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P1CK4D
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18th Apr 10 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any ideas how to get scratches off the windscreen? They were made because when it was icey the person hadn't defrosted the windscreen properly so it scratched the windscreen after using the wipers I was thinking of the people who repair cracked windscreens? Any ideas?
corsa_godfather
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18th Apr 10 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I repair scratches on glass at work.
Takes a while and cant get a majority of them out.
Can you feel them with your nail?

I use jewlers rouge,water and a buffing head to remove scratches.

Could dull them down a tad at least
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18th Apr 10 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I can feel them with my nail yeah. But its not very deep I don't think, more just a nuisence being on the windscreen in view all the time. Where you get the things you use?
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JEWELERS-ROUGE-GLASS-SCRATCH-REMOVAL-150ml_W0QQitemZ110424556021QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH?hash=item19b5d101f5

theres stuff on ebay.thats pre mixed stuff dont know how that would be
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18th Apr 10 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Worth a shot I suppose. Cheers for that!
neil h
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18th Apr 10 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have a look on here mate, might be some help to ya.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=95965
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quote:
Originally posted by neil h
Have a look on here mate, might be some help to ya.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=95965


That goes into some detail! Thanks for the link.
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18th Apr 10 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah is quite a good one, my windscreen could do with it tbh but it sounds like quite a long laborious process. Results look good though.
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18th Apr 10 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Brick and pay your excess
P1CK4D
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18th Apr 10 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by neil h
Yeah is quite a good one, my windscreen could do with it tbh but it sounds like quite a long laborious process. Results look good though.


Yeah, thats my problem. Far too lazy

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Originally posted by _Allan_
Brick and pay your excess


How ever right you are, my car's an import and im far too anal to do that. I want to keep the original JDM tax discs etc.
Rich H
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18th Apr 10 at 14:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was aware of the lake country kit but didn't realise it could tackle things that well! Looks like I may have been wrong! Good luck! Look forward to seeing the results if you do tackle it!
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Thats a big IF! Where can you get that lake country kit from?
Rich H
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I think in general it's pretty hard to get the kit over here - anybody from over here that I've seen using it have imported it from America. That thread from DW posted above is an American too.

I can speak to one of my suppliers who stocks some of the Lake Country gear if you want and see if they can get it in? Obviously I'll get a price first as I don't know how much it is.
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18th Apr 10 at 19:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by neil h
Have a look on here mate, might be some help to ya.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=95965


did he take paint depth measurements of the glass beforehand
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18th Apr 10 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you could let me know a price Rich that would be great. Me being me, I won't want to spend much on removing windscreen scratches though, won't make me go any faster will it.

 
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