Scratches on glass

[cockers]

Someone I know has just used a pocket metal ice scraper (that I bought them for Christmas - guilt) on their front windscreen and it has left fine scratch marks on the glass.

Is there any way of dealing with these scratches, e.g. polishing them out, or am I looking at major apologies to the person concerned and an arsey letter to the manufacturer?

Any help much appreciated.

[M@H]

you can use a really fine cutting compound to remove scratches in glass, but I'd let a professional do it.. A car restoration expert told me about this whilst removing a set of scratches off the side of my Puma..
(I've seen polishing attachments for drills that purport to do this too.. (not convinced))
Cheers
Matt.

[cockers]

For info, she has tried polishing the glass a couple of times, but says it is making no difference.

I know glass is as hard as hell, so I would have thought that if polishing is the way forward, persistence would be the key.

[trefor]

She's not got a TT by any chance has she? A lady has recently posted on the TT Forum about this very problem!!!

[M@H]

you wouldn't do it by hand... (unless you had 2 hours of stamina in your fingers) you'd need an orbital polisher of some description.. the chap doing my Puma was using a paint polisher on an orbital "sander" with the cutting compound, then polishing the paint back up afterwards with T-cut, then polish.

Another thing to worry about is if its coated glass for the windscreen. If it is then you can't effectively polish it at all I'm afraid..

Cheers
Matt.

[cockers]

Trefor: Yes, she does have a TT - it's my Mum (I know we're talking about the same person, because she has mentioned your name in the past!!!).

The problem is with her A3 though.

I feel really bad about this.

Thanks to everyone for your replies.

[M@H]

I'd be speaking to the manufacturer along the lines for "not fit for due purpose".. for those not familiar with the sale of goods act:

Buying goods from a trader entails you entering into a contract that is controlled by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (amended by the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994). The law provides the buyer with certain automatic statutory rights under the contract.

These rights require the goods purchased to be:

Of a satisfactory quality - this means of a standard that a reasonable (as opposed to exceptionally fussy) person would consider to be satisfactory - generally the article(s) must be free of fault, fit for its general purpose, of a reasonable finish, safe and durable

Fit for the purpose - in addition to being fit for a general purpose the article must also be fit for any special purpose specified at the time of the sale agreement - so a computer has to function generally as a computer but if you additionally specify that it must be capable of, for example, playing DVDs, it must also have that additional capability

As described - the article should correspond with any description given to it either verbally, on a sign or packaging or in an advert

for those who are, my apoligies for the egg sucking lesson..
Cheers
Matt.


Edited by M@H on Friday 11th January 12:17

[vindaloo]

buff this buff that, too much trouble, do you have windscreen cover, for the sake of fifty notes!!

[ttvr]

Many thanks everyone for your suggestions.

I'm currently trying the Sale Of Goods Act approach; I don't think the insurance company would stump up for a scratched windscreen - I'd have to put a brick through it first!

Someone has suggested I try Glas Weld Systems. Anyone used them?

Again, thankyou.

Christine