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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Ira,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>My cost equates to about US $15 for 4 ounces. That amount should do the whole windscreen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Here is a useful YouTube link: </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><img border=0 width=540 height=226 style='width:5.625in;height:2.35in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D9F3BB.30E3CE10"></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><img border=0 width=451 height=298 style='width:4.7in;height:3.1083in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D9F3BB.30E3CE10"></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> <img border=0 width=724 height=306 style='width:7.5416in;height:3.1833in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D9F3BB.30E3CE10"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I hope this will help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Ardmore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#003399;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>NZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 30 September 2023 5:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Windscreen scratches<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I got nothing to loose. Might as well give it a try. BTW, this is on my 67B. Those windscreens are spendy to replace <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>1967 MGB Roadster<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 9:06 AM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></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 class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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><br><a href="https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html" target="_blank">https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html</a><br><br>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><br>Bob<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 9/29/2023 3:41 AM, Robert Markovich via Healeys wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661" target="_blank">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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 href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank"><eyera3000@gmail.com></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id="m_3319096111410648268yiv1571707645"><div><p class=MsoNormal>Howdy all <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is there any proven way to remove wiper blade scratches from a windscreen?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks all <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br>1967 MGB Roadster<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rmarkovich@aol.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rmarkovich@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bspidell@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>