Newly registered member with a question, regarding wiper scratches on windshield Options

[95STCoupe]

Hi folks.

I'm a first time celica owner and a newly registered member of this site that I've been visiting since early December after deciding to buy a 6gc for my daily driver.

After much research and a good bit of shopping I bought a '95 ST Coupe the day after Christmas. The wife and I made about a 700 mile round trip to pick it up. Well worth it so far.

The previous owner took fairly good care of the car but the paint needed some work to bring back its original shine. That's were some of the tips on claying, polishing and waxing that have been posted on this site were pretty helpful. I've never been much of a car buff but I have been hooked by this celi, and I must admit that I'm enjoying it. I had an Apexi muffler installed and added some alloy wheels to dress her up a bit.

I was wondering if any of you have tried some of the glass polishing kits on the market. I've got a few light scratches on the windshield that are a bit annoying. They are not bad enough to require replacing the windshield yet, but I sure would like to get rid of them if at all possible. If anyone has any comments, ideas, or suggestions on how to accomplish this I would very much like to hear them.

Have a good weekend.

Max

[Chrobis]

they are pretty much permanent... the original toyota wiper blades seem to do this.

edit: and welcome

This post has been edited by Chrobis: Feb 21, 2004 - 7:38 PM

[LatinKraze]

Welcome to the boards. If the scratches are that bad......i'd say head to the junk yard, pull a wind shield, and have some one replace it.

[stelica85]

i have the same thing but i just live with it. Its to little of a problem to spend that kind of money on

[LatinKraze]

Im actually driving with a cracked windshield. Imma save that for last.

[SpedToe169]

Windshields are not that expensive. I would highly suggest just replacing it. Its definitely not worth trying to polish it.

[neophile]

Hi

I have no first hand experience of this product, but it seems to do what you want: Scratch Magic (scroll down the page to see it).

Maybe other members here have used/heard of this and can comment?

[95STCoupe]

Thanks for the replies folks. I just received a glass polishing kit I found on Ebay, since I was not able to find one locally in any of the auto parts stores or glass companies. I hope to give it a try over the weekend, providing we get some warm weather. They recommend using it when the temp is at least 60 degrees.

Thanks again for your help, and have a good one