It improved things a bunch, but there are still deep scratches as 68chicken stated, but the windows are not hazy any more. As always, before you use any thing like I did, test it on a small area first. Also, I always clay bar my windows once a year as you can see from the video above, glass holds a lot of gunk!!, then I usually just wax them to keep em looking nice.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Did the same sand paper trick on my polara, worked great!

 

[dvw]

It takes a LONG LONG time.
Doug

 

[Kern Dog]

I used 2k to 3k grit sand paper followed by a heavy duty rubbing compound, then a polish to remove the shallow hazy scratches that were in my RR door glass caused by worn out window sweeps. It improved things a bunch, but there are still deep scratches as 68chicken stated, but the windows are not hazy any more. As always, before you use any thing like I did, test it on a small area first. Also, I always clay bar my windows once a year as you can see from the video above, glass holds a lot of gunk!!, then I usually just wax them to keep em looking nice.

Clay bar on glass? That is interesting. I would have never thought of that!

 

[idrivemopar]

Clay bar on glass? That is interesting. I would have never thought of that!

Yep, try it out, you might be amazed how much crap comes off your glass. Helps the wipers work better too!!!

 

[Kern Dog]

It makes so much sense, I feel like I should kick myself for not thinking of it first.

 

[Moparsmitty]

I would try one of these kits from NAPA. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...ass-Resurfacing-Kit/_/R-BK_7601752_0361093439
I've used this on a few cars with good results. Follow the instructions with the kit and take your time. You might have to polish the windshield several times to get the results you want. The kit is fairly cheap so this is worth a try before you spend a lot of money.

 

[440+6]

Soapy water and very fine steel wool will do a great job also for cleaning.
Way back when a buddy of mine worked at a car wash/detailing joint and that's how they did it.

 

[RT K_line]

Thanks for all of the great ideas and info. Keep it coming, I wasn't able to look for anything this weekend because I was tied up. But will look this week. I'm wanting to work on the rear windshield as I replaced the front with a new one. I have a spare rear one but I want to see if I can get away with not replacing it if posible