Buffing out the windshield scratch...
 

Has anyone been successful in buffing out scratches out of the windshield glass?! The PO must have had a real bad wiper blade and allowed it to ride on the windshield and there is a decent scratch that goes from deep to light across one half of the windshield (passenger side).

WOuld like to try removing at least a portion of it if I can. Would rubbing with 1000 grit wet sandpaper do any good?! I've seen it done on headlight glass I think...

James

I have not used this stuff before - but I've bought loads of stuff from Eastwoods and so far their products do exactly what it says on the tin (or packet).

Take a look these beauties

http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/plastic-glass-repair.html

Thanks Army - this looks good.

Please let us (or me!) know how you get on - whether you buy this or not - I need to remove some scratches in my windshield too.

Glass is 10 times harder than paint so you can't just rub it out like a paint scratch. You need a special glass polish and machine to do it right. And most headlights are plastic.

I started down the 'buff it out' path too, but discovered that in FL (and some other states as well) windshield replacements are covered 'free' due to safety issues with vision, etc, as part of your auto insurance. You can check with your ins. carrier, or firms like SafeLite...they'll know. In my case, the new windshield w/rain sensor cost $0, and no impact on subsequent premium rates.

Yeah, buffing out scratches is not something you want to get into.

most kits contain cerium- oxide paste for removing glass scratches and work well .
Plastic lens kit is a different formulation and procedure to remove dull finish due to ageing.
regards
A