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Old 10-22-2015, 08:36 AM
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Need LH/RH front Windows polished on my em1. I have some swirls on the inside after removing tints. Anyone polished their windows or windshield before? Where?
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I use a "glass scrub" on the outside. However it's going to be too messy on the inside. Use some .0000 steel wool to scrub the glass then clean with a window cleaner
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I use '0000' as well but I've also seen glass etched so badly that even steel wool won't help.
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are they actually scratched or is it just residue?
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It has lite swirls/ lite scratches. Nothing deep enough to catch a finger nail but it looks bad when the light hits the Windows. At night and/or in the rain it's very distracting.

I'm debating on buying a set from eBay or something and just replacing mine. I was thinking of dropping off the Windows at a detailer that knows how to polish glass w/o warping it.
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It shouldn't be too bad, it's on the inside.
I never heard of warping the glass
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I read the window will warp if you use a buffer on one section to long
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Originally Posted by S2K DRIFTER
I read the window will warp if you use a buffer on one section to long
If your rear window is plastic.....

Glass takes about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit to even begin to melt.
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It's not my rear window, and im not worried about the window melting. I did a search on YouTube, the "professionals" claim it can happen
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