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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Thanks for the article Mike.
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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Originally Posted by smack
Thanks for the article Mike.
Not so much an article as just a collection of stuff I've already written and posted pictures of in the past.
New guy joined the forum with a brand new car and says he lives next to the coast and like all of us that live next to the ocean wiper scratches are an issue.
So this is just a quick reference article with a very important tip at the beginning to try to help others avoid getting themselves into trouble.
In the big scheme of things, I consider glass polishing a more advanced skill. I think having some experience polishing paint is a good primer.
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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Thanks for the post Mike!
I polished the windshield of a 94 Camry last weekend using the same method you used in one of your videos where you used a Flex PE14 rotary and a blue 5" Hybrid pad, except I used a 4" Hydro-Tech pad using the same product you used in the video, and after polishing, I noticed similar scratches as in the photos above.
At first I thought I had caused the scratches myself but then I realized that they were already there and the polishing must have exposed them. The scratches must have been caused by sand/dirt particles being dragged across the wipers as you mentioned. The car has spent its entire life in the West Palm Beach area, about 5 miles inland from the beach.
I suppose a good tip to keep this from happening would be to clean your windshields often and change you wiper blades when needed.
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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Originally Posted by FrankS
I suppose a good tip to keep this from happening would be to clean your windshields often and change you wiper blades when needed.
I honestly don't think you can realistically live at the coast at keep this from happening.
The sand is blown in the wind and I know from experience it's normal to jump in your car in the morning, start the engine and go to work. Right now when I do this around 6:30am it's dark and I'm not going to clean my windshield each morning. Plus I would have to drag out the Werner work platform.
This means any sand that has blown onto the windshield since I last used the wipers will be dragged across the windshield first thing as I almost always have to use my wipers in the morning.
I have a brand new windshield in my 1987 Silverado so any wiper scratches will be from my use of the truck. I had a brand new windshield in my 1975 Jimmy and after a few years of coastal living it too had wiper scratches.
It just goes with the territory...
Also, for you to remove the scratches in your windshield you're going to have to use something like the CarPro system.
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Maybe I'm nuts (probably), but I haven't used wipers in forever. If it's a crazy down pour - I'll use them. But, if you put a glass sealant on your windshield and keep it fairly fresh, water just flies off.
The less you use the wipers, the less scratches the glass will get - and the longer the sealant will last.
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Originally Posted by swanicyouth
Maybe I'm nuts (probably), but I haven't used wipers in forever. If it's a crazy down pour - I'll use them. But, if you put a glass sealant on your windshield and keep it fairly fresh, water just flies off.
The less you use the wipers, the less scratches the glass will get - and the longer the sealant will last.
I'm with you on that.
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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Originally Posted by swanicyouth
Maybe I'm nuts (probably), but I haven't used wipers in forever. If it's a crazy down pour - I'll use them. But, if you put a glass sealant on your windshield and keep it fairly fresh, water just flies off.
The less you use the wipers, the less scratches the glass will get - and the longer the sealant will last.
Sounds like good advice
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Re: How to remove scratches in glass - Wiper Scratches from Beach Sand
Mike, did you try GTechniq G4 glass polish as well?
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