Removing scratches on glass
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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.
my product knowledge isn't that great, but most people shy away from removing deep scratches which tells a story to me.
Mr Gear said:
Superhoop said:
Jewellers Rouge
HTH
Good call, but what sort of cloth?HTH
I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.
Not my info, stolen from the tinterweb, but it does say that that anything you can feel with your finger nail is too deep.
Superhoop said:
Mr Gear said:
Superhoop said:
Jewellers Rouge
HTH
Good call, but what sort of cloth?HTH
I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.
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 said:
Superhoop said:
Mr Gear said:
Superhoop said:
Jewellers Rouge
HTH
Good call, but what sort of cloth?HTH
I have the same problem as the OP. I scratched my screen removing pterodactyl turd.
Not my info, stolen from the tinterweb, but it does say that that anything you can feel with your finger nail is too deep.
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.
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.
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
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
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