LC Glass Pads and DP Glass Restorer

**Bunky** · 06-06-2011, 06:40 PM

Anyone used LC Glass pads with glass polishes such as DP Glass Restorer?

The store description mentions keeping the glass wet so wondering how safe these really are at removing water spots, etc.

**Setec Astronomy** · 06-06-2011, 07:07 PM

You`re talking about the thin white pads? I`ve used them with the Diamondite restorer stuff...the reason they talk about keeping it wet is because this is rotary work and the glass gets really hot and if you get it too hot you will melt/distort the plastic laminated into the windshield. Water spots should be no problem I took out wiper trails, etc.

**Bunky** · 06-06-2011, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

You`re talking about the thin white pads? I`ve used them with the Diamondite restorer stuff...the reason they talk about keeping it wet is because this is rotary work and the glass gets really hot and if you get it too hot you will melt/distort the plastic laminated into the windshield. Water spots should be no problem I took out wiper trails, etc.

After reading the description, " These pads are abrasive and should be used for glass correction, not light polishing.", I think I need something less aggressive. I will look at the Griot`s pads.

Or maybe not, I found another LC glass cleaning pad.

Lake Country 5.5 Inch Glass Polishing Pad

What I was looking at...missed the word cutting...

Lake Country 5 Inch Glass Cutting Pads 3 Pack

**Setec Astronomy** · 06-06-2011, 07:33 PM

I didn`t think they were making that yellow one anymore. That might work for water spots, it didn`t touch the wiper trails. For just polishing/spot removal I usually use a 4" yellow pad on my PC...with some old EO glass polish I`ve been trying to use up since the `80`s...

**jjpcali4life** · 06-06-2011, 07:39 PM

Will some of those products take out scratches from scotch-brite? My friend made the mistake of taking some type of kitchen cleaning pad to his windshield, and i want to see if i can fix it for him.

**Setec Astronomy** · 06-06-2011, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by jjpcali4life

Will some of those products take out scratches from scotch-brite? My friend made the mistake of taking some type of kitchen cleaning pad to his windshield, and i want to see if i can fix it for him.

Scratches in glass are always tricky. Glass is very hard compared to paint, and if you polish it unevenly you can optically distort the glass. So the answer is yes, you can remove some scratches...how many and how deep and where are they in the driver`s line of sight is the question.

**BillRids** · 06-07-2011, 04:24 PM

^ Agreed. Anytime you work with glass it`s a tricky area. I would try the DP High Performance Glass Restorer with a polishing pad. I have had worked on a Chevy Truck that had some very fine scratches and deep water etching. The only thing I had with me at the time was the DP High Performance Glass Restorer and a white polishing pad. Slapped that on the flex with speed 5 and 2 passes cleared it up.

**Bunky** · 06-07-2011, 05:27 PM

The reason I asked about a glass polishing pad is that I had used DP with a 4-in orange pad and a DA with a ton of pressure and had a hard time removing hard water spots on a shower.

**BillRids** · 06-07-2011, 07:52 PM

hmm which machine? I`m curious as to how some surbuf pads would work on glass....

**Bunky** · 06-08-2011, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by BillRids

hmm which machine? I`m curious as to how some surbuf pads would work on glass....

It was with a UDM 1.0. I did learn (again) that you can be more aggressive by hand but it was way too slow. I figure a yellow pad or something more aggressive would be better.