Scratches on the car glass: can I get rid of them at home?

Looking at the world through a perfectly clean and transparent glass window is a pleasure! But when it comes to scratches on the car's glass, the problem ceases to be purely aesthetic. Scratches on the windshield will worsen visibility and distract from the situation on the road, so - whether you are a perfectionist or not - you need to get rid of them, and soon. But here's the question: can you fix these surface defects yourself without turning to the car service? The editorial board of "Miss Purity" decided to figure out what you can count on, relying solely on your strength and improvised means.

What kind of scratches can I remove?

Small scratches and scuff on the car, which serves not for the first year, is the norm. They do not interfere so much to spend on their elimination of strength, time and money. Usually the question of how to remove a scratch rises when a furrow appears on the glass, which can not be overlooked. Unfortunately, such scratches can not be removed by themselves: even in the service they will have to sweat.

Then what can I polish?

• Muddy tracks from the wipers( but not scratches left by them!).
• Small scabs from the sand.
• Fine scratches that are difficult to see.

By the way

It is the totality of scrapes, small chips and scuffs that spoils visibility the most. This is not so important on the side window, but if this is the main problem, then polishing at home will give a positive result, although it will leave all the major scratches in its place.

That is, in fact, with their own hands without fear, you can only polish, and then you have to act carefully.

How do I polish?

In theory, everything is simple: polishing the glass with any soft abrasive should help with scratches. In fact, it turns out that the optimal option is still a special polishing paste and a special polishing machine. But we want to remove scratches on the car glass, without buying anything costly! Then effective and safe options are few.

Toothpaste

What if I have scratched my phone or watch? On many portals advise to polish the product with ordinary toothpaste. Perhaps there are craftsmen who really managed to get rid of scratches in this way, but this method of repair still does not inspire confidence. The abrasive in the paste is too small and soft: the polishing of the glass in this way will take forever.

Soft nazhdachka

If it is difficult to achieve paste with paste, with sandpaper, even the smallest, it's easy to overdo it. Not only that the risk of new, more noticeable scratches skyrocketing - intense friction can form a depression that will break the evenness of the curvature of the glass, and it will look no better than a large chop.

Pasta GOI

But such a polished glass car can work! Pasta from the powder of chromium oxide is well known to soldiers: what else to shine to clean the badge, if not her? In everyday life, it is used for polishing products made of metal and glass. Only here there are special features.

• The paste should be chosen with medium abrasive: it is 2 or 3 number.
• It is not possible to apply it to a polished surface because of the risk of scratches, so the paste is applied only to the fabric.
• Fabric is selected without lint: felt or lint-free napkins are quite suitable.

They say that to increase the effect in the paste, you can add gasoline or oil, but we would not risk the integrity of expensive automotive glass.

Important!

Large and deep grooves require no polishing or even grinding, but filling with special polymers. Even having bought all the necessary materials, it's impossible to do this without minimal experience, so in order to avoid unnecessary disorders it is better to immediately ask for help from a knowledgeable person.

Is that really it? Unfortunately yes. The remaining methods require special equipment and polishes, and the procedure for removing imperfections carried out at home will not be much different from what you will do in the workshop.

Why is it better to contact a master?

Still, GOI paste and a piece of felt in efficiency and expediency are not compared with equipment in workshops and experience of masters.

Polishing does not cost fabulous money, and the advantages of its holding in the salon are obvious.

• You will not spoil the glass by hanging a vigorous polish on the advice of a connoisseur from the Internet or by selecting the wrong machine speed.
• The polishing machine at the optimum for speed works more than 100 times faster than your hand with a rag.
• Employees of the service do this not the first day and know the nuances that are not attached to the instruction together with the grinder.

tip We often create scratches on the windshield with incorrect window cleaning. Do not wipe them dry with a rag with grains of sand or hard fabrics - and the problem of polishing can be a little delayed.

Polishing just seems like a simple process! To make everything right and beautiful, the grandmother's advice may not be enough. Yes, and risk the integrity of glass worth several thousand rubles from savings of several hundred - a dubious tactic of financial management.

Can I learn to polish myself?

People and such learn! True, time will have to invest a lot. What is the stage of choosing a quality machine and a suitable paste. To learn all the details and technology, you need to be really interested and love cars! If the garage conversations have never inspired you, the knowledge gained will not be worth the time and pain.

If you decide to take up the glasses, go to this matter responsibly and do not fool yourself with illusions. The only more or less working "people's" means, maybe, will save money, but it will take a lot of time and will not bring the desired result. The remaining methods are either frankly useless, or unsafe! It turns out, it remains to master the science of polishing, buying a typewriter, disks and pasta, or to give the car into the hands of professionals and to calm down!