has anyone used glass polish??

[r4daytona]

I'm going to put the original glass in my car because of the factory etching.  However, I would like to try and polish some of the scratches out or at least reduce them.  Any recomendations??

[nvrbdn]

i was told of a product that can polish scratches out of glass, but that was a few years ago and forgot what it was. so im here to see what anyone has found also.

[billssuperbird]

  me to

[Ghoste]

I've used it but you have to be reallly careful about creating distortion in the glass.  I don't know how to explain it exactly but you can make a concave spot that blurs things when you look through it.

[r4daytona]

I'm not to concerned with distortion because I'm only doing it to the quarter glass.  There's about a 1-1/2 " spot that got lightly hit with a sander before I got the car.  It was not done by the Graveyard Carz guys.

[nvrbdn]

the one i was told about was a buffing paste. i was warned that if doing a windshiel it could cause a lower area leaving streaks from the wipers. i will try to search to find what the name was. but i believe it was from a auto glass company. i really dont care either, just want to remove the scratch.

[moparstuart]

  You might call your local glass guys  , I used to  have a mobile service one that would come out and do it  ,along with installs and that crack fixing bond stuff too .   

[John_Kunkel]

Eastwood and others offer a glass polishing kit based on volcanic pumice abrasive; if you already have polishing wheels you can get the pumice powder cheap on E-bay.

I've used this on heavy water stains and really light scratches, it works good.

[tan top]

  ( WARNING )
  I don't recommend doing this , unless you know what your doing  ,  (Takes a long time  ) but  you can wet flat fine scratches out using 600  finishing in 1200 & 1500 grit , to a acceptable level , obviously depending what the scratch is like   ,  use    compound   3m fast cut  or  G3 or 6 ,  on a mop ( & just mop like you would paint ,EXCEPT PRESSING harder &  stay in one spot on  desired area   , need to press quite hard & there is a lot of heat build up . ,  so only do it if you know what your doing  ,   practice on   side / rear toughened glass  before attempting  the laminated front  

[70redbee]

 ( WARNING )
  I don't recommend doing this , unless you know what your doing  ,  (Takes a long time  ) but  you can wet flat fine scratches out using 600  finishing in 1200 & 1500 grit , to a acceptable level , obviously depending what the scratch is like   ,  use    compound   3m fast cut  or  G3 or 6 ,  on a mop ( & just mop like you would paint ,EXCEPT PRESSING harder &  stay in one spot on  desired area   , need to press quite hard & there is a lot of heat build up . ,  so only do it if you know what your doing  ,   practice on   side / rear toughened glass  before attempting  the laminated front  

When you say mop, do you mean like a paint brush or like a polishing pad? I have never used a mop to apply paint.

[tan top]

 ( WARNING )
 I don't recommend doing this , unless you know what your doing  ,  (Takes a long time  ) but  you can wet flat fine scratches out using 600  finishing in 1200 & 1500 grit , to a acceptable level , obviously depending what the scratch is like   ,  use    compound   3m fast cut  or  G3 or 6 ,  on a mop ( & just mop like you would paint ,EXCEPT PRESSING harder &  stay in one spot on  desired area   , need to press quite hard & there is a lot of heat build up . ,  so only do it if you know what your doing  ,   practice on   side / rear toughened glass  before attempting  the laminated front  

When you say mop, do you mean like a paint brush or like a polishing pad? I have never used a mop to apply paint.

woops sorry  ,  mopping is slang for   polishing  with a electric or air powered  mop / polisher / buffer  , its called many things       you wet flat with 800  to 1500 grit   or   dry with  2000 or 3000 grit on a da , paint work  to remove any specks of dirt dust etc , or runs     , you can get different  sponge heads for the polisher / mop depending on what polishing compound your using ! & what your wanting to do . ,  even real lambs wool for final machine glaze ,   bit old school now  with latest 3 m products  ,  but lambs wool machine polish with a air mop , can beat it on red or black  single stage paint  
 anyway back on topic , you can  polish glass in the same way if your use to doing this sort thing  ,  any fine  scratches  use  600 to 1200 grit wet flatting paper & a rubber block , same as you would flatting a run out of paint ,

  type in polishing a car in youtube and see what comes up , found this one straight away  shows  polishing / mopping ,  ignore the DAing  the fresh paint with 2000/3000 discs grit  ,  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAWaEQmHzoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzQyaRof4k

these give you some idea what I'm going on about  ,  the  second video where the guy is wet flatting a door , can be used to  wet flat fine scratched out of glass ,  but your only  flatting the scratch .

