Removing fine scratches from window.

[Nev The Bear]

Do any members have any advice or can suggest a product for removing fine scratches on the drivers side and front passenger windows? Thanks.

[Jordan Apex]

Apparently near enough not possible because the glass is toughened

[lovema75]

Its caused by tiny bits of grit getting caught in the seal at the bottom of the glass.

You can buy glass polishing kits but if the scratches are too deep it may not work.

[clf]

I used to work for a door specialist, and the manager used to clean fine scratches with jeweller's rouge. I have never tried it, myself, but it worked for very fine marks. T-Cut may also help reduce the effect of it, but what I have used to good effect (but not perfect) was Autoglym Glass Polish. It reduced the obvious-ness of the marks, but did not remove them.

[mrvandango]

I have heard good things about cerium oxide as per:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GLASS-POLI...item3a8ea0361c

I think it's quite a lot of effort, but does work on light scratches. If you can feel them with your nails then you've no chance of removing them. I have some annoying wiper marks that I will one day endeavour to get rid of.

[NigelOBB]

Originally Posted by clf

I used to work for a door specialist, and the manager used to clean fine scratches with jeweller's rouge. I have never tried it, myself, but it worked for very fine marks. T-Cut may also help reduce the effect of it, but what I have used to good effect (but not perfect) was Autoglym Glass Polish. It reduced the obvious-ness of the marks, but did not remove them.

That's right I used to fit windows and used to keep a big stock of the stuff in the van. It does work on windscreens etc

[pab]

It's a design fault, they all do it..

You have little or no chance in removing scratches on toughened glass. The risk of shattering the glass using mechanical tools too.

On a regular basis run a rag and blunt blade along the inside of the seal to remove the gritty crud.

Try and refrain from dropping the window fully down.

[Supervinnie40]

You can if you know how to. With special products like Ceriglass and glass-polish pads you can make quite a difference. But that difference is biggest on wiper-marks. The scratches your wipers make when they move over the glass.

Downside; you'll need a good amount of experience (because you have to monitor heat build up, speed of polishing, lubrication, amount of pressure etc.etc.). Pretty much everybody breaks/destroys the glass at the first few times.
You'll also need equipment; IR heat sensor, rotary with enough power and speed control, glass polish pads. You even have to keep in mind that the glass can be distorted which causes light to bent inside the glass. Giving you a funny-house-mirror effect (which is very dangerous).
And a good working space also helps alot.

So, yes it is possible (I offer it as a service), and you can make a reasonable difference. But it's not easy to do and it won't have much effect on stone-chips because they are to deep.