loehring Posted August 30, 2006 Share #1 Posted August 30, 2006 My windshield is getting pretty hard to see through. I'd rather not replace it right now but I have to do something. Is there some way I can buff it out and make it clear again? Need some advise on what to use and how to apply it. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltarat Posted August 30, 2006 Share #2 Posted August 30, 2006 Use Lemon Pledge (furniture polish) and a microfiber towel to buff it out with. You will be amazed at the results. Hdhtr showed me this trick, it is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryder Posted September 1, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 1, 2006 maguire's has a clear plastic polishing compound I haven't tried it myself, but maguire's puts out a good product. might be worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted September 1, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 1, 2006 FWIW I'll throw this in... The Pledge or Plexus is a good way to polish out small scratches in your shield. I would recommend that you first clean it with plain ol' water to get all the bugs and crap off it. Spray the polish on and rub it off in an up and down motion, this will keep swirl marks to a minimum and make it clearer to see through. There are some plastic polishers as mentioned (Mcguires) but if you dont have a lot of time dont bother. A new windshield can be purchased for about $70 for a 1st gen and $100 for a G2...just $0.02 worth from the peanut gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevieMac Posted September 1, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 1, 2006 FWIW I'll throw this in... Spray the polish on and rub it off in an up and down motion, Excellentg tip Squidley. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevieMac Posted September 1, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 1, 2006 Use Lemon Pledge (furniture polish) and a microfiber towel to buff it out with. You will be amazed at the results. Hdhtr showed me this trick, it is amazing. What the heck is a microfibre towel and where do I get one...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landpig Posted September 1, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 1, 2006 Any Walmart or auto store carries them, they're great, no lint residue left behind after wiping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevieMac Posted September 1, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 1, 2006 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loehring Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted September 1, 2006 Both the Pledge and the Plexus work well to clean. I seem to have a film on the inside that has started to deteriorate. I can almost scratch it off with my fingernail. It seems like it would polish up much better if I could buff that film off. Has anyone ever delat with that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnventurer Posted September 1, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 1, 2006 Sounds like the coating on the plexi is comming off.....Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotsy Posted September 2, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 2, 2006 Someone gave me an old windshield. I decided to cut it down. Everything worked great and now I have a short winshield and a tall one. One thing I noticed. I put some duck tape across the old piece I cut off. When I pulled the tape off the coating came with it. I then tried, notice I said tried, to clean that piece of windshield. If the coating is coming off, do like someone else said, go buy a new one. Hope it helps. Spotsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryder Posted September 2, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 2, 2006 Both the Pledge and the Plexus work well to clean. I seem to have a film on the inside that has started to deteriorate. I can almost scratch it off with my fingernail. It seems like it would polish up much better if I could buff that film off. Has anyone ever delat with that before? run the windshield under hot water it will peel off by it's self, I went through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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