daveg Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Windscreen is covered in crazing which caused me yesterday to be dangerously blinded by a low sun. Could the crazing be within the laminate or would they polish out? Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Most likely on the glass surface, do they follow the wiper blade radius?. If you can feel them witha fingernail probably too deep to polish out but worth a try. https://www.frost.co.uk/glass-polishing-kit-windscreen-glass-scratch-glazed-repair.html But be warned, it's HARD WORK! Even using a powerful drill to spin the polisher, your arms will ache! JOhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Is it laminated or toughènd??? Laminated is easier to polish. Ive used a similar kit of fleabay to reduce a previous owners wiper arm damage, its a slow process but you can only see the arc in certain light but the wiper won't squeegee the polished area as its glass surface is lowered Most aged glass suffers micro chips and in a low sun gives you loads of star bursts More so with soft laminated less with toughend The answer is get some smog back to dull the sun and make the planet cooler A bright burning low sun in this bright blue clear sky is is down to cleaning up.....making it hotter !!!! Well theres only tennis on the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: Well theres only tennis on the tv. Makes a change from funeral plan adverts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Youre deadly serious ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Well, funeral plan and over-fifty life insurance ads. "What's that? You still haven't claimed missold PPI? Don't you know the time is running out?" Which brings us back to funeral plan ads again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I wonder if you can take out payment protection on a funeral plan in case you die.............. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 11 hours ago, poppyman said: I wonder if you can take out payment protection on a funeral plan in case you die.............. Tony. In case you don't die would be more useful, then you could claim the money back again. No point wasting it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Can you get green stamps or top cash back Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Thanks for all the replies. The scratches are not from the wiper blades its all over. Ill try the scratch removal kit. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Hello Dave, As John says it is very hard work and labour intensive. I have used the Frost kit on a couple of occasions and the result was excellent - however this was for a single surface scratch on each of the respective screens. You need to be careful not to have the polishing pad on the glass for too long, as the heat generated can in some instances cause the glass to crack. I feel that if you have the amount of crazing / scratches on the glass as you say, it may well be worth looking for a replacement windscreen and perhaps safer in the long run. You did not mention your car model. Good luck. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 15 hours ago, classiclife said: You did not mention your car model. I've checked Dave's profile and it says 1970 Herald convertible, so a replacement should be readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: I've checked Dave's profile and it says 1970 Herald convertible, so a replacement should be readily available. They come up on Ebay fairly often and cheap, though "good condition", might be subjective. Also the ones I've seen, have always been "collection only" as difficult/time consuming to pack safely I imagine. Somewhere like Spit Graveyard may sent them, as always found them dead obliging?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Do any of the major supplies have remanufactured ones? Pricey I'm sure, but it would be nice to know they were available. I must go and have a quick search... Yep they're available - first I checked was Rimmers at just over £105... it's good to know as I haven't checked the state of my spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Use the old fashioned method. Brick it and claim? Just don't post about it? Cheers, Iain. PS. a new screen in your car and you will not know its there, for a while. PPS. Get the Syndim? tinted one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 i had a sun dym on the Vit6 but sitting tall could see at night , so it came out for a plain one and being a laminate it cracked when booted out, should have cut the rubber .it saved trying to sell it on Ha ! over the years done a lot of screen work with dry seals and self draining but when we had the early Magnums in the plant some investigation was in order and we had to nick some platform step to get anywhere near it my first impression was the like of driving a double decker bus from the upstairs ... some truck Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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