pitted windshield

get a bottle of isopropyl alcohol to keep with you .rain x in pitts may really obscure your vision once glass gets wet and wiper is used alot. at least you can clean rain x off if this happens. just my .02

 

Will this relieve the sandblast blues?
I asked someone at the local glass replacement company that my carrier uses, the lady said a new windshield is the only cure; of course, they do SELL windshields for a living........ummmm?

 

Your gonna hate that rain-x crap on your windshield!

 

i used this on all glass on my 69 Chevelle. it works very well . of course it depends on condition of glass . if it dosent work your only out a few $$$

i am not a fan of rain x . i used it once. never again.

 

ampm wayne:
I don't know if this will help, but this is straight out of my A&P (Airframe & Powerplant ) mechanics book on how to get scratches out of airplane windows.

Quote: " If there are scratches on the window that can accessed by a sander then using circular rubbing motions, use 320 or 400 grit abrasive paper. Use pressure and a mild soap solution as a lubricant, sand in a circular motion, and continue to reduce to a finer grit paper, until scratches have been removed, or reduced. Rinse with water periodically to check progress. "
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if you us this method a little trick is to get a black marker and mark all the scratched spots by marking down in the scratched spots, and when you have sanded away all the black you have removed all the scratches.

Again this is done on aircraft windows, so I don't know if it can be done on auto windows. It does work well on aircraft windows though.

Hope that helps.

 

since we're on the windshield thing... i got overly zealous scrapping ice and left some kinda long scrapes, am i stuck with them?

 

depends how deep they are.

 

Also I think at the auto parts store they have a kit that is similar to what they use in the airline industry. the kit I believe is called ( MICROMESH ).

 

It's 7 years later since this original posting. Still no product that works to effectively "fill" minor pitting that at least helps reduce the visibility problems associated with this issue? Mine is really only noticeable when driving into a sunrise or sunset. Got some more pitting in mine yesterday. But I have no chips at all. Next time through the shop, I'll ask nicely if they can replace the driver side (Freightliner) at least.

Maybe a trip to Walmart and a sling shot purchase is in my future?