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whilest driving in rain one on my wipers came off - and before I switched them off the metal arm has made an "arc" scratch on the glass - any tips to polish out - its not very deep just annoying
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Try Meguairs Scratch Cover X or their less abrasive Polishing Compound.
But tread carefully!
Last edited by NeilL; 07/03/18 04:55 PM.
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I used a machine polisher to clean up my sidescreens. Not glass, I know, but most except deeper ones came clear. I used the Meguiars Scratch X and finished with fine paintwork polish. Glass is harder so a lot will depend on how deep your scratches are and how coarse an abrasive you use.
Halfords sell a kit for glass polishing but I don’t know the details.
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Try Autosol metal polish. I've used it quite a few times on different car windscreens and it works well (also good for getting scratches off watches)
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try an optician, they have powders and paste for polishing glass.
Last edited by Ray; 07/03/18 06:52 PM.
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I used some glass cutting compound about 30 years ago on my BGT rear screen.
I think it came from Frosts.
The scratches were deep and it partially worked but the mandrel generated a lot of heat, distorted the glass and spattered the compound everywhere.
If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail it will be an uphill struggle.
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If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail it will be an uphill struggle.
That’s exactly what I was going to post Do the fingernail test - if you can feel it, I would be resigned to it staying around If you can’t it should be polishable
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It should be covered on your insurance policy if it won't polish out.
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There are specialists who remove scratches from vandalised shop windows, so they must be mobile, might be worth a 'google'
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I have seen scratches polished out on a shop window and as Dave and Stewart have said if the scratch is deep then polishing it out will inevitably leave a distortion or wave in the glass. So really depends if the scratch is in your line of sight as a driver.
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