Does machine polishing glass......

[bcgreen]

I always clean my glass by hand with a glass polish and was wondering after seeing a individual on YT polishing by machine if it makes a discernible difference?

[Setec Astronomy]

It depends what you are trying to do. If you are trying to remove scratches you will need a machine. Water spots, you can do by hand, but it will be easier with a machine (depending on the spots). Just getting some road filmy kind of stuff you can do by hand. If that`s what you mean.

[bcgreen]

It depends what you are trying to do. If you are trying to remove scratches you will need a machine. Water spots, you can do by hand, but it will be easier with a machine (depending on the spots). Just getting some road filmy kind of stuff you can do by hand. If that`s what you mean.

Nothing wrong with the glass as this vehicle is a garage queen.

[Coatings=crack]

In that case just faster. I feel my glass is “clearer” but that could definitely just be in my head


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[noorth]

Do you have a machine? Have you clayed the glass?

Personally, i wouldn`t buy a polisher just for glass the gains won`t be significant i don`t expect, unless you trying to remove scratches. Which from my research takes a much bigger effort than removing scratches from paint. It`s also very messy - cerium oxide polishes dry out fast if you don`t prep the glass with some kind of water based lubricate. I have one that i tried to use like a traditional polish it was not fun. lol I think that was what the old paint polishes used to be like. It basically dried out in 1 or 2 section passes with a lot of residue.

[Lonnie]

So here`s my Captain Obvious question on this subject:
Are glass-specific polishes, like CarPro`s CeraGlass Polish and their Rayon Glass Polishing Pads, "better" used with and on a rotary polisher than a 15mm long-throw dual-action random orbital polisher???

I`d like to know who else makes a glass-specific polish and how "good" each one is, like:
1) P&S Clarity Polish
2) Gtechniq G4 Nanotech Glass Polish
3) Griot`s Garage Fine Glass Polish
4) Detailer`s Pride High Performance Glass
5) Wolfgang Perfekt Vision Polish

[noorth]

So here`s my Captain Obvious question on this subject:
Are glass-specific polishes, like CarPro`s CeraGlass Polish and their Rayon Glass Polishing Pads, "better" used with and on a rotary polisher than a 15mm long-throw dual-action random orbital polisher???

I`d like to know who else makes a glass-specific polish and how "good" each one is, like:
1) P&S Clarity Polish
2) Gtechniq G4 Nanotech Glass Polish
3) Griot`s Garage Fine Glass Polish
4) Detailer`s Pride High Performance Glass
5) Wolfgang Perfekt Vision Polish

Every demo i seen they used a rotary. I don`t think all the polishes you listed are cerium oxide polishes, they are chemical + citrus cleaners with some abrasives - cerium oxide polishes are the only game in town to remove scratches from your windshield.

You probably have too but I`ve used regular paint compounds and cutting pads on my windshield many times. It really cleans up the glass - not scratches - no doubt about that.

I have a cerium oxide polish from labocosmetica, its not user friendly.

[Setec Astronomy]

cerium oxide polishes are the only game in town to remove scratches from your windshield.

There are the 3M "sandpaper" discs, I`d like to give that a try some day.

[Stokdgs]

I`ve used Cerium Oxide on glass before and as long as it stays just wet enough, and the right pad, and rotary, it really works great....

Downside is this product is probably really caustic, and you need to wear a good respirator, etc., if you are really going to do a lot of glass.

Also, be careful to not create too much heat, as the thin outer layer of the glass can warp a bit and change how things look out of it from inside forever...

I just do a small area, noting how long, fast, how much downward pressure, and then wiping clean and see if that is the Level I want to go the rest of the glass..

Dan F