[s-cars] Windshield replacement.

[Tim Radbourne]

Doesn't sound like mine is as severe as yours.  Only very fine pitting,
uniformly distributed over the entire glass area.  (No wiper scratches)

If it works on yours, it should work on mine.... 

Regards, Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Olek [mailto:lists at olek.dhs.org] 
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:46 PM
To: Tim Radbourne
Cc: 'TM'; 'Robert Myers'; s-car-list at audifans.com; 'Quattro list'
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Windshield replacement.


There are compounds out there that are intended to polish glass, most of
them are based on
cerium oxide, some in crude form of mineral ?rhodite?, some in finely
refined form. I have
eastwood's version in my garage for almost half a year (I would say it
seems to be crude
form of cerium oxide), but have not tried it yet - was waiting for
warmer weather. DO NOT
use it in your garage - it is extremely fine powder that is not going to
leave your lungs
if it gets there - do it outside, and wash your car thouroughly after
polishing is
over. In addition, that mineral have some natural radioactivity, so,
again, it is bad
to get it in your lungs.

Another way to get this compound is to call auto-glass companies around.
>From my
experience, half of them do not know about it because all they do is
just installing new
glass and patching holes, another half have it and uses it, but will not
sell it to us.
Some people had better luck than I with local shops.

Disclaimer: I have not tried it yet so I do not know if it will save or
ruin a windshield.
>From what I know it can do both ;) I am going to try it soon, since
previous owner did nt
seemed to bother with replacing wipers or was a big fan of using dry
wipers on glass -
and there are bad burn marks on windshield to addition of usual stone
chips.

Here are some links from my bookmarks:


<ul>
    <li><a
href="http://www.eastwoodco.com/aspfiles/banner_redirect.asp?TYPE=catego
ry&CAT=Plastic+%26+Glass+Repair&I1.y=-563&I1.x=13">glass polishing kits
at eastwoodco.com</a>
    <li><a href="http://www.jestcoproducts.com/glass_polishing1.html">
another glass polishing kit</a>
    <li><a href="http://www.janvil.com/repair_systems.htm">hand glass
polish from janvil.com</a>
    <li><a
href="http://www.tptools.com/product.asp?base%5Fno=8455%2DGLASS&str%5Fba
se%5Fno=8455%2DBOBS%2C8455%2D62%2C8455%2D60%2C8455%2DGOBLET%2C8455%2D106
%2C8455%2D125%2C8455%2DBUFFS%2C8455%2DSH%2C8455%2DGLASS%2CSM85%2DBUFF%2C
&header%5Ftitle=Buffing%2C+Detailing%2DBuffing+Bobs+and+Wheels+%2D+Shank
+Mount&page%5Fname=prod%5Flist%5Fdisplay%2Easp&search%5Ftype=L2%7E148&si
ze1=&size2=&gender=&ShowImages=yes&sq=0&cont=1&intPgNo=1&mscssid=L9N28PN
SM2338GSKAMQXS4CH184RA8T2">another glass polish from OH</a>
    <li><a href="http://www.facetingmachines.com/polishes.shtml">cerium
oxide from Bob Kulakofsky</a>
</ul>


regards,
   Olek

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Tim Radbourne wrote:

> I have pitting/sandblasting on my windshield.  Not a problem unless
you
> are driving directly into the sun.  Is there any fix without replacing
> the glass?  (I would need the antenna in the glass.)
>
> 93 S4
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TM [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:37 AM
> To: 'Robert Myers'
> Cc: 'Quattro list'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Windshield replacement.
>
> Bob-
> I just had "Los" brand Finnish glass installed in my 200-
> cost about $320 with the antenna in the glass and that included
> the chrome trim strip that was a dealer-only Audi part.
>
> The install was fine, but I think I should have insisted upon
> PPG glass- this stuff is too soft- only a few days on the road and
> the glass already has stone chips.
>
> Taka
>
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