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Old 02-15-2008, 02:47 AM
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Anyone know how to get scratches off glass?

i took of my tint on my windows and there was glue on window and used the wrong sponge to take of glue and it ****in scratched my glass window, im going to get it retinted but just waiting to get the scratch off first, anyone know how to get rid of scratches on glass??
 
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Old 02-15-2008, 03:32 AM
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Only solution is new glass, sorry buddy
 
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... are u serious? cant be polished off or something?
 
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Old 02-15-2008, 08:02 PM
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I think he's right, I've never been able to get a scratch out of glass, had one on the windshield of my last car, and nothing would polish it out!
 
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glass is hard as well.... glass. A pro with a glass specific polisher may be able to do it, but it won't be cheap either way, and may ruin the clarity of the glass and make it distorted
 
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You can try the diamondite kit from autogeek.
 
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what about sanding it down? like the headlights that are sanded down and makes it brand new? but thats plastic lens not glass, anyone know if sanding down will work?
 
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what about sanding it down? like the headlights that are sanded down and makes it brand new? but thats plastic lens not glass, anyone know if sanding down will work?
it will only make it worse
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 05:39 AM
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what about sanding it down? like the headlights that are sanded down and makes it brand new? but thats plastic lens not glass, anyone know if sanding down will work?
Glass is not plastic.

It might work depending on the scratch depth. Let a pro attemp it if you're so inclined. I would be prepared to replace the glass though.
 
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How deep is the scratch(s) if your fingernail catches its probably too deep to remove. Polishing glass to remove light surface marring is possible, but there is a very real risk of optical distortion, which may only be seen when the sun or headlights 'hit' at a certain angle.
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 05:09 PM
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Glass is not plastic.

It might work depending on the scratch depth. Let a pro attemp it if you're so inclined. I would be prepared to replace the glass though.
was wondering sanding down glass to make it smooth and clean would work as if you would do it to headlights when they get hazy, yea i went to a place guy said to replace the glass dont know if polishing it or something will work
 
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I work with glass everyday and your not gonna get a scratch out,if your gonna retint your widow you need to replace it with a new one and the next time you pull tint off you need a spray bottle with hot soapy water alot of razor blades and a ton of patiance
 
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^ just razor blade the edge on a hot day with soapy water and u should be able to pull the tint off without ripping it (personal experience after untinting my car 3 times -___-)

Glass repair guys maybe able to fix it.. go to your local car dealer and ask one of the advisors for a business card to repair glass they'll usually just give you their mobile guy.
 
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Originally Posted by jalilig35
was wondering sanding down glass to make it smooth and clean would work as if you would do it to headlights when they get hazy, yea i went to a place guy said to replace the glass dont know if polishing it or something will work
Not likely. As I said before it doesn't have the same properties as plastic.

IMHO, you'll need to replace the glass .
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 02:25 PM
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I scratched mine while trying to prep it for tint (used the wrong type of greenie weenie). After re tinting it, you can hardly tell there are any scratches at all. Just re tint your car.
 
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