Using razor blade on glass?

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I saw Larry at AMMO NYC use a razor blade in a holder to clean windshield glass. Recently I've got some sort of clear specs on my windshield and they aren't coming off with the mist/wipers on the car. I'm thinking that running the razor blade over it might shave them off completely.

At the same time, I don't want to scratch my windshield.

Does anyone have experience doing this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

-Emt1581
 
I would try clay first

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I think it is pretty safe as long as the blade is not bent. We use them on glass regularly and have had no problems that I know of. Note: mirrors are not glass, they are plastic and would be damaged. P.S. CLEAR specs makes me suspect little chips? Good luck, Nathan
 
Natron said:
I think it is pretty safe as long as the blade is not bent. We use them on glass regularly and have had no problems that I know of. Note: mirrors are not glass, they are plastic and would be damaged. P.S. CLEAR specs makes me suspect little chips? Good luck, Nathan
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Yeah...we had a guy on the other forum who used to use a razor blade to clean overpray off of PAINT. Sure, it can be done, it's just is it worth the risk?

I still remember I worked with a guy who I think confused diamonds and glass and swore that a razor blade couldn't cut glass...so he takes a razor blade and draws an X on an interior window to prove it. Guess what? It's still there (the X in the glass...he's long gone). Anyway, more power to you guys who do it, and sure, painters do it all the time on windows, but windshields don't seem to be regular glass anymore, they're curved, and no one tries to look out the windows of their house into oncoming headlights at night.

And that's all I have to say about that.
 
#0000 steel wool works great on glass. Rinse thoroughly afterwards.
 
How I do that? Please share this knowledge with me on using and how to....can it be used on tinted windows?
 
When done right it's safer than a plastic blade. Blades are not so popular in the detail world but they sure are at the body shop.
 
My 2 cents, use a razor blade ONLY on glass. why waste a whole bunch of product on a bug covered windshield when you can knock the heavy stuff off with a razor first! The keys to using it safely is to lightly wet the surface with water or product of your choosing and use LIGHT pressure all your looking to do is knock the heavy stuff off. even if your that paranoid dull the razor a hair on some sand paper. Someone else said something about windshield composition and I think that's something to be mindful of especially of your ever cleaning soft top windows or even race car windows they're typically polycarbonite or some type of plastic. But I'm going to go ahead and agree with @natron little clear specs may be small chips in the glass surface. Just like everything in detailing be gentle and use good judgement! Good luck

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VR8 said:
#0000 steel wool works great on glass.
Rinse thoroughly afterwards.
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I personally don't use {or, would I ever
recommend the use of} steel-wool(s)
on auto glass.

Besides the innumerable amount of
steel particles left hither-and-thither,
(that'll wind up rusting wherever they
happen to land)...steel scratches glass.

Many don't believe that it will,
that is, until they check it out
for themselves with a loupe.


Bob
 
Emt1581 said:
I saw Larry at AMMO NYC use a razor blade in a holder to clean windshield glass. Recently I've got some sort of clear specs on my windshield and they aren't coming off with the mist/wipers on the car. I'm thinking that running the razor blade over it might shave them off completely.

At the same time, I don't want to scratch my windshield.

Does anyone have experience doing this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

-Emt1581
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Impossible to scratch with blade.
 
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