Scratched windshield (general)

aem7 · Post by **aem7** » 10 Aug 2006, 17:15

Hey you guys are so good here with the technical advice and stuff. Maybe I should post this question see if you have any experience with this on the Volvo 740.

The Volvo 740 I've got has a windscreen that's kind of cloudy in sunlight. Not very cloudy, but just scratched up enough for me to find it annoying to drive into the light. So I want to fix it if it's cheap.

I read someplace on a forum that you could use 0000 grade steel wool and grind out the scratches with pure elbow grease. They suggested using auto wax or windex as lubricant and just keep polishing until the scratch goes away. Of course this only works for microscopic scratches, not big scratches that you can see. Doesn't sound too plausible to me, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Anyone has experience with this? Thanks in advance.

Post by **billofdurham** » 11 Aug 2006, 11:58

I don't think I would use any grade of steel wool on a windscreen, with or without wax.

A recommendation by a windscreen fitter was to use jeweller's rouge to remove very fine scratches. It does require a lot of hard work but it does work.

He also said that he had used tooth cleaning powder when he ran out of jeweller's rouge and needed to remove some scratches in a hurry. I haven't tried that one!

Bill.