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devo
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 Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: Removing scratches from sliding glass door |
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| Has anyone here ever had any luck removing scratches from a sliding glass door? If so, how did you get them out? |
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Bandit Bill
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't polished glass Devo (plenty of paint, but no glass), but there are glass polishing kits out there.
http://www.autogeek.net/lc-diy-glass-kit.html
My guess is that you aren't going to have much luck (without practice).
Basically, the only way to remove a scratch is to remove the material surrounding a scratch, to the point that the scratch is no longer visible. Glass is extremely hard and difficult to polish.
A mild DIY product you can try is toothpaste.
How did the scratches get there? How bad are they? |
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Smithcraft
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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A friend of mine just walks through the door shattering it. New glass doesn't have scratches! 
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devo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| Bandit Bill wrote: | | How did the scratches get there? How bad are they? |
They are fairly deep. Not super deep though. Our old dog used jump up and scratch wanting to come inside. It wasn't a big deal back then, but now I'm expanding the room and moving the door to the other side. We are basically turning the room into a sun room. Now that I have the door out and in more light, the scratches are more noticeable. My wife thinks we should get a new french door back there, but I'm just looking to save some money.
I know glass is super hard to polish. I just wondered if anyone here had ever tried doing one up.
| Smithcraft wrote: | | A friend of mine just walks through the door shattering it. New glass doesn't have scratches! |
I did not hear that... la...la...la. I'm sure my wife would like hearing that though. lol
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philiparcario
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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yes I have done it. jeweler's rouge and a random variable sander with a felt/wool pad i will look for a link
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Smithcraft
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Maybe a headlight polishing kit?
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