Extreme glass restoration

[zckid]

Hi friends :howdy

Sharing with you something I did some while ago

The owner had his rear glass (passenger side) scratched resulting from a collision from a motorcycle. You could feel it with your skin, no need for finger nails!


Ricochet of flake offs resulting from a collision with a motorcycle

we had to restore the same.... all done with Almighty's help, and a little and a lot of patience & passion..... ♥ ♥ ♥



Close-up

:help:

Tools & Products
- local APC & towels
- Bilt Hamber clay
- Makita rotary
- Sonax felt pad
- Cerium oxide powder mixed with water
- A spray bottle with water



Decontaminated

Long term friends.... the makita 9227 and the sonax #127

If anyone wants to try this, please tape all adjacent areas. You'll save on cleaning time.

I had to proceed slowly to prevent heat build-up. every now and then, spray the surface being buffed as the cerium oxide dries very fast.


Difficult to budge

owner looking at the transformation

Almost.....

To minimize any lensing effect, i did practically the whole glass

glass done ..... restored and clear

Thanks for watching. Any questions or thoughts or any critics most welcome as always



cheers :drive:

Zaid

 

[donbeezy]

nice!

 

[zckid]

nice!

thanks a lot mate

 

[JustJesus]

whuuuuuut. That is cool.

 

[rlmccarty2000]

Fantastic. I've been holding off on a glass project of my own. Your results give me hope.

 

[Stokdgs]

If you want to use Cerium Oxide, please wear an OSHA type mask or at least a good one that filters out odors as well..

You can get Cerium Oxide from Eastwood and other places as well...

Beautiful job, Mate !!!

Amazing to get it all out and not change the refraction because material is missing from the thin sheet of glass...

Thanks for this incredible work !!!
Dan F

 

[haris300]

Awesome save. Working with those glass pads and a rotary can be a real workout. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

 

[jimmie jam]

Wow. OUTSTANDING result!!

 

[vanev]

Great job man!

 

[zckid]

whuuuuuut. That is cool.

Fantastic. I've been holding off on a glass project of my own. Your results give me hope.

Awesome save. Working with those glass pads and a rotary can be a real workout. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

Wow. OUTSTANDING result!!

Great job man!

Thanks a lot guys

 

[zckid]

Beautiful job, Mate !!!


Thanks for this incredible work !!!
Dan F

Thanks for your cheers Dan, most appreciated

If you want to use Cerium Oxide, please wear an OSHA type mask or at least a good one that filters out odors as well..

You can get Cerium Oxide from Eastwood and other places as well...

Amazing to get it all out and not change the refraction because material is missing from the thin sheet of glass...

Dan F

Words of wisdom from Dan. fully agreed. We so often forget to protect ourselves when detailing. we are only focused on the results by any means. Thanks for pointing this out


If anyone wants to give this a try, please consider these:

As for water to be added, it should be ample to create a slurry, because this stuff dries really fast and you have to add water with a spray bottle every now and then to revive the cerium oxide compound. Don’t let it dry.

You will also need to apply enough pressure to cut through the glass. It’s much harder than paint. But proceed cautiously, apply more pressure if needed, check the work often.

As for the speed with the rotary, it’s between 1400 – 1500 rpm. But start very slowly to spread the compound evenly. I've tried removing scratches with the DA on another car, but it was not effective at all. The rotary was! The DA will need a lot of pressure to remove the defects.

If it’s severely affected, work in small areas, very short buffing cycle, inspect, let the surface cool and restart. If it’s too hot, let it cool!

As for the glass pads, felt pads work better than rayon ones. For me Sonax makes the best glass pads, much better than carpro pads. Nothing against Carpro ones, I use them to remove water spots from glass.

Be sure to double tape the trim/rubber/paint around the glass. Do it even thrice if it's the first try. Glass polishing pads are much thinner than foam pads and much less forgiving.

Also cover the adjacent surfaces. It will save you a lot of cleaning time.

Work clean, clay twice if needed. use as much water as you can.

Make sure you buff the entire surface of the glass evenly to minimize any lensing effect because you are removing a layer of glass. Uneven material removal will impair vision!


It will take time, a lot of time. So you need to very patient.

Automotive glass needs 100% clarity and vision has to be perfect.

Hope this helps.

Zaid

 

[Stokdgs]

Zaid -

Thank you for your very detailed process on how to use Cerium Oxide on glass !

Perfectly thought out and exactly what we all need to hear and do when the time comes...

You should add the title Glass Master to your Resume' !
Dan F

 

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

Great results!

I use a drill mounted felt wheel to polish glass, all together I probably have 80-100 hours of glass polishing experience from working in auto glass distribution for 10 years...


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