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I washed my windows last weekend MIke and I rarely every do that, and then I used my brinkman to check the whole car out and the front window had these small cracks in the glass. I wiped them down again thinking it was lint, but I looked again and they were there. ANy ideas?
Your student Myles
 
Hi, Miles:

I clicked the pictures. I was unable to see cracks. Saw dots or specs.
 
I'm just going to chime in, I agree with the person above. I see little dots. I have a 12 year old car, original windshield (unfortunately) - I have these marks all over the glass, it seems to be an age thing.

Unless there really is something, I have been unable to find something to fix.
 
All I see are dots too.

Could be the sand blasting effect from debris on the highway or tiny little rock chips from very small rocks that weren't enough to see when hit at high speed or crack the window, but under an intense, isolated light source like that stand out. Often these can be repaired by places like Novus.


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Sixbanger said:
I washed my windows last weekend Mike and I rarely every do that, and then I used my Brinkmann to check the whole car out and the front window had these small cracks in the glass.

I wiped them down again thinking it was lint, but I looked again and they were there.

Any ideas?

Your student Myles
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Hi Myles,

I downloaded one of the photos and then placed it into your gallery for you, here it is...

glassdefects.jpg



Where do you live?

I seen pitting like this when I lived in SoCal on cars that people drove back and forth to Las Vegas, like mentioned, the spots look like pitting from basically the same effect of sandblasting, that is when dirt and dust particles impact the windshield when you're driving at high speed.

One indicator of this being the problem is if it's localized to only the windshield. Another indicator of this would be if the paint on the front of the car also exhibits pitting or rock chips uniformly over the entire front vertical surfaces.

If you don't drive the car at high speeds across deserts then we'll have to look at other potential causes.

:)
 
The other day ago I wiped a glass window with a new microfiber and saw linting on the glass that looked like tiny little straightline cracks.

What I did to troubleshoot to make sure they were in fact lint particles and not cracks was swipe my finger over the glass which turned the glass where I swiped clear and told me it was in fact simply lint.

I grabbed a washed microfiber, wipe with glass cleaner again and the problem was gone.


Simple test that leaves a smudge from your finger but that's easily removed too...


:D
 
Usually those are rock chips from driving on the highway, and although someone noted it's "an age thing" IMO it's more that the more you drive your car the more you accumulate these small chips. When you're driving and a car in front of you kicks up a small stone that hits the windshield and you hear it but don't think it did any damage, more than likely you've picked up a small chip like this that you will find when you light the windshield like you have, or when you polish it with something and see all the little craters filled in with white residue.

Unfortunately these are too deep to remove by polishing, so you just live with them, or if you can't, you get a new windshield.
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Hi Myles,

I downloaded one of the photos and then placed it into your gallery for you, here it is...

glassdefects.jpg



Where do you live?

I seen pitting like this when I lived in SoCal on cars that people drove back and forth to Las Vegas, like mentioned, the spots look like pitting from basically the same effect of sandblasting, that is when dirt and dust particles impact the windshield when you're driving at high speed.

One indicator of this being the problem is if it's localized to only the windshield. Another indicator of this would be if the paint on the front of the car also exhibits pitting or rock chips uniformly over the entire front vertical surfaces.

If you don't drive the car at high speeds across deserts then we'll have to look at other potential causes.

:)
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Mike,
I live in Boca Raton, FL this is weird because my paint is fine. I just ordered some stuff from AG and if I need anything to fix this issue please tell me.
Myles
 
Sixbanger said:
Mike,
I live in Boca Raton, FL this is weird because my paint is fine. I just ordered some stuff from AG and if I need anything to fix this issue please tell me.
Myles
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Myles,

Since you're right down the road why don't you come by next Thursday for our next,

Autogeek's Car of the Week


We're buffing out a 2011 Camaro but we could squeeze in a windshield polish project.



:)
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Myles,

Since you're right down the road why don't you come by next Thursday for our next,

Autogeek's Car of the Week


We're buffing out a 2011 Camaro but we could squeeze in a windshield polish project.



:)
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You have to make a write up about the Camaro! :props: Sorry for the threadjack.
 
Of course there will be a thread...

Autogeek's Car of the Week - 2011 Camaro - Thursday, September 8th


Starting at 5:00pm here at Autogeek's Show Car Garage in sunny Stuart, Florida we'll be buffing out Rene's 2011 Camaro to remove swirls and create a show car finish.

2011Camaro.jpg


Come join in the fun, learn some tips and techniques for machine polishing and waxing plus make new friends in the car detailing world.


:xyxthumbs:
 
Diamondite sells glass restoration products in kits and separate components. However, if the pits or scratches are too deep, the only way to really get a clear view is to replace the glass. I did buy one of their kits for use on my Infiniti, but for the purpose of removing calcium deposits from dried water spots that etched into the glass, not for what you have on your windshield.

When I restored my truck recently, I had the front and rear glass replaced. The cost of the glass plus labor for R&R was worth it versus a lot of labor to try to get the glass like new just to still have stuff too deep to correct.
 
The Heater said:
When I restored my truck recently, I had the front and rear glass replaced. The cost of the glass plus labor for R&R was worth it versus a lot of labor to try to get the glass like new just to still have stuff too deep to correct.
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When I hotrodded my Jimmy I had the front glass replaced, (no back window), and even with the optional tinting across the top and the built-in radio antenea, after installation and a tip for the guy that id the work I think I still had less than $150.00 into it.

:xyxthumbs:
 
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