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Polishing Glass
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I ran into a guy selling windshield polishing service at a car show a while back. At least his sign said he sold the service and he did have a half clear/half scratched windshield as a demo. But when I asked about it he seemed like he was trying to talk me out of it. I guess he didn't want my money.
Anyway, somewhere during the course of his little rant he did claim that pits were harder to remove than scratches and if they were deep he wouldn't be able to remove them completely (not that I had told him my windshield was pitted or anything, I just asked about polishing).
You might try calling around to some auto glass places to see if they offer the service. I don't think it's expensive.
If you want to try it yourself Eastwood sells supplies and kits.
PC.
Anyway, somewhere during the course of his little rant he did claim that pits were harder to remove than scratches and if they were deep he wouldn't be able to remove them completely (not that I had told him my windshield was pitted or anything, I just asked about polishing).
You might try calling around to some auto glass places to see if they offer the service. I don't think it's expensive.
If you want to try it yourself Eastwood sells supplies and kits.
PC.
Mike, unfortunately about the only thing you can safely polish out without affecting the optical quality are scraped areas like where wiper blade metal might have rubbed. Pits really are too deep to successfully polish out without making the view through the windshield look like a funhouse mirror. I would recommend saving up for new glass.
Good luck,
Tom Lains
Good luck,
Tom Lains
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Hi Mike,
TRTEL is right, unfortunately. I think the rule is if you can catch your fingernail on a scratch, it won't be possible to polish it out.
I have some pitting in my windshield too (got caught in a sandstorm two weeks after the restoration was finished, dammit!). I think they are deeper than most "wiper marks".
A while ago I was given a windshield that has a lot of "wiper marks", but seems pretty good otherwise. I might try rubbing it out.
Yours is a TR4, right? There was someone selling TR windshields on eBay recently. About $200 if I recall correctly, which didn't seem too bad for brand new glass. The only thing I didn't like was that they were tinted at the top, which the originals were not.
I think the TR4-TR6 windshield was used in a number of British cars. You might find something cheaper, or even locate a good one in a junkyard.
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L
TRTEL is right, unfortunately. I think the rule is if you can catch your fingernail on a scratch, it won't be possible to polish it out.
I have some pitting in my windshield too (got caught in a sandstorm two weeks after the restoration was finished, dammit!). I think they are deeper than most "wiper marks".
A while ago I was given a windshield that has a lot of "wiper marks", but seems pretty good otherwise. I might try rubbing it out.
Yours is a TR4, right? There was someone selling TR windshields on eBay recently. About $200 if I recall correctly, which didn't seem too bad for brand new glass. The only thing I didn't like was that they were tinted at the top, which the originals were not.
I think the TR4-TR6 windshield was used in a number of British cars. You might find something cheaper, or even locate a good one in a junkyard.
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L
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Bronze wool + a ton of elbow grease.
Bill
(You can get bronze wool from a marine hardware or yacht shop)
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(You can get bronze wool from a marine hardware or yacht shop)
Geo Hahn
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Here in Arizona it is de rigeur to have full glass coverage on all cars. This is a zero deductible coverage (separate from your usual comp coverage) that with a phone call has your windscreen replaced at your home the next day. Quite affordable and the one coverage I have actually used (several times). Using it does not affect my rates (as an accident claim would) and it even covers accidental damage to the plastic side curtain windows on the TR3A.
I think the insurers encourage its use because it saves them money compared to the windshield replacement guys who waive your comp deductible, give you 24 steak dinners and then stick it to the insurance company with an exorbitant charge.
I mention it as our cars sit so low that they are perhaps even more vulnerable to this damage than modern cars.
I think the insurers encourage its use because it saves them money compared to the windshield replacement guys who waive your comp deductible, give you 24 steak dinners and then stick it to the insurance company with an exorbitant charge.
I mention it as our cars sit so low that they are perhaps even more vulnerable to this damage than modern cars.
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Even with USAA? They dropped all windshield coverage, no exceptions. I rented a new Toyota Prius (they only rented them the first 60 days on the market) for a trip to Texas and caught a friggin rock. $700.00 big ones! Who said hybrids save you money....
Bill
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