CarPro Ceriglass

[Mike@ShineStruck]

Well ive received my new Boss G21 polisher
Ceriglass and Griot 6in glass pad
Test was on a 2012 Kia rio 5 front windshield.

It has a series of horizontal scratches all over windshield due to ice scraper..

Ive done about 5 to 6 passes and didn't seem to inprove upon anything. .
wasnt really expecting it to..but was hoping

Have a pic but on phone and cant upload it atm..file too big..
ill give it a 2nd attempy on the ceriglass later on and update if any change

 

[swanicyouth]

Polishing glass is not like polishing paint. 5-6 passes isn't nearly enough to make a difference. If you can catch glass scratches on your finger nail - you likely can improve them, but not remove them via polishing.

As for using a large throw polisher to remove glass defects - to the best of my knowledge it's uncharted territory. Although I have a Rupes, I stuck to the GG6 for glass due the large amount own downward pressure involved & I would think it would be difficult to avoid the edges with a large throw polisher.

 

[dpk20x]

You're gonna need a lot more than 5-6 passes on glass!

Swanicyouth has an awesome write up on ceriglass and the rayon pads. See if you can dig that thread up. Tons of good info in there.

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

Dont believe my nail catches on any of them
Kind of like marring
did about 12 passes on ps then like 6 on ds

Im new to machine polishing

Next attempt ill split window into 4 sections this time with i guess 20 passes?
Speed was 6..doesn't sound all that fast/loud like in videos

Ill look for that thread for insight

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

I found and read that thread
he had great results!

I didnt know you needed water to mist.
I just used water for clea up..

I see he polished each section for sabouabout 15 minutes
he used a tad more product then me too

I shall be good for next round.
Most likely wont be till saturdsy though
tje car pro pad must be a tad more aggressive then the griot glass pad

 

[dpk20x]

Sounds like it might be too late but be careful too. Try doing the passenger side first or better yet maybe a side window. That way if you don't get the results you're hoping for and the window gets jacked up at least you can still see where you're going.

 

[swanicyouth]

I found and read that thread
he had great results!

I didnt know you needed water to mist.
I just used water for clea up..

I see he polished each section for sabouabout 15 minutes
he used a tad more product then me too

I shall be good for next round.
Most likely wont be till saturdsy though
tje car pro pad must be a tad more aggressive then the griot glass pad

If the car isn't a mess when your done - you didn't do it right (use enough water). I just helped a local guy fix his glass that his body shop scratched up quite bad. We were able to get complete correction except for 2 minimum gouges, that looked like tool marks in the glass.

I recommend only using CarPro pads for glass. Whatever you do - do not use LC glass pads on your glass.

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

If the car isn't a mess when your done - you didn't do it right (use enough water). I just helped a local guy fix his glass that his body shop scratched up quite bad. We were able to get complete correction except for 2 minimum gouges, that looked like tool marks in the glass.

I recommend only using CarPro pads for glass. Whatever you do - do not use LC glass pads on your glass.

Ill use your procedure as you mentioned in your review thread.
btw, what speed did you use, dont think that was mentioned
i ramped up to max when i knew the product wouldnt sling

BROWNIE mentioned to set it to 2 or 3 in another thread

I would of used the car pro pad but they didnt make one in 6 or 6.5
griot had one in 6, so went with that