Spotted mirrors/ Glass

[Accident]

My girlfriend has a '97 Sehpia. Her sideview mirrors and rear windows are covered in spots. My friend also has this trouble in his rear-view mirror. We have tried cleaning them, but if anything it only makes the mirrors worse. Is there anything that we can do to help fix this problem. It is so bad on my girlfriends mirror you can barely see out of it.

[genee]

Cleaning glass and mirrors

If the spots are on the surface - not the spots some glass gives because of laminations - they SHOULD be easily removed with a little elbow grease and some #0000 steel wool. I shuddered when someone suggested I use steel wool on my windshield, so I practiced on my son's car. You can use glass polishing products but I have had good luck with Bon-Ami and Dawn. I lightly sprinkle the Bon-Ami on, dribble some Dawn on the area, and start scrubbing with the steel wool pad. It might take a couple of applications, but it worked wonders on my glass. The racoon look vanished. It sounds like you have hard water spots so a squeegee when washing might also help.

[Accident]

thanks for the help. Yea, steel wool does sound a little strange. Good thing its on my girlfriend's car right . I'll have to try it. Now when I do it, should I press hard. I'm assuming so because of you saying some elbow grease, but it just sounds like it will scratch it up. Anyway I'll give it a try and let you know if it works. Thanks.

[Teak]

Try using clay , before trying steel wool. For steel wool I would recommend using #0000 or #000. As a alternative to using steel wool you might to a white scrub pad.

Eric

[genee]

Tried clay ...

I tried clay before I went to the steel wool. It didn't dent the racoon face on the windshield. Then my wife reminded me that SOS pads are steel wool and they are used on glass baking dishes. So, I tried it on my son's car first.

I also - once - tried a nylon brush I used for cleaning whitewalls. That car was sold with a bunch of scratches on the windshield. So, I would be more afraid of white pads than I was of the steel wool. Again, I only use #0000 because I'm chicken to try any coarser stuff. ... it does take some rubbing.

[gregcavi]

try some vineagar first, then if that doesnt work I would try some sort of polish, lastly I would try the steel wool.

Greg

[Teak]

Originally posted by gregcavi
try some vineagar first, then if that doesnt work I would try some sort of polish, lastly I would try the steel wool.

Greg

Try a glass polish such as glass scrub. I would try a KAIO, colorX, DC step 1, or VM. Another possiblity is to read this thread?
Click here

Eric

[genee]

Check out Mike's answer ...

Check out the link supplied by TEAK. Mike suggests using #4 Heavy Cut Cleaner on the glass. Read the link to get it all ..
genee

[probegt]

Originally posted by gregcavi
try some vineagar first, then if that doesnt work I would try some sort of polish, lastly I would try the steel wool.

Greg

I agree. Use the white distilled kind first then I would resort to a polish if need. Never had a situation bad enough to use steel wool.