Glass Polishing

[Darius]

I am asking around....
Does anyone have a good solution to get rid of 'haze" on the inside of a rear window. My GTX has terrible haze on the rear glass. I have tries everything from paint thinner to 0000 steel wool to clay bar and nothing gets it.
Anyone tried the Eastwood product with good results?

 

[Durandal25]

I am asking around....
Does anyone have a good solution to get rid of 'haze" on the inside of a rear window. My GTX has terrible haze on the rear glass. I have tries everything from paint thinner to 0000 steel wool to clay bar and nothing gets it.
Anyone tried the Eastwood product with good results?

....and when you find out, please let me know too!

 

[Propwash]

Cerium Oxide may work for you. Most local Glass companies will have it. It does take light light scuffs/scratches out well. You would need to be pretty gentle with the stuff. No straighline buffing, just circular. I used it on my bird to remove a lot of scuff's/light scratches.

 

['67Satellite]

Good topic, ill be watching. Most of our original glass has seen better days.

 

[5.7 hemi]

I started with 1500 grit wet sanding and went to 3000, then buffed it. It worked really well.

 

[440+6]

I started with 1500 grit wet sanding and went to 3000, then buffed it. It worked really well.

On tempered glass, didn't know you could do this, what did you polish it with? What about distortion?
My glass is all orig tinted and I have a few light scratches here and there I would like to get rid of too.

Cerium Oxide may work for you. Most local Glass companies will have it. It does take light light scuffs/scratches out well. You would need to be pretty gentle with the stuff. No straighline buffing, just circular. I used it on my bird to remove a lot of scuff's/light scratches.

I am going to look into that.

 

[Dako]

I started with 1500 grit wet sanding and went to 3000, then buffed it. It worked really well.

Do you have any close up, before & after photos?

 

[5.7 hemi]

I do not have any before or after pics of the glass, sorry. Front windshield was replaced due to delamination. The others I used soapy water and went for it. I did it as though I was wet sanding a car, if that helps for the technique. After the sand paper, then I cleaned it with glass cleaner, then superfine polishing compound, don't stay in any one area long....keep it moving, then glass cleaner again, then I was done.

I think the tint is in the plastic lamination and not on the glass for the front and rear windshields, not sure on the side glass.

 

[khryslerkid]

There use to be a soap out yrs ago called Bonomi (sp). It was a pumice type bar. My boss at one of the garages I worked at, had me do all of the shop's windows with it. You made a paste with it on a wet sponge, scrubbed the glass with it, then let it dry. Next you wiped off the dry soap with a piece of crumpled up newspaper. I thought at first he was crazy but it worked great, removing the nasty haze that you get on the inside of shop windows...

 

[miller]

Going to keep tabs on this one.
Wondering if I would have any chance saving my windshield. There's an area about 3 by 1 inches, scraped by the wiper on the driver's side, in the curved part of the glass. I've been thinking about hitting it, to clean up the marks. Otherwise, I'll have to replace the entire window.

 

[D575]

I have areas that look like drips , But they're inside the glass. Should have replaced the glass but , oh well. :eusa_shifty:

 

[WAYNES WORLD]

I used the glass polish from Eastwood. Not cheap but it's good stuff and came with the buffing wheel. My glass has a bad wiper arm mark and was very hazed. It took a few hours but worked very well. I thought I was going to have to replace the windshield but now I'm happy with the results.
Wayne

 

[Rocketman]

This guy told me toothpaste would get out minor scratches earlier this week.

http://www.vernparker.com/

 

[miller]

I used the glass polish from Eastwood. Not cheap but it's good stuff and came with the buffing wheel. My glass has a bad wiper arm mark and was very hazed. It took a few hours but worked very well. I thought I was going to have to replace the windshield but now I'm happy with the results.
Wayne

Appreciate that, Wayne. Encouraging on my front glass. Sounds like the same deal.
I'll probably cover a bigger area on mine, since it's in the curve, and keep the distortion down. Sure won't hurt to try. My labor is cheap!!