Windshield Polishing?
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Fleet Mechanic
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Windshield Polishing?
The morning sun is really bringing out the very small chips and scratches in the windshields of our vehicles. Is there a good product available to "polish" the surface of the glass to bring the surface back to near new?
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I always heard RAIN-EX products were pretty good, but I don't think they have anything for that.
I always heard RAIN-EX products were pretty good, but I don't think they have anything for that.
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I've heard of folks polishing their windshield, but never actually seen it done. IMHO, you can get a new one for ~$200, so why bother.
Every used car that I buy usually gets a new windshield shortly after purchase. I hate driving into the sun, or in light rain, with a sandblasted windshield. To me, it's money well spent.
Every used car that I buy usually gets a new windshield shortly after purchase. I hate driving into the sun, or in light rain, with a sandblasted windshield. To me, it's money well spent.
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How so? It's softer than glass....Besides, its a natural product for the most part, not having lint, etc.....JMO....Nver had an issue...
OTOH, I need to fix my ps window...Has a few deeper scratch from the weather stripping catching it as it went up and down...
OTOH, I need to fix my ps window...Has a few deeper scratch from the weather stripping catching it as it went up and down...
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the claim is the wood fibers they are made of cause scratching. Not deep, just tiny ones, that build up over time to make haze.
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No issues here....
Besides...TECHNICALLY, glass isn't a solid...
Or a liquid for that matter....
Its somewhere in between...
Super cooled liquid is a term that has been avoided....
The molecules of glass aren't aligned...But are rigidly bound...Thus being a moot point between liquid and solid....
So now......Head hurt?
Besides...TECHNICALLY, glass isn't a solid...
Or a liquid for that matter....Its somewhere in between...
Super cooled liquid is a term that has been avoided....
The molecules of glass aren't aligned...But are rigidly bound...Thus being a moot point between liquid and solid....
So now......Head hurt?
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From: The Big, Oregon
I've heard of folks polishing their windshield, but never actually seen it done. IMHO, you can get a new one for ~$200, so why bother.
Every used car that I buy usually gets a new windshield shortly after purchase. I hate driving into the sun, or in light rain, with a sandblasted windshield. To me, it's money well spent.
Every used car that I buy usually gets a new windshield shortly after purchase. I hate driving into the sun, or in light rain, with a sandblasted windshield. To me, it's money well spent.
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