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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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does anyone of you fellas know how to remove lights scratched on the windows/windsheild? i was so dumb in not noticing that i was using a rough sponge when i cleaned my windows...
Old Sep 28, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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what the hell was it dimond spunch... u silly kid you know how hard it is to scrach glass....? any way it's most likly a rock chip u never saw tell you cleaned your car.. thats just my $0.02
Old Sep 28, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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its a scratch for sure and not a chip... it was not there before i cleaned my car...
Old Sep 28, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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I'm not sure how you would scratch the glass with a scrunge pad
but I have seen guy's use a gental type of tooth paste on glass to
remove small and I mean small scratches and it worked out pretty good.
Old Sep 28, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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hmm.. toothpaste eh... ok let me try that... will it also make it car safe from cavities? hehehe.. but yeh, ill definitely try it... read it also from another source
Old Sep 28, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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i have heard you can get them buffed out???
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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buffed out? how? what do u mean buffed out? using wat substance? a rubbing compound?
Old Sep 29, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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Actually, If you use a green 3M pad- It will scratch the glass.......


I would use a product called Bon Ami

Make a paste out of the product, and polish the windshield.....
Old Sep 30, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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hmm.. where could i buy this bon ami?
Old Sep 30, 2005 | 06:07 AM
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Any type of grocery store should have it- It would be with the other household cleaners.....

You can use it on glass stovetops and other fragile surfaces.......
Old Sep 30, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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so is this bon ami in paste form? if not, how do i make a paste out of it?
Old Sep 30, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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It is a powder form, you make a paste by adding water. Get your windshield wet first, then add the powder to a wet rag, and your good to go.....
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