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I feel really stupid posting this, and OBVIOUSLY I have too much stuff on hand, but for the life of me, I don't know what this disc is for. It's about 4" in diameter, has hook and loop on one side and is kinda coarse on the other. Maybe it came from AG, I don't know. I don't remember ordering it or what it's for. I have 3 of them I think. Check it out:


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Maybe it's a Lake Country Glass Polishing Pad or Griot's Glass Pad?
 
Thank you gentlemen! That sure looks like it! The funny thing is I have no recollection ordering them. Obviously an impulse purchase, LOL.
 
It is a Lake Country Glass Polishing pad. Used for removing scratches and wiper marks from glass.
 
The Pad Man said:
It is a Lake Country Glass Polishing pad. Used for removing scratches and wiper marks from glass.
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You know, I've never tried that. Would M105 be sufficient with it or would I need to use Power Gloss?
 
shoeless89 said:
Give 105 a try and let us know!
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Well, the first thing I'm going to do when I get home is put them in a bag and label them "glass polishing discs". Now, the key will be whether I can actually remember that I have the damned things if and when I would need them. We'll see...don't hold your breath, LOL.
 
richy said:
Well, the first thing I'm going to do when I get home is put them in a bag and label them "glass polishing discs". Now, the key will be whether I can actually remember that I have the damned things if and when I would need them. We'll see...don't hold your breath, LOL.
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My car needs them :)
 
richy said:
You know, I've never tried that. Would M105 be sufficient with it or would I need to use Power Gloss?
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I've buffed a lot of glass in my life and if you actually want to remove scratches "in" the glass you need a glass polish that contains cerium oxide and make sure the directions state it's recommended and approved for use with a rotary buffer to remove scratches out of glass.


Tip
Don't test or experiment on the driver's side of the glass, at least not in their field of view. Just in case the polish and/or process doesn't go to plan.


Here's a little Tape-Line Before and After I did to my furnace's windshield a couple of weeks ago...


This windshield is extremely scratched over time from beach sand being dragged across it from the wipers. This is common to cars in coastal areas.

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These are deep scratches in a 2004 Honda that has spent it's entire life parked outside in Stuart, Florida.
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Here's the same windshield and the same exact location as above...
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Glass Polishing is very messy
Just for anyone reading this into the future... glass polishing is very messy. Do yourself a HUGE favor and break out some old bed sheets or "something" and cover as much of the car as you can...

See my thread here...

How to remove tiny pinhole pits in glass windows using a rotary buffer

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The LC Glass Polishing Pads do work well, they work best with a rotary buffer and a flexible backing plate to as the glass offers no give and a rigid backing plate offers no give or flexibility.

Since the pads are thin and hard, if the glass offers no flexibility the only thing left you can control that can offer flexibility is the backing plate. Since glass is curved, it helps.


:)
 
Most likely 105 or PG will just clean the surface. Glass is extremely hard to polish. Thats why the true glass polishes have cerium oxide in them. Cerium oxide will polish glass, but when polishing glass, you create heat which if your not careful, you may crack the windshield. If you do polish with any chemical, be sure to seal the windshield with a rain repellent type product. if not, the water almost sticks to the glass which is not good at all.
 
Yes, cerium oxide. I actually have some of that on hand now too that I think of it. I have just never had the occasion to use it yet. At least now I have both the product and the pad should I choose to.
 
richy said:
Cinci's not that far from Detroit, no? You bring cigars, I'll supply the Canadian beer, and we'll get 'er done!
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If you're looking for a beach vacation we have a nice place not far from the ocean.. I can acquire cigars. I like Canadian Beer.

:)
 
Just my two cents....

This is not the Glass Polishing but the Glass Cutting pad, from LC. The polishing pad, which by the way is the one that i recommend is thicker and softer but a dense kind of foam and I had great results with , when I used it to polish my windshield with Ceriglass.

The Glass cutting pad is kind of hard and not flexible and in my opinion could create more scratches.

Here is the link of my brief review.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/44029-carpro-ceriglass-really-works.html
 
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