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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
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Hi Guys
I just had a fairly high speed run to Wales and suffered the splat of bugs on the windscreen. I tried to clean the marks off with one of those green plastic kitchen scourers which worked a treat. Except for the fact it scratched the glass!!! Didn't expect that to happen as it was a plastic jobbie and not a Brillo.
Does anyone know if these marks can be polished out with anything?
 Will I get my rod in?
TDV6 HSE Bonatti Grey
F/R Light guards, Mirror Caps, S/S Side bars, Tasmod S/S Sill plates, Privacy Glass, F/R Mud flaps, Expedition rack and ladder, Tow bar and electrics, Bling air intake, Bling side protection strips, A Frame (Non winch) complete with LR Lettering, LR lettering removed from bonnet, Turbochip remap, LR Special Vehicles Badge!!!!!
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sitting pensively in front of the mouse trap looking at the cheese
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You may have had grit in your scourer... surprised you scratched glass with a plastic one. They don't scratch pots and pans when I wash up 
I tend to use the monsoon rains we keep having to clean the screen of bugs or failing that I have a bottle of spray insect remover from Autoglym. Works very well with just a sponge.
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 6:56pm |
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Martin
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Or a sponge with a cotton net over it
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 7:20pm |
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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
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I'll definately use something else in future, but any thoughts on polishing out the marks I've made???
 Will I get my rod in?
TDV6 HSE Bonatti Grey
F/R Light guards, Mirror Caps, S/S Side bars, Tasmod S/S Sill plates, Privacy Glass, F/R Mud flaps, Expedition rack and ladder, Tow bar and electrics, Bling air intake, Bling side protection strips, A Frame (Non winch) complete with LR Lettering, LR lettering removed from bonnet, Turbochip remap, LR Special Vehicles Badge!!!!!
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 7:41pm |
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CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Scotland
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We have a bottle of Autoglym Glass Polish, if you rub it in hard on a Microfibre cloth and buff lightly it should help mask any light scratches, but I can't guarantee it.
As for different fly removing tools, I just use a 'Bug Shifting' sponge. I got it from Asda (the nearest supermarket to kill an hour in when the D3 is getting fixed  ) and it cost about 50p or something - works a treat. 2004 TDV6 SE Zambezi Silver
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 9:12pm |
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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 751
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 Will I get my rod in?
TDV6 HSE Bonatti Grey
F/R Light guards, Mirror Caps, S/S Side bars, Tasmod S/S Sill plates, Privacy Glass, F/R Mud flaps, Expedition rack and ladder, Tow bar and electrics, Bling air intake, Bling side protection strips, A Frame (Non winch) complete with LR Lettering, LR lettering removed from bonnet, Turbochip remap, LR Special Vehicles Badge!!!!!
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 9:25pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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Sure Frosts must have something that restores glass, they do everything else. Google should be your friend . . . "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 10:34pm |
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mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
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Fenwicks caravan cleaner do a cream for window scratches not sure about glass though.
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 10:41pm |
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Buckingham
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
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I use brasso on watch scratches....don't know if it will work on your windscreen....
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| Sun Jun 03 2007 10:47pm |
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tomflanagan
Member Since: 21 Aug 2007
Location: Ashby De La Zouch
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Try toothpaste as this works on normal screens but not sure if you have scratched to heavily. Did the same thing years ago on a brand new Mercedes (Company Car) waited a couple of months and stuck a hammer through it!!! Feel guilty now.
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| Wed Aug 22 2007 9:38pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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fisherman wrote:...green plastic kitchen scourers...
I've done that myself! I figured if it can't clean wet gravy out of a pan, then it'd be perfect for gently getting some  Rainx off before I crashed the car due to it's fogging when cold/wet/warm/windy/dry.
I was 'lucky' as the car was vandalised a few days later, so I didn't have to feel guilty for centrepunching it and I got a nice see-though windscreen again for the £50 excess.
I tried toothpaste and brasso - both seemed to fill in the clear gaps between the scoured scratches with opaque glass and just made the effect worse. I did this by hand, I don't know if a polishing bonnet would give better results.
Jeweler's rouge is used for polishing metal; anyone think that would work? Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| Wed Aug 22 2007 9:57pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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Brasso does work ! done it myself on windscreens, watches and a nasty bike brake lever 'v' door paint moment !! "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| Wed Aug 22 2007 10:08pm |
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Ocsid
Member Since: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Hampshire
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Whilst those 3Ms and similar Green plastic pads look innocent they are loaded with Aluminium Oxide one of the hardest known substances. Plate glass used to be finally polished with Jewellers Rouge during production prior to the development of Float Glass, so that is what I would try to recover the surface. As they always say test on a non critical area first.
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| Wed Aug 22 2007 10:35pm |
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fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
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Blige fellas I didn't expect this thread to pop back up. 
My brother is an engraver and he gave me some jewellers rouge, which has actually removed the marks to the point where the centre punch won't be needed. 
He suggested I give it a go after seeing it used by someone to do exactly the same thing on their windscreen, seems it's a known trick.
It worked quite well for me and the marks are barely visible. Thanks for all the help everyone Will I get my rod in?
TDV6 HSE Bonatti Grey
F/R Light guards, Mirror Caps, S/S Side bars, Tasmod S/S Sill plates, Privacy Glass, F/R Mud flaps, Expedition rack and ladder, Tow bar and electrics, Bling air intake, Bling side protection strips, A Frame (Non winch) complete with LR Lettering, LR lettering removed from bonnet, Turbochip remap, LR Special Vehicles Badge!!!!!
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