Windshield scrathhes HELP!!!!

[OPA1]

Got a problem. It seems that the former owners of my truck, must of had somthing on the inbside of there windshield and tryed to clean it. There are a seriec of fine scratches in the glass that I have tryed to get rid of , withjust about every thing. They are not really a problem, but being car crazy I know they are there. Please HELP.

ED

[Mike Phillips]

Read this,

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7600

And then in the Hot Topics forum, which is in the Information Station

Read the below article...


What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...


In order to remove a scratch out of anything, metal, plastic glass, paint, etc. You must remove material around the scratch until the surface is level or equal to the lowest depths of the scratch or scratches.

The below diagram if for paint, the the same thing applies to just about an surface material or coating.



In essences, you don't really remove a scratch, you remove material around a scratch.

Then the big question is, is the material or coating workable, as in can you abrade small particles of it and leave behind an original looking surface. For example, some things you can abrade, (remove the scratch), but you can never completely remove all of your abrading marks, thus you can't really fix the problem, all you can do is exchange one set of scratches of a different set of scratches.

The next questions is, how thick is the surface material you're working on or the coating. You are limited to what you can do by the thickness of these to things, (surface coating or surface material), and whether or not this surface is workable.

Sometimes you don't know what you can so until you try. It's always a good idea to test your choice of products, applicator materials and application process, (By hand or by machine), to an inconspicuous area. If you cannot make a small area look good with your product, applicator and process, you will not be able to make the entire surface look good. It's always a good idea to test first and error on the side of caution, versus make a mistake you cannot undo.

[PsyDoc]

On the inside...

If the scratches are on the inside, then you may be SOL. There are stratch removal systems, but they are pretty messy (material gets slung everywhere) and I do not know how it might effect (e.g., stain) the interior. If they are not in your line-of-sight when driving, then try to live with it. If you cannot, then your option would be a windshield replacement.