MICHAEL J ROBSON wrote:
>
> Well, I took the plunge today and took the 72 for safety inspection in
> Darien CT
> (pronounced through clenched teeth to denote its upper-crust image)
> Guess what.......it failed...
> Not for anything important, it passed brakes/lights/steering/body
> integrity etc.
>
> It failed because THERE'S A BLOODY SCRATCH ON THE WINDSCREEN!!
>
> Now, I have in my garage a brand new windscreen complete with rubber to
> fit which is intended to go in the car one of these fine days. I have
> however done this job before and have absolutely NO intention of doing it
> again myself!
> Somebody gave me a name of a shop in NJ that will do it but i need more
> time than i have to get there (likely a spring job)
> Somebody told me today that there is a method available that can "polish
> out" scratches on windscreens.This is the first i have heard of this and
> wondered if anyone knows if it is worth the effort or has any experience
> of it. I have 30 days to get the job done so if this is feasible it is
> far preferable to a jaunt to central jersey which is
> a)a long way away
> b)only approachable by interstates
> c)sucks! (my apologies to anyone offended but i lived there once!)
>
> mike robson
> 69 roadster
> 70 BGT (going for safety next week!)
> 72 roadster
Mike-
Eastwood offers a kit for polishing glass. According to their blurb, a
test to see if it will work is to see if your fingernail will catch in
the scratch. If so, the scratch is too big for a polish kit. I haven't
attempted this myself, so I can't comment on it's effectivness.
Regards,
Chris Delling
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