Scratched glass

I'm fairly sure I've heard that toothpaste removes scratches from glass.....

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Try the compound which is used for jewellery polishing - 'something Red' (possibly Rouge) I think - I have used it before with good success. You could get a little piece down at any Jewellers.

Gerry

Not practically, but the very palest of blonde shellac can help to hide them.

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that is minty fresh :o) but not much improved.

I decided to try Astonish sink cleaner. I have always avoided using it on glass because I thought it would be to abrasive but it turns out it isn't. I managed to substantially improve one fairly large scratch with about 15 minutes work using it but to do all four doors on both sides would take forever by hand.

Too soft - so's toothpaste. The polish for glass is cerium oxide, or maybe diamond or even silicon carbide if it's a big job.

You can buy polishing kits (paste and bobs) to go with a Dremel, but it's a horribly slow process and dificult to make it look really well.

If you strip the panes out, bevelling costs about £6/metre. You should be able to get a re-polish for a bit less.

Glass polishing, like all abrasive polishing is producing scratches of reducing size until the eye thinks it's shiny.

One thing I have found useful is valve grinding paste from a motor shop. It comes in various grades and can produce a nice finish if used carefully.

I'm not quite sure how steel manages to scratch glass?

Polishing out scratches in glass is invariably more effort than replacing it.

It feels like relatively soft glass but even so scratching glass isn't that hard. The hardened steel tip of a screw driver is pretty tough and I would imagine the corner could scratch glass without much trouble.

If you are a complete Muppet and use said screwdriver like a shovel I am sure it is fairly easy in fact :o).

When I worked for the professional photographer he would 'repair' scratches in his lenses with vaseline. OK, it's only temporary and won't do for the OP but it was interesting, and it worked.

Mary

I've done a scratched CD with car wax...