Removing scratches on glass

[Zead]

I have managed to scratch quite badly, 3 side windows, removing frost. I only use the rubber squeegee side but still managed it
I have tried Farecla G6 body compound, it's reduced them but not got rid of them.

Any ideas gratefully received, thanks Z

[neil_bolton]

Brasso should do it, I seem to remember...

[Superhoop]

Jewellers Rouge

HTH

[Mr Gear]

Superhoop said:

Jewellers Rouge

HTH

Good call, but what sort of cloth?

I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.

[vxsmithers]

you can get special glass rubbing compounds, but if its a deep scratch you'll be there forever, and you'll also wear a noticeable distortion into the glass from my experience.

my product knowledge isn't that great, but most people shy away from removing deep scratches which tells a story to me.

[Superhoop]

Mr Gear said:

Superhoop said:

Jewellers Rouge

HTH

Good call, but what sort of cloth?

I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.

To polish fine scratches in glass (nothing too deep, eg if you can feel it with your fingernail it's too deep) smeer it onto a fresh very clean very soft buff on a polishing motor and polish gently on a very slow speed. This is how it is used in the Motor Windsrean Industry, so it should work on glass cabinets too.

Not my info, stolen from the tinterweb, but it does say that that anything you can feel with your finger nail is too deep.

[Mr Gear]

Superhoop said:

Mr Gear said:

Superhoop said:

Jewellers Rouge

HTH

Good call, but what sort of cloth?

I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.

To polish fine scratches in glass (nothing too deep, eg if you can feel it with your fingernail it's too deep) smeer it onto a fresh very clean very soft buff on a polishing motor and polish gently on a very slow speed. This is how it is used in the Motor Windsrean Industry, so it should work on glass cabinets too.

Not my info, stolen from the tinterweb, but it does say that that anything you can feel with your finger nail is too deep.

Ok, I think I'm all right, the scratches are only annoying at night, I don't think you can feel them at all.

[JayP1]

Mr Gear said:

Superhoop said:

Mr Gear said:

Superhoop said:

Jewellers Rouge

HTH

Good call, but what sort of cloth?

I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.

To polish fine scratches in glass (nothing too deep, eg if you can feel it with your fingernail it's too deep) smeer it onto a fresh very clean very soft buff on a polishing motor and polish gently on a very slow speed. This is how it is used in the Motor Windsrean Industry, so it should work on glass cabinets too.

Not my info, stolen from the tinterweb, but it does say that that anything you can feel with your finger nail is too deep.

Ok, I think I'm all right, the scratches are only annoying at night, I don't think you can feel them at all.

Autoglym do a Glass Polish which works on very light scratches..

[Mr Gear]

Cheers

[Vidal Baboon]

If it's of any use, I run a Glass Engravers & we use B & H Brilliant Diamond Polishing paste if we mess things up

We use the paste in conjunction with a wollen polishing tip- the sorts you get with a dremmel.

Soak the tip in White Spirit, and apply a small coating of past to the nib- don't let it dry out whilst polishing.

Apply polishing wheel- with medium pressure to the glass- keep the tip moving or else you end up with a distorted finish if you keep it in one place for too long.

Fade out the edges of the area you've been polishing & it should look alreet.

[Zead]

thanks for all the tips. I have some rouge, brasso, but no diamond polish, (who supplies this) and now it's dark, so will have to wait to try them all out. Will post results and give you my opinions. Z

[Zead]

I did a non scientific test today. Rouge v Brasso v Autoglym Glass Polish. All applied by hand on a cotton wool ball.

Rouge reduced the test scratch to almost nothing, but left it smeary.
Brasso did pretty much the same thing but polished up.
Autoglym made no difference to the scratch but cleaned the glass really well. I don't think it's a scratch polish, just a polish.
The deeper scratches were reduced but still visible.

Conclusion, don't scratch the bloody glass in the first place. If I keep polishing it, I think it will eventually go, but life is too short.

Z