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Five Days and the Windshield is Scratched

Okay - maybe it's just because I've never owned a new car before, but the other day I drove my beloved Scion over a parking block scraping a little of its plastic underbelly (no real harm). Then, I pulled into the atm machine and accidentally hit the door on a post (no real harm). Today, I turned my windshield wipers on to get some dust off of my window (using the windshield wiper fluid of course), and now I have an ugly scratch in the windshield. I know these things can happen but sheesh! All in the first week!

Anyways, does anyone have any solutions for getting windshield scratches out? It's not bad - just irritating as all get out seeing as it is right in front of the driver's seat.

Thanks!

LED-Maniac

sounds like u might have to go to a windshield shop to fix that.

i know of some people who have tried to buff the scratches out using a buffer and chrome polish......only to crack their glass after heating it up too much!

Captain_tC

Dam, all in 1 week. Sorry dude. I feel your pain, especially on a new car.

Huey

Mine got rained on, snowed on, and scratched in less than 24hours of having it.

LordBloodRaVen

a dog ____ed on my tires in less that 24hrs of having the car plus it got bird ____ on it.. dust... hehe

kwc5811

Driving home from the dealership, the trailer infront of me dropped a load of mud/rocks conglomerate all over the road in front of me. The one that hit the windshield was big enough to make me duck and cover. Glad I didn't break the windshield but I have a nice scuff and a little bitty dent on the hood just behind the grill. ____ed me off!

Stinky_Wizzleteats

Thats why you get the name of the company off the side of the truck and the plates. Trust me, if you hassle them enough they will cut you a check

biancoxb

bump to an ancient thread . . I have a very small scratch from a defective wiper, very mild , the nail will not catch, I tried everything from tooth paste, clear nail polish, chrome polish, carnuba wax, invisible glass, and it hasn't budged, normally I wouldn't bother but it is almost dead in front of my viewing of the road . . guess its time for a trip to a glass shot this week , anyone have any suggestions in the meantime ? I heard a few things about using eye-glass repair kits but not sure.

xroad2oblivionx

yayy 2005! but yea i've seen windshield repair kits at target... i work there.. xD and i feel the op's pain, my first week owning my car i got gum stuck to my floor mat. I eventually got it off with some elbow grease... and a razor blade..

biancoxb

ya it sucks, I was checking out the repair kits but they were for chips and whatnot, not sure if they would be equally effective to get rid of a scratch, if I run out of options I might give it a try.