john,
www.eastwoodcompany.com
they sell autobody stuff. page 49 of their most current catalog shows a
"deep scratch pro glass repair kit". $45.99.  looks like it grinds out
scratches then polishes the surface Good luck
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Window Glass

> 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
>