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Originally Posted by lexusgs
Do you have a link to these CarPro glass pads, I did a quick search on them and could not find them, only ceriglass. Are they thicker, more flexible, more suitable for a DA. Do you have a DA or access to one to see if the CarPro glass pads will work with a DA? I was just going to say forget trying to get the scratches out of my windshield after my experience and just Rain X them but if you get good results from the CarPro pads and a DA I will give them a shot.
With the popularity of DA buffers and with so many windshields scratched up whoever makes a good glass polish/pad system for DA's that really works is going to get a lot of business. Same with whoever makes a permanent coating for headlights that will last several years before yellowing again.
I will get a link to you. The CarPro glass pads look very promising. They are thicker than the LC cutting pads and they are also more flexible. They seem to be very well made. I do not have a backing plate small enough to fit them onto my PC... I may need to order some larger pads and do another test. There is another thread where someone achieved excellent results with a GG DA and the CarPro pads. I will update this thread as soon as I am able to try them out.
Originally Posted by Johny B
Great review.
Thank you! I hope you and others find it helpful. Glass is the most annoying thing when it isn't perfect... especially if the windshield is jacked up because you have a constant reminder every single time you drive anywhere.
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Round 2: Destroyed Glass vs CeriGlass via DA.
A recent thread showing excellent results removing scratches from glass using CeriGlass and a Griot's DA polisher has me convinced that with proper technique it should be possible to fully correct this window without a rotary.
Thread will be updated within the next few weeks with the results...
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Results look good and promising. You definitely had better luck then I did with the Lake Country pad with my PC. Thanks for sharing. I will give that glass pad a try with my DA after reading about your positive experience and seeing your results.
Did you have to clean/wash the pad every so often, did the pad end up getting too soft or were you able to use it for the whole window without washing the polish out and drying it out? Did the windshield seem to heat up much while using it? Were the results enough to go straight to adding a glass protectant like rain x or was there a little micro marring/fog that should be finished down with a less aggressive pad/polish.
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Originally Posted by lexusgs
Results look good and promising. You definitely had better luck then I did with the Lake Country pad with my PC. Thanks for sharing. I will give that glass pad a try with my DA after reading about your positive experience and seeing your results.
You're welcome! If you have previously used the LC glass pads and you switch to the CarPro pads you will be amazed at the difference!
Did you have to clean/wash the pad every so often, did the pad end up getting too soft or were you able to use it for the whole window without washing the polish out and drying it out? Did the windshield seem to heat up much while using it? Were the results enough to go straight to adding a glass protectant like rain x or was there a little micro marring/fog that should be finished down with a less aggressive pad/polish.
I used only 2 pads on the whole window. One 5" on the DA and one 3" on the rotary in a few small spots around the edge. I did not have to clean the pads at all. If you were correcting deep scratches like this on every single window than you would probably want one pad for each window and maybe 2 for the windshield. Otherwise just cleaning them and spinning them dry would be fine too. They get wet anyway while you are polishing and spritzing water onto the glass.
The glass does heat up some while polishing but never to the point that it is too hot to touch. That is one benefit of using a DA is the heat generated seemed to be kept to a minimum and the polish did not dry as fast as it usually does when I use a rotary.
The results were LSP ready after the CeriGlass and CarPro glass pads. I didn't notice any micro-marring at all the entire time. I even worked the polish till it was dry and clear in one spot to see if it would mar and it didn't. These pads really make all the difference in the world.
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Originally Posted by Nicholas@Autowerx
I think the disappointment most people experience the first time they attempt intensive glass correction is due to those LC glass cutting pads. They are SO unforgiving. They are decent with a rotary but they are absolutely HORRIBLE when paired up with a DA polisher. I have never been able to use them without seeing DA haze.
I have recently ordered some CarPro glass pads but have not been able to use them yet. There was another glass polishing thread recently where someone was able to get very good results with the CarPro glass pads, CeriGlass and a DA polisher. I would recommend giving those a go because I am 100% positive it is not the polish that has let you down.
I will be doing another test very soon with the CarPro glass pads, CeriGlass, and rotary. My hope is that I can achieve the same results as in this tutorial but only in one step.
Great article, we need more on glass! Well written & good pictures. Nick you are 100% right. LC pads + PC = Jacked up Glass. I posted on the CarPro pads and Griots DA. I was able to get stunning results with this combo and CeriGlass in ONE step (one very LONG and MESSY step) using a Griots. Not only did it finish crystal clear, removal all scratches, but, it removed all the DA Haze from my PC and LC pads. I was as surprised as anyone else. I was just looking for improvement.
I agree, it does take a ton of downward pressure, but keeping the polish wet (and a Griots DA) will keep the pad spinning no problem. Nice Work! Once you try the CarPro pads with CerriGlass, you'll never touch the LC pads again.
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Makes me want a rotary! Nice write up
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I wonder why AG doesn't sell the CarPro glass pads?
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Hey Nicholas...
Just to note, if you look at the top of your first post to this thread I gave it a blue clickable link to itself you you, or anyone can highlight, copy and paste the blue clickable link to anywhere else in the forum world to share you very well-written article.
I always do this for my articles to make it easy for anyone to share the link to an article. Even have an article on this topic...
How to share an article using a blue clickable link
I did this because I just shared your articles on one of my how-to articles and now I can share the link to your article faster and easier into the future...
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