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On Saturday, September 30, 2023, 04:20:50 AM EDT, Mark Donaldson <ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809"><div><div class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809WordSection1"><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">Ira,</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">I have a spare windscreen with wiper blade ‘rainbow’ scratches on both sides. To remove them I have purchased some CERIUM OXIDE to make a paste and hand-polish them out. </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">The people at the glass company told me the process will be slow (a lot of elbow grease) but applying it to a soft rotary pad will speed up the procedure.</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">My cost equates to about US $15 for 4 ounces. That amount should do the whole windscreen.</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">Here is a useful YouTube link: </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;"><a shape="rect" href="https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;">https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50</span></a></span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"><img id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809Picture_x0020_4" border="0" style="width: 540px; max-width: 551px;" src="cid:2Qz3axJB6NIxqFcwwTS3" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"><img id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809Picture_x0020_2" border="0" style="width: 451px; max-width: 551px;" src="cid:k1bv0DGrn8fVYhhFHgwT" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> <img id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809Picture_x0020_3" border="0" style="width: 100%; max-width: 551px;" src="cid:42B3BD2E5ttIUZqwNVHE" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"></span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">I hope this will help.</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">Mark</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">Ardmore</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">NZ</span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809yqt18608" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809yqt2016400307"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 30 September 2023 5:08 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Windscreen scratches</span></p></div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"> </p><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">I got nothing to loose. Might as well give it a try. BTW, this is on my 67B. Those windscreens are spendy to replace </p><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Ira Erbs<br clear="none">Milwaukie, OR<br clear="none">1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br clear="none">1967 MGB Roadster</p></div></div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 9:06 AM Bob Spidell <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;"><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">I used a kit with some sandpaper, a mild abrasive and an attachment for a drill to polish my BN2's windshield. IIRC, I got it from Eastwood:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The 'rule-of-thumb' is if the scratch can be felt with a fingernail it can't be removed, but my car had mostly mild wiper wear and the kit did the job well enough I can live with it.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Bob<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></p><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">On 9/29/2023 3:41 AM, Robert Markovich via Healeys wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">There are some some places that polish windshields. But ultimately it may be more cost-effective to simply replace. Triplex is the brand to use; an OEM manufacturer that supplied them back then. The rest often don’t fit right and eventually crack from stress points, as I’ve found. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"></p><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><a shape="rect" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a></p></div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin-top:0cm;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#715FFA;">On Friday, September 29, 2023, 2:01 AM, i erbs <a shape="rect" href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><eyera3000@gmail.com></a> wrote:</span></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div id="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809m_3319096111410648268yiv1571707645"><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Howdy all </p><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Is there any proven way to remove wiper blade scratches from a windscreen?</p></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Thanks all </p><div><p class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Ira Erbs<br clear="none">Milwaukie, OR<br clear="none">1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br clear="none">1967 MGB Roadster</p></div></div></div></div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class="ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" 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