Steven6095 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hi folks. My wife's car parks beside a sand factory - yes that is correct - down wind from a sand factory. Body is well protected with various adams products. The windshield is one big mess of micro swirls, light scratches, etc. Is there any Adam's product / technique that can get some of that out??? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hi folks. My wife's car parks beside a sand factory - yes that is correct - down wind from a sand factory. Body is well protected with various adams products. The windshield is one big mess of micro swirls, light scratches, etc. Is there any Adam's product / technique that can get some of that out??? Thanks Yeah, I feel you. My DD, 12 year old accord's windshield is trashed in that sense also. What can I expect, it's been all over the world, haha. I highly doubt there's anything in the Adam's line-up that will touch that. Experts may chime in though, but Dylan has stated that before. They sell aggresive glass polishing discs, but I've never done it, or even seen it done for that matter. I have heard it is a pretty painstaking process if you have alot of scratches. I polish my glass, but just to remove water spots when needed. Contact some experts at a glass repair shop and see what they can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Glass is a very hard material and takes super aggressive methods to correct. You can always try to machine polish a section with SSR and see what it gets you, but to date I've never been able to remove a defect (other than water spots) from glass using paint/body products. It takes something with some serious bite to get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Glass is a very hard material and takes super aggressive methods to correct. You can always try to machine polish a section with SSR and see what it gets you, but to date I've never been able to remove a defect (other than water spots) from glass using paint/body products. It takes something with some serious bite to get the job done. X2. I tried M105 on Adam's green pad and all it did was shine up some defects on the windshield. I ended up getting some Cerox from the glass department in our lab and sacrificing an old orange pad to get the job done. (Cerox is glass lens polish, is very abrasive, ungodly expensive and messy. It did the trick though.) It is not readily available outside of the glass polishing market. BTW: Do NOT store driveway degreaser on a shelf in the garage anywhere near your car. I learned a very hard lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 BTW: Do NOT store driveway degreaser on a shelf in the garage anywhere near your car. I learned a very hard lesson. Oh, god. What happened? Clear damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The paint was fine. It needed just a wash, clay bar and Americana. The paint surface was surprisingly "gritty," but no damage visible under Brinkman light or direct sunlight. The glass however was a different story. The gallon jug fell, broke open and splattered my vehicle. This of course happened on a hot day and the chemicals dried onto the vehicle. The glass got etched is the best way to describe what happened. Think hard water spots on steroids AND crack. I'm not sure why the chemical reaction to wax/paint was so much different than it was on sealant/glass. It's all been taken care of and my baby is back to her shiny sparkling clean self. Cleaning the car after glass polishing made me nervous since the polish is in a slurry and literally goes everywhere. I rinsed her really well, then foam gunned/rinsed her twice before the wash pad even came out of the bucket. The hardest part was the plastic trim around the windshield. It was stained white and I needed APC and an old toothbrush to make her right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The paint was fine. It needed just a wash, clay bar and Americana. The paint surface was surprisingly "gritty," but no damage visible under Brinkman light or direct sunlight. The glass however was a different story. The gallon jug fell, broke open and splattered my vehicle. This of course happened on a hot day and the chemicals dried onto the vehicle. The glass got etched is the best way to describe what happened. Think hard water spots on steroids AND crack. I'm not sure why the chemical reaction to wax/paint was so much different than it was on sealant/glass. It's all been taken care of and my baby is back to her shiny sparkling clean self. Cleaning the car after glass polishing made me nervous since the polish is in a slurry and literally goes everywhere. I rinsed her really well, then foam gunned/rinsed her twice before the wash pad even came out of the bucket. The hardest part was the plastic trim around the windshield. It was stained white and I needed APC and an old toothbrush to make her right. Wow, at least you got it back to show condition, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiyuan927760 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I love this forum! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Glass is a very hard material and takes super aggressive methods to correct. You can always try to machine polish a section with SSR and see what it gets you, but to date I've never been able to remove a defect (other than water spots) from glass using paint/body products. It takes something with some serious bite to get the job done. Cerium Oxide (sp?) That is the stuff I have here in my glass shop to try and remedy the small scratches. Like paint, if you can feel it with your thumb, sorry! Mook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dv3andrs Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Mook, Do glass places polish glass if you ask? Mine is also pretty bad and I want to correct it, at least mostly, but just not sure how to go about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Mook, Do glass places polish glass if you ask? Mine is also pretty bad and I want to correct it, at least mostly, but just not sure how to go about it. I'm gonna go ahead and say probably not. It's takes a certain level of experience to pull something like that off, and with the amount of turnover in this industry, I would venture to say it's gonna be hard. The last two details I have been a part of, I have had to polish the glass. SHR and FMP did everything I needed them to do. Try out those products on the PC and a 4" Kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dv3andrs Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks Mook, I'll give it a go around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi folks. My wife's car parks beside a sand factory - yes that is correct - down wind from a sand factory.
Body is well protected with various adams products.
The windshield is one big mess of micro swirls, light scratches, etc.
Is there any Adam's product / technique that can get some of that out???
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