Windshield wiper scratch removal?

[NutmegCT]

Mild "arc" across the old (1958) windshield glass. Is there any way to lessen the mark?

I've read about Eastwood's two products (Glass Polish and Deep Scratch).

Wondered if anyone here has actually used them, and could comment on the results.

I see the whitish arc left by a wiper arm; I just barely feel the arc with fingernail.

But do the Eastwood (or any) products actually do the job? or just "shine up" the area?

Seems that glass polish is just a very fine compound, so wouldn't auto paint rubbing compounds work (or not work) the same?

Thanks.
Tom

 

[DrEntropy]

Wep, they would.

Go to a glass shop and ask 'em for soapstone. Mebbe that'll help.

 

[Bayless]

Biggest problem with a wiper scratch is it's probably in your viewing area. If you can feel it at al with a fingernail then by the time it is polished out then it will cause a distortion when looking through the glass. You'll have to evaluate whether that is acceptable.

 

[martx-5]

Check this video out...

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[PAUL161]

Being able to polish a windshield would be great for me, as my 55 TF windshield has a decal on it that's been on there for 30-40 years or more and I'd like to keep it because, it's being posted everywhere trying to find out where it came from, which could possibly indicate an early owner. The inside of the glass is perfect, the outside has over 50 years of the elements working on it. I'd only want to do the outside and it's flat. Shouldn't be that difficult. PJ

 

[Britishautobody]

Clever product! If only they could find a way to fill pitting also...

 

[AEW]

have you already checked St Joseph's Hospital physicians parking pass?

 

[glemon]

I have tried the Eastwood product, used as directed, over and over again, no real progress, this was a number of years ago, maybe they have something better now. Finally gave up and got a new windwhield

 

[NutmegCT]

I have tried the Eastwood product, used as directed, over and over again, no real progress, this was a number of years ago, maybe they have something better now. Finally gave up and got a new windwhield

Interesting. Do you remember which of the Eastwood products you used? They sell three different "levels" of glass treatment:

- Glass Polish (jar of Rhodite paste)
- Glass Polishing Kit Pro (jar of DiamondFast paste and padded drill wheel)
- Deep Scratch Kit, including Rhodite, drill wheel and several grit disks)

Thanks.
Tom

 

[Brosky]

Tom,

A lot of the glass companies will send a guy out, or you can drive in and for $20 or so, they'll polish it out with their rouge in no time. I know you amy want to do it yourself and that's fine, but you may spend as much for the polish and shipping as you do for the job complete at a professionals facility.

Just my thoughts and you can compare prices to review your options.

 

[NutmegCT]

Paul - I had no idea that glass companies might do that. Thanks for the heads-up.

Tom

 

[HEALEYJAG]

Bayless is right....there will be distortion . Also all you are doing with "crude "polishes are making the scratches finer and finer. At night this will cause significant scatter and glare! A friend waste 50 hours on his 58 vette only to find it was a waste of time..he ordered a new windshield!

Pete

 

[Brosky]

A good professional will also be able to look at it and see if can be salvaged. There are times that it's better to leave it alone or simply replace it.

Like if a big rock hit it while you were driving today and you had a big star on it and had to call your insurance company to replace it....

 

[glemon]

The kit I got came with the paste and polishing wheel, I followed instructions on a TR4a windshield with some wiper scratches and it had little to no effect, and I polished and polished and polished some more.

 

[PAUL161]

Check this video out...

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Closest place to me is a 5 hr drive away. I would certainly not ship my glass to them and it appears that it is a service, not a home do it yourself kit. Be ok if I had something to do around Atlanta for a couple days, but it's not my favorite town. PJ