Hi everyone -- I've lurked these forums for a while as an enthusiast, and need a little bit of help.
I'm working on restoring a 1995 Mercedes SL that I rescued from being parted out about eight months ago. I'm actually almost done with the project entirely, just a few small things on the list need attention. One of them, unfortunately, is proving to be a bigger pain that almost everything else -- getting the windshield polished.
The windshield doesn't have any deep scratches, it just has wiper swipes across it that aren't going away. The problem is that apparently nobody in the local NYC area has any interest in polishing glass. I've called several high-end detailers, including Larry from AMMO, and they either turned me down outright or referred me to someone else, who then told me they weren't interested in the work (Larry was very nice, he just didn't have the time for something like this and referred me to an associate of his, who never returned my emails). I've called dedicated glass specialists as well, but they only do commercial jobs and not automotive glass.
The two detailers that did seem interested clearly didn't understand that regular polishes weren't going to work on the glass. I personally tried to use Griots glass polish with a DA machine and rayon pad, and it did basically nothing. It's going to require a cerium oxide polish, and I have almost no interest in doing a DIY on this. I've seen videos of detailers correcting windshield issues just like mine, but there's seemingly nobody who does the work here.
So, is anyone here interested in this work or can recommend someone in the area who can do the job? Sorry for the long post, any help would be appreciated.
I'm working on restoring a 1995 Mercedes SL that I rescued from being parted out about eight months ago. I'm actually almost done with the project entirely, just a few small things on the list need attention. One of them, unfortunately, is proving to be a bigger pain that almost everything else -- getting the windshield polished.
The windshield doesn't have any deep scratches, it just has wiper swipes across it that aren't going away. The problem is that apparently nobody in the local NYC area has any interest in polishing glass. I've called several high-end detailers, including Larry from AMMO, and they either turned me down outright or referred me to someone else, who then told me they weren't interested in the work (Larry was very nice, he just didn't have the time for something like this and referred me to an associate of his, who never returned my emails). I've called dedicated glass specialists as well, but they only do commercial jobs and not automotive glass.
The two detailers that did seem interested clearly didn't understand that regular polishes weren't going to work on the glass. I personally tried to use Griots glass polish with a DA machine and rayon pad, and it did basically nothing. It's going to require a cerium oxide polish, and I have almost no interest in doing a DIY on this. I've seen videos of detailers correcting windshield issues just like mine, but there's seemingly nobody who does the work here.
So, is anyone here interested in this work or can recommend someone in the area who can do the job? Sorry for the long post, any help would be appreciated.
