Glass Scrapes

[Shauna_H]

Came home from work today and noticed in my rear view that my back window looked scraped. Checked it and of course with my luck it is - no idea how. But does anyone know if you can remove scratches from glass? You can feel them with your nail but they aren't really deep - does it look like a possible cat scratch? No?

[lfcrule1972]

I had these on a previous car and assumed it was dirt from the roads that was coarse enough to scratch the glass.

Sorry I don't know if anything can reduce the scratches, someone like Andy might be help though...

[Shauna_H]

I had these on a previous car and assumed it was dirt from the roads that was coarse enough to scratch the glass.

Sorry I don't know if anything can reduce the scratches, someone like Andy might be help though...

I thought that too but it's not in the direction the wiper goes really I don't think. I'm so OCD about my car, ruined my day

[Chris_Blue]

Try a good dollop of vinegar on a cloth (Not out of a pickle jar)
It wont remove the scratch, but may clean it so much that you don't see them

There are also specialist glass polishes

The only way to get rid of a scratch is to grind it out, or camoulflage it somehow

[mk2k41]

They can be removed with a machine polisher and the right pads and compounds. Never done it myself though, so don't know what you need.

[Soran]

Autoglym Glass Polish will help hide it, but will require a fair bit of elbow grease to get the best out of it.

[Silvershaker]

Jewellers rouge is ideal for this type of thing I used to use it when i worked in a jewellesr to polish off scratches on{expensive} watch glass i used to start with Duragrit {sic} and then fine polish it with the rouge really good way of polishing the scatches by hand without out being akin to using sandpaper lol

[Shauna_H]

I was straight out with the autoglym glass polish but I definitely don't have the elbow grease needed lol think I'll try machining it or the jewellers rouge. Hopefully it'll get sorted. Thanks for the help

[WTF]

Do you know what it's from?

Was going to say to check under your wiper for any grit

[Shauna_H]

Do you know what it's from?

Was going to say to check under your wiper for any grit

I've no idea, checked the wiper and it seems ok but with the salt on the roads and the amount of miles I do the cars stinking with dirt so its a possibility! Boyfriend said maybe a cat but its literally only the window cos I checked the rest of the car so I can't see it being that!

[FLP]

I don't see how grit or a cat can cause scrapes of that depth? It's more like somebody scraped the window by carrying something while closely passing your car,...

[Chris_Blue]

In my early 20's, was so proud of my Ford GT Capri, was always cleaning it
One really frosty Sunday morning , went to wash it as you do, and decided to use an old metal number plate to clear the frost

Great- scratches all down the glass windscreen, good job was passenger side. Never did get the scratches out, but made them less noticeable

So, either someone has scratched your car, or maybe you reversed into an unseen brick overhang and made the scratches before you realised
(Ive done that too)

Polish and elbow grease as said. But they will never disappear imo

[Shauna_H]

In my early 20's, was so proud of my Ford GT Capri, was always cleaning it
One really frosty Sunday morning , went to wash it as you do, and decided to use an old metal number plate to clear the frost

Great- scratches all down the glass windscreen, good job was passenger side. Never did get the scratches out, but made them less noticeable

So, either someone has scratched your car, or maybe you reversed into an unseen brick overhang and made the scratches before you realised
(Ive done that too)

Polish and elbow grease as said. But they will never disappear imo

Most likely that someone's walked by it and scratched it - I work in an industrial estate so its not unlikely. My car goes to work, home and my boyfriends really so I know I haven't reversed into anything! It could have been worse I suppose :rolleyes:

[ed taylor]

Cerium oxide. I have used this with a machine polisher. Hard work. But it did remove the minor scratches on the car I used the stuff on. Google cerium oxide. It will give a better insight to the stuff.