scratches on car glass

[forest172]

Purchased a car privately and noticed after the first real clean that some of the glass has quite bad scratches in. You can feel them with you finger nail. Anybody know if this can be polished out or disguised?

[Coldfuse]

Generally no, car glass is extremely hard and, unlike paint which can be polished, polishing usually does nothing.

Only options are put up with it or buy new glass panel unfortunately.

[scorcher]

Use toothpaste. Always works.

[Superhoop]

Normally if you can feel a scratch in the galss, it's too deep to polish out, but if you fancy a go, order some Jewellers rouge - It's the stuff that glass companies use for the job

[dry664]

Carpro Ceriglass is supposed to be good although you will have to use it with a machine and from what I understand its really hard work. Would suggest speaking to a local detailer.

[selwonk]

Quite deep scratches can be polished out, but they are never perfect. My car had a deep scratch on the passenger window which has been polished out. You now only see it if you are looking for it, and it does look at bit "wavy". However, it's 100% better than the original scratch which was really obvious. I guess it all depends on the type of scratches, the number of them and which glass is scratched.

[forest172]

selwonk said:

Quite deep scratches can be polished out, but they are never perfect. My car had a deep scratch on the passenger window which has been polished out. You now only see it if you are looking for it, and it does look at bit "wavy". However, it's 100% better than the original scratch which was really obvious. I guess it all depends on the type of scratches, the number of them and which glass is scratched.

who polished it for you?

[PeetBee]

I used these guys (10 years ago!) and they did a cracking job on a windscreen
http://www.glasweld.info/

[forest172]

PeetBee said:

I used these guys (10 years ago!) and they did a cracking job on a windscreen
http://www.glasweld.info/

cheers I`ve been in touch

[selwonk]

forest172 said:

selwonk said:

Quite deep scratches can be polished out, but they are never perfect. My car had a deep scratch on the passenger window which has been polished out. You now only see it if you are looking for it, and it does look at bit "wavy". However, it's 100% better than the original scratch which was really obvious. I guess it all depends on the type of scratches, the number of them and which glass is scratched.

who polished it for you?

It was done by the guy who I bought it off (work colleague). I'll see if he can remember.

[selwonk]

Not the best website, but it was this guy:

https://sites.google.com/site/directcarglass/