Etching on glass removal?

[J S Machine]

My uncle has a super duty Ford pickup and is having some issues with etching on the glass. I told him I would consult with you all here and see if you knew anything he could try. He said he has tried scrubbing it with things, (how invasive - I have no idea) but he has taken a few shots at it.

Here is a pic I snapped with my phone-

Any ideas on what he might try to get it clean? Thanks.

 

[BobbyG]

Give CarPro CeriGlass a try....rops:

Review: CarPro CeriGlass - Autopia Forums - Auto Detailing & Car Care Discussion Forum

While CarPro CeriGlass worked well with a rotary, I didn't use it with a foam pad but rather a class cutting pad. Although it finished up nicely for me I'm wondering what a dual action machine with a glass pad would have brought to the game...

 

[J S Machine]

Is there anything that could be applied by hand by chance?

 

[BobbyG]

CeriGlass is designed to be applied by machine or by hand....rops:


CarPro Ceriglass Kit, glass polish, water spot remover

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I would give this a try first: Duragloss Nu-Glass (NG) #755, glass polish, water spot remover . Might even be able to get it locally.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

My uncle has a super duty Ford pickup and is having some issues with etching on the glass. I told him I would consult with you all here and see if you knew anything he could try. He said he has tried scrubbing it with things, (how invasive - I have no idea) but he has taken a few shots at it.

Here is a pic I snapped with my phone-

Any ideas on what he might try to get it clean? Thanks.

The water spots could be removed by most brand name, water spot removers for glass.

It looks like the glass has cobweb scratches from the picture, the same way paint gets them as explained in this article,

The difference between Rotary Buffer Swirls, Cobweb Swirls, Micro-Marring, DA Haze & Tick Marks


IF that's the case then you're going to need a glass polish that uses Cerium Oxide to remove the scratches.

Do an advanced search here on the forum for information on polishing glass using Cerium Oxide.

Click here to do an advanced search



From my experience, the only way to do major scratch and scuff removal to glass, that is to remove defects that are "in" the glass, not "on" the glass is to use a quality glass polish that uses Cerium Oxide, a rotary buffer and a glass polishing disc.

The last couple of windshields I've polished out have taken me hours to do as you can only polish small sections at a time. You have to push down hard to the head of the buff also, it's not a walk in the park.


In fact, I polished out the other half of Stacy's Honda's windshield just about 2 weeks ago and doing just the bottom half of both sides to remove beach sand induced wiper scratching probably took me at least 3 hours and I felt it in my arms the next day.


Bunch of good info here too...


http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/56462-polishing-glass.html

 

[AeroCleanse]

My uncle has a super duty Ford pickup and is having some issues with etching on the glass. I told him I would consult with you all here and see if you knew anything he could try. He said he has tried scrubbing it with things, (how invasive - I have no idea) but he has taken a few shots at it.

Here is a pic I snapped with my phone-

Any ideas on what he might try to get it clean? Thanks.

Chemical Guys Water Spot RX

 

[Qusai]

I bet any type of compound and abrasive pad on a da would take out the etching. My windows looked worse than that. Try it out before you go buy the glass disc and cerium oxide, or other glass polishing products

 

[J S Machine]

The reason I was asking about "by hand" stuff is because he will never take the time to do any type of machine buffing or really get after it. He owns a business and stays wrapped up. If it is anything more than 10-15 minutes of work he would most likely just not take on the project at all.

I will pass along some of these suggestions. Thanks folks

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I bet any type of compound and abrasive pad on a da would take out the etching. My windows looked worse than that. Try it out before you go buy the glass disc and cerium oxide, or other glass polishing products

Boy, those are pretty bad. If it was just a few and they hadn't been on their forever, I'd agree just to use regular polish/compound, but IMO you need something that's chemically designed to dissolve the mineral buildup, along with the abrasive portion. I dunno, it's hard to tell without seeing it in person.

 

[Qusai]

Boy, those are pretty bad. If it was just a few and they hadn't been on their forever, I'd agree just to use regular polish/compound, but IMO you need something that's chemically designed to dissolve the mineral buildup, along with the abrasive portion.

lol woops, can it mess up the glass or something?

 

[Qusai]

i def wouldnt recommend or say anything if i havent tried it out myself but i would like to know how to do things the right way at the same time.

 

[BobbyG]

i def wouldnt recommend or say anything if i havent tried it out myself but i would like to know how to do things the right way at the same time.

Same here, that's why I only recommend what I've actually used or tested....rops:

 

[Setec Astronomy]

lol woops, can it mess up the glass or something?

i def wouldnt recommend or say anything if i havent tried it out myself but i would like to know how to do things the right way at the same time.

No, I've used regular polishes on glass tons of times, and I agree it would be worth a try first, but since this isn't the OP's car and the owner may buy something to do it, he may as well start with something that is specifically for glass.