Glass restoration on a honda Civic

**zckid** · 06-21-2014, 07:05 AM

Hello folks

I got a ride and a very "worried" careful owner. He just had a very bad surprise from someone willing to help him, with right, truthful intention. He was offered an untested product to clean his ride. The consequence was bad for the paintwork and worst for the glass with visibility reduced drastically for the driver and as a result, safety too.

Glass upon arrival

After washing and decontamination

Visibility impaired by +50%. Guess what has happened before?

these are not wax crayon marks but the chemical reaction from using a highly aggressive product, an acid-based degreaser which we don`t know anything about.... a no-name product with no instructions, no MSDS .....

Close-up

From another angle, see the damage

With the contrast, still another view of the marred glass surface affecting visibility

Still another view

Becoming clearer after a few hits

A 50/50… the wiper blades marks and water spots were taken care of too..... A case of 3 birds with a stone

Transformed

New glass

Closer look

Checking every inch

In the sun…. playing PEEK-A-BOO

The side windows restored too

Happy Uncle

Raring to go home... remember the red lady, a visit from her too!

Grateful to Almighty

for having helped me to help old Uncle, he was to take his wife to the hospital. Wishing him a safe journey both ways 

Thanks for reading. Your thoughts are most

.

Cheers

Zaid

**sprocketser** · 06-21-2014, 08:19 AM

Great results ! What process & products that was used !

**zckid** · 06-21-2014, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by sprocketser

Great results ! What process & products that was used !

Your kind words most

my bro

I first clayed it after wash. no effect

tried DP high performance glass restorer with the Carpro rayon pads. The defects were untouched. no effect again.

then i tried the rayon pads with Sonax Profiline glass polish

It required quite a few hits. I also removed the water spots and wiper marks along with the crayon like defects.

try this product, you need a spray bottle of water to mist every now and then to reactivate the polish. works best with the sonax felt pads which is much better IMO than carpro`s rayon pads, cuts and finishes better and last longer too. I couldn`t find mine at that time.

It was well kept in a plastic box of rayon pads.

hope it helps. Still learning here

Cool greetings from our sunny island

**tropicsteve** · 06-21-2014, 10:23 AM

I think most people don`t know how tough glass is to polish. you really need a good cerium oxide based polish (CarPro Ceriglass Glass Polish 150 ml) and a good glass specific polishing pad (Lake Country 5 Inch Glass Cutting Pads 3 Pack). don`t be afraid to bear down with the polisher and it can take awhile, but the results in clarity can be stunning.
I am sure your uncle was thrilled with the results of your hard work. very nice.

**Stokdgs** · 06-21-2014, 10:42 AM

Beautiful work !!!!
I know it was hard - did you use a Rotary ?
Glad you were able to remove the coating from that chemical off - the glass has probably never looked this good except when brand new..

Thanks for the hard work and this post !
Dan F