Help with windshield scratches

Ok guys and gals, I need a little help here. I had my truck out 4-wheeling and got the windshield covered with enough mud that I couldn’t see, so I hit the windshield washer and wipers...long story short I now have a scratched up windshield. There are a few spots that look like someone hit it with sandpaper. How do I get rid of them without replacing the windshield?

 

lots of buffing with a glass polishing compound, but if scratches are deep no beuno, think of it like scratches in paint ...too deep and polishing/compound alone isnt enough to deep is too deep if you can feel it with finger nail than there is no fix for that ...need replacement

 

Dude, that is not what I wanted to hear, try again. Lol thanks for the input. I can’t feel the scratches so maybe I’ll be able to fix it.

 

you can try to buff but in my opinion if its lots of scratches not worth the effort which will be alot (effort)also if you buff too hard you can distort the glass and even worse to get scratches out will require a high rpms if it heats the glass too much due to friction the laminate will also distort, wish i had better news

 

Try steel wool. That's what a friend of mine did.

 

yep,

 

Man, you guys ain’t exactly making me look forward to trying this! Lol. Thinking I’ll just live with it.

 

I cut and polish gemstones for a living. Getting a deep scratch out of flat glass or any flat stone is damn near impossible.

 

........ no more mudding!!!!!

 

I've always heard to use Bon Ami on grungy windshields. But I've been pretty suspect of that advice.

I'd think you could simply clean the scratch, then fill with that windscreen chip-fill miracle liquid. I should think that would work.

 

dislike!

 

@ARamirez73 might recommend new glass

 

Lets see som pics. Is it just a light haze or spider scratches or a straight up groove?

 

Check out Griots Garage.

They have a glass buffing kit. Better than buying a new windshield.

 

They have great products.

 

Thanks everybody! I tried to get some pics of the scratches today but they just don’t come through on the pics. I think I’ll just live with it. That way I don’t have to get pissed when it happens again AND I DONT HAVE TO STOP MUDDING! Lol

 

Yeah, just wait til you get a rock chip. Any mudding pics?

 

Next time I go out I’ll get you some muddin’ porn. Lol

 

You could check with your insurance company to see what your glass coverage is. You could play it as a safety issue....."when driving into the sun"....

 

Man, that’s awesome! Thanks! Now to see if I can find one.

 

They sell a whole kit on Amazon, buffer attachment and all. I have never tried it but have talked to a ton of people who have on motorcycles, boats, etc. Apparently it works pretty well for Lexan too but again not confirmed by me.