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Apparently not a huge reach: <br>
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'ZnO is a relatively soft material with approximate hardness of 4.5
on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale"
title="Mohs scale">Mohs scale</a>.'<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_oxide">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_oxide</a><br>
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Generally, you want abrasives to be fairly hard; abrasives aren't
listed as one of its many other uses.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/30/2023 2:04 PM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:llennep@verizon.net">llennep@verizon.net</a> wrote:<br>
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Props of elemental zinc are likely very different from the
compound zinc oxide.
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<p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color:
#715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Saturday,
September 30, 2023, 4:45 PM, Bob Spidell
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a> wrote:</p>
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<div> Same with any grinding compound: The components are
selected for their shape, hence 'cutting' ability,
hardness, purpose, cost, etc. A compound with large
particles with sharp edges will cut deeper and faster than
one with particles of a softer and/or more rounded shape.
The kit I bought came with a paste consisting of rhyolite
and whatever semi-liquid was used to make it a paste; it
appears aluminum oxide is also used. <br clear="none">
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A coarser compound will remove deeper scratches, but leave
its own scratches. You can start with a coarser compound
to remove larger scratches, then switch to a finer
compound to remove smaller scratches, and so on; just like
you might start rubbing paint--or filler--with 320grit
sandpaper, then 400, then 600, 1200, etc. Some polishing
compounds do that 'automatically,' they start with larger
particles which themselves break down to smaller particles
and successively smooth the surface. McGuiars (sp?) has
several compounds, all graded on a thermometer-like scale
for their cutting (deep) or polishing (fine)
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I appears the lapidary (mineral-polishing) crowd has lots
of discussion re: best compounds. Cerium oxide is
mentioned a lot, rhyolite some, but I didn't see any
mention of zinc oxide. Zinc is a soft metal and may not
lend itself to being a good polishing compound, for glass
anyway. Cost will (always) be an issue, rhyolite may be a
better compound than cerium oxide but may cost more, or
vice versa.<br clear="none">
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bs<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv5251287396moz-cite-prefix">On 9/30/2023
9:46 AM, <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
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target="_blank" href="mailto:llennep@verizon.net"
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<div dir="ltr">What is special about cerium oxide?
Why not use zinc oxide?</div>
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<div> On Saturday, September 30, 2023, 04:20:50 AM
EDT, Mark Donaldson <a rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz"
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wrote: </div>
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<p
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">Ira,</span></p>
<p
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
<p
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><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="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><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="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><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>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
<p
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;">Here is a useful YouTube
link: </span><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;"><a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect" target="_blank"
href="https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#0563C1;">https://youtu.be/4ZJPPC1ak50</span></a></span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"></span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;"> </span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">I hope this will help.</span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;"> </span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">Mark</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">Ardmore</span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#003399;">NZ</span></p>
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style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p>
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lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> i erbs <a
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 30 September
2023 5:08 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <a
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<b>Cc:</b> Ahealey help <a
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
Windscreen scratches</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">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>
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<p
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Erbs<br clear="none">
Milwaukie, OR<br clear="none">
1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br
clear="none">
1967 MGB Roadster</p>
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class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">On
Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 9:06 AM Bob
Spidell <<a rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"
class="yiv5251287396moz-txt-link-freetext moz-txt-link-freetext"
moz-do-not-send="true">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"
class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">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">
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<a rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" shape="rect"
target="_blank"
href="https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html"
class="yiv5251287396moz-txt-link-freetext moz-txt-link-freetext"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.eastwood.com/glass-polishing-kit-for-deep-scratches.html</a><br
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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
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Bob<br clear="none">
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9/29/2023 3:41 AM, Robert
Markovich via Healeys wrote:</p>
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class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">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">
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Friday, September 29, 2023,
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all </p>
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<p
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there any proven way to
remove wiper blade
scratches from a
windscreen?</p>
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<p
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class="yiv5251287396ydp975197d1yiv6310450809MsoNormal">Thanks all </p>
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<p
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Erbs<br clear="none">
Milwaukie, OR<br
clear="none">
1959 Austin Healey
100-6<br clear="none">
1967 MGB Roadster</p>
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