I have windshields. When one of them gets dirty from flies, rain and the normal detritus of fast sports car driving I put the clean one on and send the dirty one to Leica in Solms for re-grinding.
They've given me a free pair of sunglasses because the windscreens exhibit 'above average' sensitivity to infra-red. Bob > > Be mindful that you'll be removing glass as you remove > scratches etc. Remove too much & you'll introduce optical > distortion to your windshield. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > >> > >> Here's a source for the polishing compound: > >> > http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PR > >> ODUCT&RS=1&itemID=2012&keyword=40011B&cm_mmc=undefined > >> Paul > > > > It's on order. I feel a test report coming on...... From > that page, > > I thought I would be clever and search for "Rhodite", > assuming it was > > the mineral that the product was made from. If so, it's a > bargain. > > Rhodite is, apparently, an alloy of Rhodium and Gold. > > > >> > >> On Nov 11, 2008, at 10:32 AM, PN Stenquist wrote: > >> > >> > You can purchase windshield polishing compound at stores > that sell > >> > body shop supplies. But as noted, it actually removes glass, and > >> > you need a buffing machine for it to be effective. My > old Jag XJ-12 > >> > had windshield damage from blowing sand as the previous > owner had > >> > lived out on Long Island. I tried buffing it by hand but > couldn't > >> > remove the little pits. My Chevy had one tiny scratch from a > >> > windshield wiper. I was able to buff that out by hand. > But you'll > >> > need a machine to do a whole windshield. > >> > Paul > >> > On Nov 11, 2008, at 10:11 AM, Feroze wrote: > >> > > >> >> This is the only one that I know of that will remove pitting or > >> >> wiper damage. > >> >> > >> >> http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2010&itemType=PRODUCT > >> >> > >> >> Clay removes surface impurities , it dosn't fill in > scratches. No > >> >> hand treatment will work from what I've seen unless you > willing to > >> >> spend a couple months sandpapering your windscreen, you need to > >> >> get a buffing machine like the above and sandpaper the > scratches > >> >> out, you not filling the cracks, you are lowering the > level of the > >> >> surrounding area to the level of the scratch, if that > makes sense > >> >> > >> >> http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18275 > >> >> > >> >> 3M also makes some highly recommended products but I > don't know if > >> >> they will sell it retail to you, I usually buy it from a panel > >> >> beater > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> Thanks for that. I did manage to find the Maguires > stuff on a UK > >> >>> website yesterday. There seems to be the opinion here that it > >> >>> will (with some effort) remove the fine scratches one > >> >>> (specifically, a _previous_ owner) can generate by using the > >> >>> wipers dry. Any idea if this is true, or does anyone > know of any > >> >>> other treatment? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
