What can I do to repair the slight scratches made by my wipers when I went thru a mud puddle? My new windshield has slight scoring marks and I know there has to be a way to repair them. Do NOT want to buy a new windshield again!
2007-03-18 17:55:39 · 6 answers · asked by SweetSandie 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
use ooo steel wool to try to get them out, if that doesn't work your out of luck.
2007-03-19 14:33:10 · answer #1 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the scratches are shallow enough that you can't feel them with a finger nail....Cerium Oxide is the way to go. Glass shops should be able to get their hands on some. You mix cerium oxide and water together to form a paste with a consistency similar to toothpaste. Use a felt pad (2" in diameter and 1" in height) and dab the flat part of the pad (not the curved sides) into the cerium oxide paste. This pad should come on a 1/4" shaft, so you can use a cordless drill. Keep the speed low and start buffing the area. Test a small area. Do not let the cerium oxide paste get dry...keep it moist. Go back and check your work and continue as needed.
If the scratches are so deep you can feel them with a finger nail, then you'll watch to grind them down a bit first with a 2000 grit silicon carbide sandpaper using water as a lubricant. After doing that, clean off the area and see if that grit is working...if it's not, move to a 1500 grit paper. Before switching grits, make sure you first thoroughly clean the glass. Once you're satisfied with the amount that you'd ground down, move to the above mentioned steps for polishing with cerium oxide.
2007-03-20 17:21:58 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace your wipers.....get the good ones this time. I hope thats not why you replaced the last one.
As for the repair, go back and ask the sho that installed it if there is a fix for something that minor.
2007-03-19 00:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
get gold bond glass wax it is a hand wax it works wonderful do not try to sand if you dont know what your doing you will end up buying a new windshild power tools and glass is not a good combo try gold bond im sure you will be happy i use this prouduct my self and i love it it comes in a steel can the color of the can is pink
2007-03-19 04:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to jcwhitney.com and they sell a glass polish. Then with a drill and buffing pad you can "sand and polish" it. I think the grit is like 32000. And do not use a cordless drill as these do not usually get enough RPM.
2007-03-19 01:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the window buffed and get new wipers
2007-03-19 01:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by investing1987 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