scratches on glass

[Ken]

Hi,

Any-one know how to remove scratches from window glass? I have tried Brasso but it did no good.

ken

[EricP]

Replace the glass.

[Colin Wilson]

I believe jewellers rouge can cope with small scratches, but for anything deeper go for the first reply :-}

[Andy Dingley]

Cerium oxide powder and a powered mop, as big as you can arrange. Not an easy job though.

Blonde shellac, to hide it.

Or else replace the glass -- it's not easy to get scratches out, even when it's on the bench and easy to work on.

[Ken]

thanks for your replies. I was trying to avoid replacing the glass but looks like it's the best way.

ken

[Mary Fisher]

Or else make a feature of it - paint a design on it.

Or add a (fictitious) date and initials and claim is as something of historical interest.

Or ignore it! That's what we've done with a window which was scratched in the early 1940s. There comes a time when you forget about it!

Mary

[John Rumm]

One other thing you could try is a hard rubber wheel on a dremmel type of tool. You won't polish the scratches out completely (i.e. glass will still look a bit cloudy), but you can get the bulk of it out... Needless to say the softer the glass the better - window glass being least workable.

My, Father in Law is a glass engraver, and this is one of his tricks. He only usually uses it though when he can cover the bit of "erased" engraving with something else...

[Darren]

It all depends on how deep the scratches are.

If you run you finger nail across the scratch and it doesn't get caught then apparently these scratches can be removed.