REMOVAL of Glass Scratches with CarPro and a Griots DA

Thank you for the great review. lot"s of great info that I will put to use.
 
swanicyouth said:
It's impossible to use this polish without slinging it everywhere Reason being, it goes from the consistency of water to dried White Out in no time, so a lot of times you are buffing with something the consistency of water.

You will likely be able to fix it. The secret is to keep spraying water and keep the polish wet. You don't want to rinse it away, but you never want it to get pasty or dry. A lot of times I was buffing with a very watery slurry. You want to spray enough to keep it wet, without having the polish all run down the glass. If you do this, you can work it for a very long time and remove some pretty noticeable scratches. Also, the pads or glass won't get hot, as the keep getting cooled by the water. You will also need to re-wet the polish to remove it when you are done.

If you have a Griots, you may want to keep the bale handle on, as I know a lot of guys remove them. You won't necessarily use it while buffing directly, but it came in handy to kind of lean my wrist on while my hand was on the polisher head to grab to water bottle. It really did take out all the scratches (pits will remain).

Believe me, I was as surprised as anyone how well it worked. This isn't the first product it took me a second try to get right.
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Thanks so much for the advice! I'm still taking notes...
 
Very nice job on that windshield! Well worth the time for it to come out so nice.

I haven't seen the LC glass pads before but in the pics, they look exactly like 3m triazac 3000 grit sanding. Just wondering if they were the same. I've got plenty of those in 3"
 
catfish07 said:
Very nice job on that windshield! Well worth the time for it to come out so nice.

I haven't seen the LC glass pads before but in the pics, they look exactly like 3m triazac 3000 grit sanding. Just wondering if they were the same. I've got plenty of those in 3"
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Nah, they are not sanding pads. When I first got them I wasn't sure what side was the polishing side and which was the BP side. They almost remind me of drywall with fibers stuck to it. The Car Pro ones are like a shallow MF pad, only with rayon.
 
awesome review, I'd love to see more information and reviews on glass polishing, after this it looks like this will be my plan of attack for glass
 
THANK YOU for taking the time to write up this very detailed review!! Your results were magnificent!
 
Great review. I tried using my PC7424xp and the Lake country glass pads and I was only moderately successful. I could clearly see the micromarring I was leaving behind. I then had to go over them with an orange CCS pad, which did get very hot, but removed the mircomarring. However, while I did get the windshield a little less scratched, I did not remove all scratches in my attempt. Clearly, the right glass pad and using ample water seems to be the trick. For all of us who have struggled or failed with Ceriglass, this is going to reopen a world a possibilities!
 
Thank you for the review , great write-up and beautiful work.
i would suggest you now to seal the glass , or better nano coat it since its completely ready now for nano coat.
 
Very nice how-to article...

I agree with you that glass polishing is very messy and the first thing I tell people is to cover up the car as much as possible because the glass polish slurry tends to splatter all over the place.


I need to test these pads out myself.


Very nicely written and excellent pictures, I think you probably found like I've found that it can be challenging to get good before and after shots of scratches on glass.

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Avi@CarPro said:
Thank you for the review , great write-up and beautiful work.
i would suggest you now to seal the glass , or better nano coat it since its completely ready now for nano coat.
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Thanks Avi! I used Pinnacle Glass Sealant, I'm not too find of coatings. I still can't believe how clear the glass is every time I get in the truck. It's like a new windshield. I've had a chance to now inspect the glass under several different lighting conditions from inside and out and ALL the scratches are 100% gone. I can't see a single scratch, and it was JACKED UP before.

Everything CarPro I've tried has been excellent. The glass pads are by far the best. I used the same pad for over 2 hours of polishing (pad was spinning for over 2 hours) time and washed it and it looks brand new.

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Very nice how-to article...

I agree with you that glass polishing is very messy and the first thing I tell people is to cover up the car as much as possible because the glass polish slurry tends to splatter all over the place.


I need to test these pads out myself.


Very nicely written and excellent pictures, I think you probably found like I've found that it can be challenging to get good before and after shots of scratches on glass.

How-To capture swirls, scratches, etchings and other surface defects with your camera
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Thanks Mike. It's great to have you comment on something I posted. It is messy. I think I found CeriGlass in my hair and I know it was on my walls. You should see if AG could carry these CarPro pads, as they really made all the difference for me and worked perfectly. They are also thicker than other glass pads and hold up better. However, they get flexible when wet. It would make sense since you guys sell the CeriGlass.

With this combo, anyone could remove glass scratches if they can polish paint.
 
swanicyouth said:
Thanks Mike. It's great to have you comment on something I posted. It is messy. I think I found CeriGlass in my hair and I know it was on my walls.
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I about spit out my coffee when I read the above...


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I have scratches to remove out of this 442 I buffed out a couple weeks ago, need a sample of these CarPro pads as this car is worth a few bucks and I don't like making mistakes...


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Great great write-up! I already bookmarked it - you never know... :dblthumb2:
I didn't know those CarPro towels: I think I am gonna try them!
 
why go through all the work , if you have glass coverage just smash your windshield and have a new one installed for free.
 
I have a pretty new (1 year old) windshield on a car, and the glass is already showing some pitting. Replacement seems a bit premature, so I wonder how the OP thinks this combo would work on pitting (the curse of living in a sandy environment?)
 
I have a question about the Carpro products, maybe the AG folks, or someone else can answer.

In this review, I see mention of the CarPro Glass Polishing Pads, but had no luck finding them at AG-Autopia.

Does one have to go direct to CarPro to get these? I think CarPro shows two different sizes.

Would be nice if PBMG would carry these since they already carry the CeriGlass. Mark
 
MarkD51 said:
I have a question about the Carpro products, maybe the AG folks, or someone else can answer.

In this review, I see mention of the CarPro Glass Polishing Pads, but had no luck finding them at AG-Autopia.

Does one have to go direct to CarPro to get these? I think CarPro shows two different sizes.

Would be nice if PBMG would carry these since they already carry the CeriGlass. Mark
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I got my 5" Carpro Glass Rayon pads directly from Carpro-US and they, along with Ceriglass Polish & Cleaner worked great on my Benz's windscreen and tailgate glass. Wiper streaks and RIDS are gone!:props:
 
wikkid said:
I have a pretty new (1 year old) windshield on a car, and the glass is already showing some pitting. Replacement seems a bit premature, so I wonder how the OP thinks this combo would work on pitting (the curse of living in a sandy environment?)
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It likely will not remove pitting. While scratches are more noticeable, they ussually arent too deep. I found all the scratches to be easily removed, but there is still some pitting. I don't think there is any way to remove pitting from glass, it's just a fact of life as the miles increase.
 
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