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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Default Help with window scratches

So, i cleaned my windows today and noticed it had some scratches. Like razor-blade scratches, not deep but deep enough to notice. I was wondering how i can make these less noticeable if i could, or make them not noticeable at all.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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If you can feel them with your fingernail, they are too deep to polish... even it they are not, by polishing such a contained area you will cause distortion in the glass, and that can look far worse than the scratches.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Ah, okay. I'll just buy some new windows from the junkyard!
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Default Re: Help with window scratches (Radim)

Might be alittle off topic but I use a razor blade to clean my windows. Have you tried that? Are you able to feel the scratches with your finger?
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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Finger no, Nail barely.
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Radim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Finger no, Nail barely.</TD></TR></TABLE>
try cleaning them really well. Take a razor blade over them with some window cleaner. If they are still there then looks like new windows are in your future...
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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i work at a dealership and a car came in last friday bc the customer had scratches on their vehicle due to wiper arm scratching her windshield..ne way we have a polisher that can buff out window or glass scratches that arent too deep..its pretty much an orbital buffer/polisher so if its not that bad u can try that...
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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We have one of those too...but it distorts the glass, and the windshield is Laminated, and the rest of the glass is tempered. So if you polish to deep or get the glass too hot it can pop.
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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yeah
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Old May 29, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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can anyone tell me what kind of buffing pad and solution to try and use to buff out the scratches?? my scratch was from my wiperblades gone bad =(...i wanna try before i decide to replace it
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