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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Matt - aquatec on February 23, 2014, 08:37:31 am

Title: Scratched glass
Post by: Matt - aquatec on February 23, 2014, 08:37:31 am: Hi all...

I have a customer with a few scratched pains.. Done with the original builders clean...

Can anyone recommend a good company to potentially polish them out??? She doesn't want the argument with the builder or the expense of several new pains as they are quiet large..

Area is Knutsford. Cheshire

Cheers

Matt
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: dave f on February 23, 2014, 09:00:21 am: tbh i dont think its possible they have been a few posts on this suject
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Soupy on February 23, 2014, 09:03:25 am: It is definitely possible.
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Post by: alfie11 on February 23, 2014, 09:53:45 am: You can remove surface scratches but if the are deeper enough to feel, I would say you cant
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Tom White on February 23, 2014, 10:22:59 am: A local guy to me tried everything he could to get rid of some scratches; even jeweler's rouge and a special attachment on the end of a drill.

Didn't work.
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Soupy on February 23, 2014, 10:26:55 am: Wow! You mean he bought a bit for his drill and that didn't work! OMG

That is EVERYTHING tried then.

DEFINITELY DOESN'T WORK

Tish's mate tried a bit on a drill. Myth busted.
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Soupy on February 23, 2014, 10:31:46 am: I know this link is of little use to you Matt but it can be done.

http://www.highlandpropertydoctor.com/services/scratched-glass
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Tom White on February 23, 2014, 10:35:20 am: Quote from: Soupy on February 23, 2014, 10:26:55 am
Wow! You mean he bought a bit for his drill and that didn't work! OMG

That is EVERYTHING tried then.

DEFINITELY DOESN'T WORK

Tish's mate tried a bit on a drill. Myth busted.

Soupy, if the scratch is deep enough to feel, it won't be able to be repaired; light surface scratches yes; anything deeper, no.
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Soupy on February 23, 2014, 10:42:25 am: With £10 worth of kit and half an hour no, you can't repair a deep scratch.

With specialist equipment, knowledge and experience it is possible.
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: richard groves on February 23, 2014, 11:40:24 am: Possible when you buy proper kit, if this is to be believed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp7I_etbEY
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Tom White on February 23, 2014, 11:53:56 am: Quote from: Gordon Bennet on February 23, 2014, 11:40:24 am
Possible when you buy proper kit, if this is to be believed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp7I_etbEY

That looks like what Ian Giles used.

Didn't work.
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: hotsteam on February 23, 2014, 11:54:47 am: Why don't they contact the builder's to replace the glass ?, I had it on a new house told the owner about the scratched glass, they contacted the builder's, next month all the scratched glass had been replaced. ::)roll
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: paul13 on February 23, 2014, 12:03:11 pm: Quote from: Tosh on February 23, 2014, 11:53:56 am
Quote from: Gordon Bennet on February 23, 2014, 11:40:24 am
Possible when you buy proper kit, if this is to be believed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp7I_etbEY

That looks like what Ian Giles used.

Didn't work.

If your willing to invest money and time
it can be done it ain't easy and isn't worth
It for the majority of domestic
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: LHill on February 23, 2014, 12:16:45 pm: https://www.youtube.com/user/GlassRenu?feature=watch

these guys know what they're doing..
Title: Re: Scratched glass
Post by: Matt - aquatec on February 23, 2014, 05:15:39 pm: Thanks for all the reply chaps.... I will pass onto my custy and let her make her mind up....

Not getting involved as experience tells me it will end up costing me dose or worse still reputation...

Cheers

Matt