Micro pits on winshield glass...see inside for detail

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I was crossing over into PA from OH and i started hearing a "ticking" sound all around the car.



I thought the car was somehow sucking up grit from the grooved road that I just started driving on when I entered PA.



A couple of miles later I see a dump truck w/a cover tarp flapping in the breeze. It has a slight haze around it.



Turns out some kind of dust was coming out of the dump truck for MILES.



125mph and a few seconds later, he's behind me.



Now, my windshield has suuuuper fine pits on it. They're only visible at the right angle/sunlight, but it looks like dust specks.



I'm guessing I'm screwed. Is there anything I can do?
 
i have the same thing on my tacoma , i've tried everything , so I'm planing on a new windsheild come spring.
 
All windshields I have seen on cars 1 year+ older have chips in them. Especially those that are highway driven. Its a fact of life. Unless you get your windshield replaced every year or so, we all have to live with it. ;)
 
Jman5000 said:
I was crossing over into PA from OH and i started hearing a "ticking" sound all around the car.



I thought the car was somehow sucking up grit from the grooved road that I just started driving on when I entered PA.



A couple of miles later I see a dump truck w/a cover tarp flapping in the breeze. It has a slight haze around it.



Turns out some kind of dust was coming out of the dump truck for MILES.



125mph and a few seconds later, he's behind me.



Now, my windshield has suuuuper fine pits on it. They're only visible at the right angle/sunlight, but it looks like dust specks.



I'm guessing I'm screwed. Is there anything I can do?
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If the specs are very small, this might help (emphasis on "might"):





www.diamondite.com
 
Yeah Jason, happened to me on my GTI too... But then some ******* decided to throw rocks at the car and they broke my windshield so I got a new one..



Let me tell you though, our windsheilds are about 500 bucks. :shocked
 
I work for a company that build doors and windows. I know that we can polish out fairly deep scratches if need be. I'll go out today and try to find out exactly what we use...
 
Automotive glass is very different from typical glass used in windows and doors. It's very "soft", polishing with a rotary buffer or agressive compound can distort the glass very easily. Agressive polishing on Auto glass is NOT something you want to try.
 
mzmtg said:
I work for a company that build doors and windows. I know that we can polish out fairly deep scratches if need be. I'll go out today and try to find out exactly what we use...
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I found out that we use the Glas Weld system. Although this seems to be out of the price range of the home user, if you find a place that has the system, it may be worth a shot.
 
Before trying to polish or replace the glass, I would try some clay, just to make sure the "dust specks" are not just stuck onto the glass.



Steven
 
For 29.99$, I would give this a shot if I were you.



Cerium Oxide Glass Polishing Kit



Work it gently. NO HEAT at all, and keep it wet like a nice slurry. Have a water spray bottle handy. I've seen a guy take over 8 hours to do a whole windshield, one square foot section at a time.



By simply polishing the sharp edges around the small pits, you'll minimize the diffraction effect on incoming light, and thus they won't show as much. You will still feel them, but they might not bother you enough to warrant another windshield.
 
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