[Paul G]

I tried it once with Eastwoods glass polishing kit. It is a white powder you mix with water, comes with a stiff polishing pad you use with a drill. I ruined the window with that chit and had to replace it. I should have used less pressure and tons more water. 

[moparstuart]

 ( WARNING )
 I don't recommend doing this , unless you know what your doing  ,  (Takes a long time  ) but  you can wet flat fine scratches out using 600  finishing in 1200 & 1500 grit , to a acceptable level , obviously depending what the scratch is like   ,  use    compound   3m fast cut  or  G3 or 6 ,  on a mop ( & just mop like you would paint ,EXCEPT PRESSING harder &  stay in one spot on  desired area   , need to press quite hard & there is a lot of heat build up . ,  so only do it if you know what your doing  ,   practice on   side / rear toughened glass  before attempting  the laminated front  

When you say mop, do you mean like a paint brush or like a polishing pad? I have never used a mop to apply paint.

woops sorry  ,  mopping is slang for   polishing  with a electric or air powered  mop / polisher / buffer  , its called many things       you wet flat with 800  to 1500 grit   or   dry with  2000 or 3000 grit on a da , paint work  to remove any specks of dirt dust etc , or runs     , you can get different  sponge heads for the polisher / mop depending on what polishing compound your using ! & what your wanting to do . ,  even real lambs wool for final machine glaze ,   bit old school now  with latest 3 m products  ,  but lambs wool machine polish with a air mop , can beat it on red or black  single stage paint  
 anyway back on topic , you can  polish glass in the same way if your use to doing this sort thing  ,  any fine  scratches  use  600 to 1200 grit wet flatting paper & a rubber block , same as you would flatting a run out of paint ,

  type in polishing a car in youtube and see what comes up , found this one straight away  shows  polishing / mopping ,  ignore the DAing  the fresh paint with 2000/3000 discs grit  ,  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAWaEQmHzoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzQyaRof4k

these give you some idea what I'm going on about  ,  the  second video where the guy is wet flatting a door , can be used to  wet flat fine scratched out of glass ,  but your only  flatting the scratch .

   Ed China on Wheeler Dealer Mops all the time     

[tan top]

 ( WARNING )
 I don't recommend doing this , unless you know what your doing  ,  (Takes a long time  ) but  you can wet flat fine scratches out using 600  finishing in 1200 & 1500 grit , to a acceptable level , obviously depending what the scratch is like   ,  use    compound   3m fast cut  or  G3 or 6 ,  on a mop ( & just mop like you would paint ,EXCEPT PRESSING harder &  stay in one spot on  desired area   , need to press quite hard & there is a lot of heat build up . ,  so only do it if you know what your doing  ,   practice on   side / rear toughened glass  before attempting  the laminated front  

When you say mop, do you mean like a paint brush or like a polishing pad? I have never used a mop to apply paint.

woops sorry  ,  mopping is slang for   polishing  with a electric or air powered  mop / polisher / buffer  , its called many things       you wet flat with 800  to 1500 grit   or   dry with  2000 or 3000 grit on a da , paint work  to remove any specks of dirt dust etc , or runs     , you can get different  sponge heads for the polisher / mop depending on what polishing compound your using ! & what your wanting to do . ,  even real lambs wool for final machine glaze ,   bit old school now  with latest 3 m products  ,  but lambs wool machine polish with a air mop , can beat it on red or black  single stage paint  
 anyway back on topic , you can  polish glass in the same way if your use to doing this sort thing  ,  any fine  scratches  use  600 to 1200 grit wet flatting paper & a rubber block , same as you would flatting a run out of paint ,

  type in polishing a car in youtube and see what comes up , found this one straight away  shows  polishing / mopping ,  ignore the DAing  the fresh paint with 2000/3000 discs grit  ,  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAWaEQmHzoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzQyaRof4k

these give you some idea what I'm going on about  ,  the  second video where the guy is wet flatting a door , can be used to  wet flat fine scratched out of glass ,  but your only  flatting the scratch .

