Have just painted doors with glass panels and got paint on glass.Used a wee tool with a sort of stanley knife blade took paint off easily but some of the panes have faint scratches.Anything i can use to get rid of them or make them fainter?
2006-12-05 21:36:51 · 11 answers · asked by smiler 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I'm not a Rocket Scientist, and perhaps some of the other answers are valid. I've applied thousands of gallons of paint, and have also trimmed thousands of windows, and have made the mistake as well,,,early on. The razor paint scraper was all you needed.
My issue, and in one case I saw CAR mentioned, is the properties of glass.
No matter the substance,a nd I saw a few mentioned, they may all "scratch" or even "cloud" the glass further in any buffing process, beside the fact that the buffer tool would have to run at such high rpm's to get the best effect in any case.
Beyond that, and then, too, also, but,,, The OPTICAL integrity of the glass may be compromised,,, especially in auto window glass. Certainly at this point you can try anything and everything, or glass pane material is cheap,,, replace the scratched panes or allow the eye to naturally dismiss them from view.
Steven Wolf
2006-12-06 00:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a product called "Duraglit" , about £4 from hardware shops or jewellers, it comes in an orange tin and works like T CUT does on cars - It will erode the scratches and leave the glass looking good
2006-12-05 21:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by max 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chances aren't that good of removing the scratches, jewellers rouge and a special buffing mop which can be attached to an electric drill may help. You try doing it by hand with the jewellers rouge if they are very light scratches. Jewellers rouge and the mop could be bought from any Glazing/glazier supplier. Try your local glazier they may already have the equipment for the job.
2006-12-05 22:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by gmcb_1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get you some 1000 wet / dry sanding paper at Lowes and gently rub out the scratches,,,failing that buy some glass etching paste and a stencil of your chose at hobby lobby and etch over them
2006-12-05 23:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a Dremel (it's a power tool with interchangeable heads)
You can buff out the scratches with an attachment like a rubber.
2006-12-05 21:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by runnystuff 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Machine mart sell kits for polishing scratches out of glass.
2006-12-05 21:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clean soft cloth and some toothpaste. Toothpaste is a mild abrasive.
2006-12-05 23:11:33 · answer #7 · answered by xo_heartbeat_xo@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glass buffing compound an elbow work.
2006-12-05 21:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by scooprandell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheapest and most effective ; Brasso or most other metal polishes, tried and tested for years
2006-12-05 21:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by EWE ANCHOR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, only a specialist might be able to help
2006-12-05 21:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by cuttiiee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