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 Post subject: windshield Glass Polish
PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 11:39 am 
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anyone ever use this stuff? the polish that comes with a little buffing wheel for getting fine haze off of glass...

my windshield is hazy (hard to see out of at night with oncoming headlights...) ... maybe i should look into a replacement windshield.. this one also has the 'white fog edges' happening...

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 1:13 pm 
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A new windshield is the way to go.

I have a glass buffing kit and it works pretty good for a light rub marks and scratches. (like a light wiper mark)
To buff-out a whole windshield would take a bunch of man hours and the deeper scratches and pits would not come-out,... and you can't do anything with the corner "fogging".
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 Post subject: hmmmm...
PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 4:17 pm 
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Thanks Doc,
....I noticed Eastwood has the kit for $35 bucks, I guess I have to just figure out if I want to put in some time to polish it or spend money on a gasket and windshield and installation fee... (i don't like doing installs.. :)

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 7:53 pm 
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Hey,

Well the polish is really not that hard (lots of elbow grease) and alot of hours. (trust me i polish cars and glass for a living (i am an autobody tech) as well i am now apprentising in auto-mechanics. In the long run it is well worth it to buy that new window than to polish it. however if your up to a day of rubbing then its all good (and probably a re-polish 1 time a year), you may be able to use a small electric polisher on the window that would give a better finish and be faster. but if you screw up :x

Justin


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 Post subject: laying around
PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:04 pm 
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well my dad said he had the kit laying around, so i'm going to see how the polish works out first, if it's not coming out then i'll do a new windshield... RUB A DUB...


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 5:18 pm 
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So, today I polished the windshield with an Eastwood kit that has been in my dad's shop for about 10 years... I spent 4 hours with the drill, sitting on the hood, and really getting some sore forearms (eat your heart out dave draper!)

Now that I could see out the darn thing, i bought myself a gift... some LIGHTED WHITE FUZZY DICE!!! 8)

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:25 pm 
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That there is one nice looking polish job on that glass!

ohhh where can i get the dice? :twisted:

Justin


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 Post subject: Discount Auto
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:50 pm 
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the dice are from Discount Auto Parts (mostly southeast US) for $5.99 ... yeah the glass came out good, LOTS of elbow grease about 5 gallons of it!

the white edges i can't do anything about, but i can live with it! I'm just so jazzed about being able to SEE !!!


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