Glass Scratch Removal

BPBP440 · Jan 1, 2019

Has anyone has good luck removing scratches from glass that is deep enough for a nail to feel?

Lower portion of my side windows is scratched from worn out cat whiskers.

PurpleBeeper · Jan 1, 2019

I believe I've seen posts on here about using 1500-2000 grit sandpaper & buffing compound?

mmissile · Jan 1, 2019

A few companies make kits, and there's an outfit in Florida that does glass repair. Google. I have to look into it, myself. I'll have a couple small flaws, rather than have ill-fitting repop crap.

Bad Sport · Jan 1, 2019

BPBP440 said:
Has anyone has good luck removing scratches from glass that is deep enough for a nail to feel?

Lower portion of my side windows is scratched from worn out cat whiskers.

You might try this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Removal-Wh...m=183382066388&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850

A friend of mine used it with pretty good results.

Keep in mind when polishing glass to take your time and try not to generate a bunch of heat from it, it can give you the "coke bottle" effect if you get too aggressive.

dadsbee · Jan 1, 2019

Trust me.. 50 hours on a back glass and I wasn't happy in the end. You can see the "tale" in my resto thread. Side glass you may have better luck with less optics to worry about.

greycharger · Jan 1, 2019

I bought some Cerium Oxide at a rock shop for $10 and polished wiper scratches on a windshield with my buffer. Mostly successful, not 100%, when I gave up after about 3 hours. The scrapes were gone, but there was an optical warble that was perceptible when viewed at just the right angle.
It depends on the window. Flat glass is cheap at the glass shop. They quoted me $75 for a rear windshield for my Travelall and that's a big piece of flat glass.
I wish I had my 3 hours back, but if I had to do a glass that was unavailable anywhere, it's nice to know it can be done.

moparnation74 · Jan 1, 2019

dadsbee said:
Trust me.. 50 hours on a back glass and I wasn't happy in the end. You can see the "tale" in my resto thread. Side glass you may have better luck with less optics to worry about.

^^^^^^^
This.......

I too have had zero luck removing scratches you can feel in original glass.....I have tried multiple techniques......

dadsbee · Jan 2, 2019

One other offering after spending another afternoon working on glass clean up. I've found running a carpet knife blade back and forth across the glass, held TIGHTLY on about a 45* angle will take the ridges off the scratches and stone dings and make them less visible.

BPBP440 · Jan 3, 2019

Thanks for all the details of your experiences. I have not put eyes on the glass in a couple of years. I’ll pull it out and see if a little bit of clean-up will do the trick or if I need to start looking for new glass.

rebel513r · Jan 3, 2019

I used a kit from GT Glass on a back window did the whole glass for about $100 and it did come out pretty good but I think I spent 10-12 hours on it, I ised a 2200 rpm drill that's a lot of polishing time, it save a couple hundred bucks it wasnt worth it, I would buy a new piece of glass next time if its avaliable

Stereolab42 · Jan 6, 2019

greycharger said:
I bought some Cerium Oxide at a rock shop for $10 and polished wiper scratches on a windshield with my buffer. Mostly successful, not 100%, when I gave up after about 3 hours. The scrapes were gone, but there was an optical warble that was perceptible when viewed at just the right angle.
It depends on the window. Flat glass is cheap at the glass shop. They quoted me $75 for a rear windshield for my Travelall and that's a big piece of flat glass.
I wish I had my 3 hours back, but if I had to do a glass that was unavailable anywhere, it's nice to know it can be done.

Cerium Oxide compound is great for removing etched rain drops or the like (with a lot of elbow grease), but nail-deep scratches... nope, time for new glass.

rrTor-Red · Jan 12, 2019

dadsbee said:
One other offering after spending another afternoon working on glass clean up. I've found running a carpet knife blade back and forth across the glass, held TIGHTLY on about a 45* angle will take the ridges off the scratches and stone dings and make them less visible.
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I did the same thing what dadsbee said with the blade. After that, used 0000 steel wool and believe it or not, vinegar and it works! Then I used glass cleaner.

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