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WINDSHIELD REPAIR 700

posted by  ckbrew on  Sun Oct 10 12:06 CST 2010
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Hi All-
My 1992 745T has been on the road for 18 years now and 295,958K on it. After all this time, the windshield has more than it's share of dings, pits, and pock marks. There are no stars or cracks. It just looks like it has been mildly sand blasted. Does anyone know of any way to polish out these pits and dings? I do not want to replace the windshield, just make it look a bit newer. When the sun is low and glaring off the windshield, the view is becoming poor. I was thinking of a pneumatic buffing wheel and some kind of buffing compound, but I do not know if this would be effective on the glass. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Mark








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    WINDSHIELD REPAIR 700

    posted by  Steve on  Sun Oct 10 15:54 CST 2010
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    No good way to reliably buff it out: the pits are usually too deep. Given that a new, installed windshield is only $250 or so, try that route. But make sure the installer de-rusts the pinchweld area after the glass is removed: if you are in the rust belt, you will have rust there.
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      WINDSHIELD REPAIR 700

      posted by  jerryc on  Sun Oct 10 20:43 CST 2010
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      shop around for glass. Some here, (bay area) charge in the $300 range, but I found a place that I sent a friend to last week. Le auto glass, Oakland, new 700/900 windshield carefully installed, cleaned the area while it was out, $145







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