Does anyone know if it's possible to get the scratches out of the glass that are common on classic imprezas?

I would think yes, but not sure what to use to do it? plus I wouldn't want to make it worse.

Cheers,

Matt

 

There is somethig jewlers use call rouge or something like that but if there anything like mine might be easyer to get new glass

 

Ive been told it's down to the window clips on the inside that eventually rust and drag on the window

 

Try a bit of toothpaste and be gentle.

Or as Scoobyverysoon says, a bit of jewellers rouge. But Macleans is on special in Sainsburys quite often..!!

Nige.

 

cheers guys. the door cards are coming out soon so i'll take a look at the clips.

Jewellers rouge. will keep an eye out. although toothpaste? really?

 

yep toothpaste does work but you have to be really gentle or you'll make a right mess

It can also be used to take scratches off cds and dvd's (a favourite trick of mine)

Problem is the scratches come back - I just use some glass polish to get the worst off each time its washed and live with it

 

Yup. But be careful as mentioned. It's abrasive y'see...

 

blimey, it's a wonder we have teeth left then! i'll give it a go. any tips for what to apply it with? microfibre cloth, aplicator pad, finger ?

 

I personally use old t-shirts, boxer shorts etc, but you may be best off using one of the latest types of thing such as you've described above. I'm not to up on microfibre this and that as I'm a bit old school I'm afraid..!! Perhaps one of the others might enlighten us..?? Just don't use your toothbrush...!!

Nige.

 

I wouldn't have thought you'd want to use anything 'special' to apply it - whatever you use will want binning after so you dont accidentally grab it next time you polish the paintwork

As above an old t-shirt or similar - just cover the end of your finger with it and apply a very small blob of paste and work on a small area at a time
Make sure you press really gently - don't think 'oh I'm getting scratches out - press hard' cos you'll ***** it up
Then wash off with lots of water

My usual disclaimer applies - but this is how I did it

 

yep jewellers rouge, I went to my local glaziers and asked about it and the lads gave me some in a bag and it does work!!!!

 

Cheers guys. i wouldn't my toothbrush, i'd nick the wife's still can;t beleive that toothpaste is that abrasive.

my try to blag some jewellers rouge as well as above.

 

 

Cerium Oxide is ideal, you can buy it in relatively expensive kits for glass scratch correction, see here...

Scratch Glass Repair Kit

...or in basic powder form here...

Cerium Oxide Polishing Powder - 0 - 5 micron - 1kg pack - Logitech Ltd

or here...

Manchester Minerals Tumble Media

With the powder forms, according to a very helpful member on the E36 forum we sponsor, the powder should be mixed with water in a ratio of 1 part CE-O2 to 2 parts water. 150gms powder will make approximately 0.6 litres of mix.

He suggests you put 4 tablespoons of CE-O2 into a bottle via a funnel, then add 8 tablespoons of water into the bottle. Screw the cap on and shake the bottle; this should make a perfect paste. A SMALL amount goes a LONG way, he uses one of those flat fluffy 3m pads on his drill to apply it (not letting it dry out, keeping speed down).

 

Its not the clips that get rusty. I had my panel off, and the runners things in question were like a fine brush. But when it gets wet, it goes hard, and traps in dirt that can scratch. I could easily mess up the bristles with my finger, to make them soft again. But thats not a solution, as the door panel has to come off every time to do that.

 

 

interior is coming out of the ra soon so no door cards for me i'll have a looks to see what i can come up with though as a bit of a solution. seeing as i won't have door cards, i'll be able to try a few things out and let you know what i come up with.