Glass scratch removal

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dpenning

Somehow I managed to scratch the outside of my glass. Dirty mag float I think. Anyway, my question is can I use some sort of polish to remove it or is there any sort of film on the outside of the glass that will get messed up?
 
I did the same on the inside of my tank. Probably had a small piece of gravel under the mag float. Of course, it's right in the front. If there is a way to remove or improve it, I'd like to know too.
 
You actually have to buff the glass out and they wears a spot in it. It can be done but you are going to get a wave effect when you look at that spot becasue it is not going to be a smooth piece of glass anymore it will be curved in that area. Curved because you are not removing the scratch but bringing the glass down even with the bottom of the scratch. No real way to fill it.

Hope I explained that the right way to where it is understandable.
 
@Lance6270 wrote:
You actually have to buff the glass out and they wears a spot in it. It can be done but you are going to get a wave effect when you look at that spot becasue it is not going to be a smooth piece of glass anymore it will be curved in that area. Curved because you are not removing the scratch but bringing the glass down even with the bottom of the scratch. No real way to fill it. Hope I explained that the right way to where it is understandable. said:
Yep, you did. I think that would be less noticeable than the scratch, it is a very shallow scratch. It barely catches my fingernail. Thanks. I was worried about some kind of coating on the glass that would suffer more.
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I wonder how they do the resin repair on windshield's and if there is a similar product available that would not be noticeable??

Cheers,
 
@bimmerzs wrote:
I wonder how they do the resin repair on windshield's and if there is a similar product available that would not be noticeable?? Cheers said:
That is a crack that goes to the inner sheet that the resin goes in to fill it in.
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@Lance6270 wrote:
[I]@bimmerzs wrote:[/I][quote="I wonder how they do the resin repair on windshield's and if there is a similar product available that would not be noticeable?? Cheers said:
That is a crack that goes to the inner sheet that the resin goes in to fill it in."]

They do small and large rock chip's also I believe??
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@bimmerzs wrote:
[I]@Lance6270 wrote:[/I][quote="[I]@bimmerzs wrote:[/I][quote="I wonder how they do the resin repair on windshield's and if there is a similar product available that would not be noticeable?? Cheers said:
That is a crack that goes to the inner sheet that the resin goes in to fill it in."]

They do small and large rock chip's also I believe??"]

That is true ......never thought of that though but you are right.
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I thought about that but wouldn't know where to get my hands on it and it is a REALLY shallow. I'm thinking jewelers rouge or something similar.
 
The rule of thumb for glass scratches is if you can feel it with your fingernail then you can't "reasonably" remove it. Sorry,but I watch guys who work with glass and have the equipment to remove scratches. They simply throw away the glass and get a new piece. The distortion isn't acceptable to them. Just my experience here (2 cents).
 
The only way you will be able to remove scratches from glass is to make smaller finer scratches. That in essence is what Polishing is. With Glass polishing you will need compounds that are harder than the glass you are trying to polish. Corundum, diamond or specialized glass polishing products are available however, the tank must be emptied, dried and you'll spend hours removing the scratches. So weigh the pros and cons before even considering such an undertaking.
 
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