Glass polishing?

So, after a little investigation...when they say they "polish" the glass that is referring to buffing the glass to a streak free finish with a second, dry cloth.
 
Ronkh said:
I always got rid of em just before 50k

After warranty BMW = Breaks My Wallet
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Disagree 100%. I`ve owned multiple & never have had a single issue I couldn`t fix myself at home.

My M Roadster is almost 9 years old and has only one single mechanical issue (DT-ML valve). I was able to diagnose & fix it myself at home for $72. Other than that, I haven`t even had a bulb go out.

The thing is, you NEVER buy a new "series" BMW right after it comes out. For example, my E85 was from the last year they made the E85 (and S54 motor) - 2008. By, then all the bugs are fixed.


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Swanicyouth said:
Disagree 100%. I`ve owned multiple & never have had a single issue I couldn`t fix myself at home..
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The whole DIY vs. Pay a Pro can really factor in when it comes to certain vehicles (such as most of mine).

Time/knowledge/experience/facilities/interest...lots of reasons why so many people don`t do their own maintenance, gotta factor such stuff in when choosing vehicles.

That said, every single BMW owner I know IRL pays to have *everything* done. Not a single one of `em has/would ever turn a wrench on theirs. Ditto for, well pretty much every high-end vehicle owner I know. Heh heh, I`m considered a, uhm....outlier...because I`ll so some stupid-simple things myself instead of solving every vehicle problem with a phonecall.

Swanicyouth- I used to know *many* guys like you (I can`t put myself in your class!) but now that they`re older I can count on one hand the guys who DIY this stuff. There are maybe four guys in my Jag Club who still DIY these days, and even two of them lease their dailies and let the dealer do everything on those. Even the guy (younger than me) who used to be my #1 wrench now pays others to do *everything*, won`t even change a wiperblade himself (that`s how he put it last time we talked).
 
^ Lolz... Interesting topic.

I have friends that just pay everyone to do everything..

Want a bush planted? Pay someone.

Cut the lawn? Pay someone.

Oil change? Pay someone.

Seal coat the driveway? Pay someone.

Maybe it`s because I am cheap or something, but I hate paying anyone for anything I can do myself. Also, since I used to turn wrenches for a living - I approach cars differently than I think most do.

While most want the newest and latest and greatest models, I prefer to go with stuff that has been around a while, the bugs have been worked out, and common fixes are well known. Because I know everything eventually breaks.

I would only buy a car if the engine & chassis in it has been in production for many years already.

Anyway, the topic is somewhat relevant here. About 5 years ago, I realized the glass on my Pathfinder was pretty scratched up. At the time - there wasn`t a lot out there on glass polishing.

So I tried a couple of things myself (ended up making it worse before better), and figured out how to correct some pretty bad glass defects with a DA polisher (which wasn`t done or commonly done at the time - and even now).

So, I could have paid someone to replace or polish the glass. But figured I wouldn`t learn anything during that process - so I would see if these was a way I could do it myself. Bigger risk (I made it worse at first), but bigger reward (now I correct most normal defects in glass at home).





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I`ve got some pitting on my BMW glass and I`ve been debating for months whether to do it myself or try to find someone to polish the glass. I`ve already purchased the Ceriglass and rayon glass polishing pads, but I keep reading about how it takes 3 hours to polish the glass. I`m not sure my back is up to leaning over my windshield for 3 hours. Sounds painful.
 
The only glass polish I have used it the Gtechnig glass polish. It works well, used it with both. Cutting and polishing pad. The polishing pad worked well. Had zero distortion issues and it improved the clarity. Was as easy as polishing paint.

My Subaru has a big outgassing issue for the first year. I used a mesh plastic kitchen scrubber similar material to the scrub buddy soaked with invisible glass and followed with a glass microfiber.
 
JSFM35X- Is the Gtechnig a, uhm..."clean" product with regard to getting the abrasive slurry all over the vehicle? Some of the products made for polishing glass scares me off as I don`t want to risk getting that kind of stuff on my paint.
 
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