Re: windscreens and such

[Steve Manning <stephenm@ix.netcom.com>]

At 08:05 PM 5/20/98 -0300, you wrote:
>Whilst buying the family grocs I ended up parked next to another
>owdiphile and we struck up a conversation (I know, unusual). We
>got talking about pitting of the subject and what might be done
>about it, other than a new one.  He indicated he was into stained
>glass and rollin' stones (lapidary stuff) and thought that tin
>oxide might help to smooth the leading edges of the pits down
>making it less blinding when you are heading into the sun.  He
>indicated it would take a lot of elbow grease to get any results
>even with a buffer, but it might be worth a shot.  At this point
>a couple of boys as tall a Mike Jordan show up and say 'come on
>Dad, we gotta get going or we're gonna be late.'  End of
>conversation.
>
>Anyone tried this or something similar?

Eastwood (http://www.eastwoodco.com) has a windshield polishing kit that
works....it's a lot of work & time, and you have to do it evenly, but you
can get rid of some of the pitting.  Don't expect miracles.  You have to be
careful not to press to hard (it heats up the windshield and warps it).  I
used it on an old car I once owned when new windshields became
NLA..........SLM

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