Scratched windshield

My friend has a 2007 Corvette which has scratches on his windshield(mostly from wipers). Is there anything you know that will take or at least lessen the appearance of them? He has tried toothpaste with no luck. I bragged about you guys to him so don't let me down.

 

http://www.essortment.com/yourself-repair-auto-glass-scratches-12056.html



Mike

 

I wasn't aware of this process.

 

You might try something like this
http://www.walgreens.com/store/store/product/product_details.jsp?id=prod3179195
Swipes Lens CPR. I've used it on scratched plastic with pretty good results.
it fills in the scratch.

 

not sure why the article says not to use ammonia.......ammonia doesnt harm glass at all, and evaporates completely. Maybe a sacred cow......

 

Or drop $375 on a new windshield.

 

Thanks a million. I will relay the message.

 

Eastwood sells something called Rhodite, which is Cerium Oxide. I've used it for glass polishing.

 

If the scratches are microscopic you might be able to polish them out. If they're deep enough to catch your fingernail you probably can't fix it.

 

Wow, that Walgreens stuff gets some funky reviews. It's got 18 of them, with an average of 1.3 stars.

 

For surface scratches over a LARGE area, like from wipers, I use this, http://www.eastwood.com/pro-glass-polishing-kit.html
Or for heavier scratches, this, http://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches-5658.html

 

Might want to read the reveiws.

 

A trick that has been pulled on me is to use oil to fill the scratchs.
Good till the first rain.