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Old 12-23-09, 05:08 PM
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Anyone know how I can remove minor scratches on my front windshield. It's just bugging the hell out of me. I don't want to replace my windshield also.
Old 12-23-09, 06:07 PM
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What is bugging you exactly ? the fact that the windshield may crack or only esthetically. I don't think that you can buff out glass, but you can repair with resin or epoxy.
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Got pics of the scratches? If they're pretty minor, Cerium Oxide (I think that is the name) goes well with a rotary to bust out minor swirls
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Pictures would be great and how deep are they also? One kit we have works very well for very minor scratches it's the Professional Glass Polishing Kit GPS-PRO for Rotary's. If their too deep then maybe a replacement is in order.

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Originally Posted by Blueshark
What is bugging you exactly ? the fact that the windshield may crack or only esthetically. I don't think that you can buff out glass, but you can repair with resin or epoxy.
The windshield is not going to crack. When I installed new wipers, I notice later that there are a lot of minor scratches running down the middle of my windsheild. Its just bugging me cause it was not there before.

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Got pics of the scratches? If they're pretty minor, Cerium Oxide (I think that is the name) goes well with a rotary to bust out minor swirls
You know where I can get this.

[QUOTE=Angelo@ProperAutoCare;5095376]Pictures would be great and how deep are they also? One kit we have works very well for very minor scratches it's the Professional Glass Polishing Kit GPS-PRO for Rotary's. If their too deep then maybe a replacement is in order.

Sorry no pics. They are very minor scratches. I can roll my finger nails over it. I will pm you for price.
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I glad I came across this. From all my highway driving in my RX, my windshield is almost sandblasted. Its the original windshield, and it has seen 10 years of crap hit it. I'd like to polish it up. Its like looking through a dirty windshield all the time.
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I can't imagine if you have all that damage on the windshield what the front bumper would look like Did you though getting a deflector for the hood ?
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If the idea eyezack87 wrote doesn't work then maybe giving the Professional Glass Polishing Kit GPS-PRO for Rotary's a try.
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Haha, to be honest I never really looked into it. Google some companies or you can find some on Ebay. I tried looking for the guys thread but his pictures were deleted from him and he self-banned himself from Meguiars Online so I can't PM him.

I'll try to look for him though. A green Maserati in my city shouldn't be too hard to find...
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