Dear Vanagonites, Phil appreciates all the expertise on this list.

As near as he can tell, there are scratches in the glass. Running a
fingernail across them shows that they are definately in the glass. Since
there it seems unanimous that there is no coating there, I have to figure
that either there was dirt on the dog's paws, as was mentioned, or the
dog's paws are higher on the hardness chart than anyone thinks :)

I will try some fine steel wool, and see if I can make some of them less
noticeable. The car is hardly worth a new windshield to me, and I don't
carry glass insurance so trip down the freeway looking for rocks is not an
option <g> but its a good idea........

In the darkroom, when a negative is scratched, I can still use it by
'filling' the scratch with any one of a number of solutions. Maybe there
is something I can use to "fill" these scratches and cut down on the light
bending so I can drive it when the sun is high.

Very much obliged for all the great ideas. If one of them does the job, I
will be sure to let you all know how it came out.

Regards,

John