Removing mild scratches from windshield

My taco has a number of scratches on the driver side windshield from someone trying to scrape ice off with the bottom of a come can. I don't really want to replace the windshield if I don't have to, but at the same time I don't want to keep them. Im wondering what you guys would recommend for removing them if I can? I've heard using 0000 steel wool with water or soapy water, rubbing compounds, and have seen more specific rubbing pastes that work. Just wanna get a couple more ideas before I try. Thanks again.

 

No help, but I'm amazed a coke can could scratch glass.

 

Yeah tell me about it. Found out the hard way

 

Wow. and I thought my single scratch was bad...
sorry man.

 

Nutz. Yeah the fine steel wool with a compound doesn't sound like that crazy of an idea.

 

I'm gonna try to sell it and need to get them out. Don't wanna pay $120 for a new windshield

 

I think that is your only option. It's on the driver side so it will be very noticeable.

 

Toothpaste. Not the gel kind, the white paste kind. With the size of those scratches will take some time and elbow grease but should do the trick.

 

Dont think much is going to do it with them that deep. I install home windows and sometimes the glass washers use razor blades on our new windows and screw them all up. Some have cause $50,000 in damage.

 

Unless you have an electric polisher I think it'll be a crap ton of time and elbow grease unless aluminum just left a mark not scratch

 

You can't remove scratches from glass. When you drag your fingernail over it, does it get caught in the scratches?

The best you may be able to do is polish the area to make it less noticeable, but you'll end up with small scratches that you'll see when the sun hits it. It will sparkle and leave halos around all the oncoming lights at night.

If the coke can left aluminum on the windshield, that you can clean off. If the windshield is definitely scratched, I'd just change it.

 

I'm thinking that it's just aluminum that transferred to the windshield the more I look at it but I could be wrong I don't know, well will see

 

Try using windex as a lubricant, and lightly clean with 0000 fine steel wool.

 

Just found this, give it a shot, you'd be surprised cheap eBay stuff can be good and for eleven bucks why not?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/322020...7290-0%26rvr_id%3D1186031150218&ul_noapp=true

 

Even if you are able to buff out the scratches it will leave the glass distorted. If there was an easy way we wouldnt have to replace$50k in glass on a house that the glass cleaner scratched with a razor blade and no water.

 

It might be able to be buffed out, maybe try a headlight cleaning kit on it. also try this stuff we used it on our Aircraft windows and it worked great.


http://www.skygeek.com/20207.html?u...aign=froogle&gclid=CNbZp-HJ5dICFVC4wAodGkEKPA

 

A little expensive, but well worth if for plastics. I don't think it will do anything for glass, though. I use that for motorcycle helmet face shields and even for my shower surround which is fiberglass reinforced plastic. Are your aircraft Windows polycarbonate?

 

I bet you can have it replaced by your insurance for $100 deductible or so. Probably not much else you can do

 

Wouldn't that only apply if he's carrying full coverage on his 21 year old Tacoma?

 

In Florida there is a zero deductible with full coverage on a windsheild...but yea full coverage.