   Ed China on Wheeler Dealer Mops all the time     

  crikey does he     only ever watched him work on that black 70 charger on you tube year or two ago , &   seen enough of him doing front wheel bearings ,    

[resq302]

I used a kit that I had gotten from either Eastwood or Amazon and I got the scratch out of the windshield from the wipers but it left a shadow on the dash where the windshield was still depressed from not flattening out the scratch.  I called up the company and they sold me some fine and medium abrasive discs which helped speed up the process but I now have very fine scratches in the glass that you can see on an angle but not straight on.  This was all after following their instructions.  I might reattempt it once again and try the 600-1200 wet/dry sand paper trick and then do the polish paste again and see how it turns out.

[John_Kunkel]

I ruined the window with that chit and had to replace it. I should have used less pressure and tons more water. 

Yep, never let it get dry no matter what you're using.

[r4daytona]

Thanks guys, I gave rubbing compund and 3M machine polish a try... might have helped a little but didn't get out what I wanted.  I'm ok with it as I'd rather have original glass with a few scratches than perfect glass with an incorrect logo.  I'd say it helped a  little.

[RJS]

Just order up new glass from ECS

[Dino]

Sorry to hijack but how does the new glass compare to the old?  I know a new windshield will blend in just fine, but what about the side glass?  My ds quarter glass has a really deep scratch in but the rest of the glass is not bad at all.  I'd hate to see a difference between old and new so am I best off replacing both pieces on the same side?

[fy469rtse]

There instructions are not the best, I struggled with this until I called a friend who installs glass in these type of cars,
First be prepared in a work area to be very messy, as above never let it get dry , water is your friend here, secondly don't just work the scratch,work to blend it in , think like you are trying to get a repair panel straight,
When you order kit , order extra grades of the polish compound.
Think like you trying to polish a panel with ordinary paint finish,
Be prepared to put the time in.
Don't examin too closely after , we all build our cars and know every little fault blemish, etc
If you examin any car for detail you will find distortion waves in any glass,
I think the best advice I can give here is don't expect miracles , it will improve it depending on your skills patience etc
The final tip from glass guy and it did work after I thought I had done all the polishing I thought I could stand , was wait for it  toothpaste from from my bathroom for the final polish, how messy 1 hour plus pressure cleaner to clean up my car port area

[odcics2]

I've used it but you have to be reallly careful about creating distortion in the glass.  I don't know how to explain it exactly but you can make a concave spot that blurs things when you look through it.

You have just created a lens!!   

[Lord Warlock]

Bought a kit of some type of pink powder that you mix with water to make a paste then use a drill to apply it to the glass.   It did NOT work to remove faint barely visible wiper scratches in the glass.  I've since tried a second headlight restore kit, also failed,  I've also tried 3M polish, 2000 grit and 3000 grit polish, didn't work.  I  use a makita variable speed buffer (not random orbital) running up to 3000 rpm and have yet to find a polish that works to remove the scratches.  

However, I was able to fix the side glass on my stealth that I managed to accidently sand with an orbital sander when stripping paint off the rear roof panels, sand the scratches with 800/1200/1500 grit sandpaper with plenty of water, then I used 2000 grit wet by hand ,  then sprayed clearcoat over the glass, and the scratches disappear entirely.  For the side glass it was fine,  but don't think it will work on the windshield.

I do have some hi cut polish and some other compound polishes i can try, i just haven't gotten around to trying them yet, mainly because of the splatter that it sprays all over the garage, and the black v21 treatment on the cowl/hood, it usually takes a brush and soapy water to remove, or a pressure washer.