Stupid me. I had some gunk from a tree on my windshield and I used one of those green scrubs (for your dishes) to try to take it off. It didn't come off so I used some alcohol. But after, I had left scratches about the size of a quarter. It's not nail deep so I figure I can still save it. Any suggestions?

 

You can't. Replace the whole windshield if the scratches bother you.

 

I'd call someone like Elite Auto Glass and see what they'd charge to fill & buff it.

 

There has to be something, i was wondering the same thing, from little rocks and other crap that hit your windshield after a while.

 

Is there any polishing glass cleaner that will help? For example, I have some Meguire's product that you use to clean and buff plastic like headlights - after it's scratched and pitted, this makes it really clean and clear again. I've been wondering if you can do the same thing to glass but I don't know... anyone? The Autopia forums would probably be the people that could answer that (if the maintenance and car care forum here doesn't know). It's more of a detailing question than anything else.

 

moved...

 

A glass shop should be able to resurface it for you.....

Dont feel bad about using a green pad on your car. When my mom got her new Camry a while back, my brother used a green pad on the WHOLE car!

Yeah, I believe it was near 7K in damages!

 

Go to a hobby shop that handles materials for rock polishing. See if they carry any products with Cerium oxide or Cerox. It will either be a paste or a powder. It is used to polish glass in telescope optics. Either rub the paste or maka a slurry of the powder with water. You want it pretty thick and add a tiny half drop of liquid soap. Rub it on the affected area with moderate pressure with a soft cotton material. Keep it moist and work it work a pretty long time, maybe an hour. Depends on how bad the scratches are. This stuff will remove them but it can take some time.

Walt

 

I did the same exact thing on my previous car. I was pulled over for having a banner on my front windshield (Virginia sucks). So I took it off using the green scrubby thing.

I tried everything...buffing, waxing, polishing. Rain X helps a little because it fills in the scratches but it will wash off. The only thing you can do is get a new windshield. Once glass is scratched it is scratched.

 

This is awesome, I've done with with a Porter Cable Random Orbital buffer and
fixed 20 year old glass before. There are also special polishes specifically for
glass.

But a good windshield (crack) repair shop should be able to do this for you as well.

You DON"T need to replace the whole glass.

 

An example:

http://www.properautocare.com/polglasus74p.html

 

WTF, really?? I need that! Do they sell it everywhere, or is it hard to find?
My headlights are all pitted and hazey from driving on the freeway.

-THE DON

 

Oh yeah... listen - I can't say enough about this stuff. If you have an older car or one with really pitted and sort of opaque plastic (mostly headlight type areas), this stuff works great. Its like some sort of rubbing compound for plastic. I got mine at the local auto parts store. Just look for something in a little squeeze bottle that works on plastic.

 

That is AWESOME information.

 

toothpaste can work on small areas