Using a crappy scraper through the winter has left quite a few scratches in my windscreen, does anyone know good cheap methods/products to remove them?
The low sun in the morning really shows them up and they're quite distracting.
I've found quite a bit of info on detailing sites about glass scratch removal but to be honest by the time I've bought the kit it would be cheaper to pay the excess on a new screen!
Scratched Windscreen
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Re: Scratched Windscreen
Might be best to 'stage' a new stone-chip bullet hole and have it replaced for new
If there is a magic fix I'd like to know because I got a little stone stuck on the wiper blade which sent an 'arc' right across the screen
If there is a magic fix I'd like to know because I got a little stone stuck on the wiper blade which sent an 'arc' right across the screen
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Re: Scratched Windscreen
It really depends a lot on the depth of the scratch. I've done quite deep scratches on my side window with 1000-grit wet sanding paper and rubbing compound.
The professionals use 1000-3000 grit paper and rubbing compound. You don't need a kit, their stuff is not really special except for the expensive electrical tools that makes the job a lot faster
The professionals use 1000-3000 grit paper and rubbing compound. You don't need a kit, their stuff is not really special except for the expensive electrical tools that makes the job a lot faster
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Re: Scratched Windscreen
I've used Solvol Autosol,that chrome cleaner in a tube on glass scratches as long as there not to deep,it works wonders on scratched watch faces aswell.
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Re: Scratched Windscreen
If there fine scratches they shouid come out,
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