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Old 09-28-2005, 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...
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Old 09-28-2005, 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
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its a scratch for sure and not a chip... it was not there before i cleaned my car...
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Old 09-28-2005, 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.
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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
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i have heard you can get them buffed out???
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buffed out? how? what do u mean buffed out? using wat substance? a rubbing compound?
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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.....
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hmm.. where could i buy this bon ami?
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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.......
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so is this bon ami in paste form? if not, how do i make a paste out of it?
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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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