We are dealing with a case where water spots removal from automotive glass using the wrong products (acid based solution and inappropriate pads) has simply made the glass worse, creating marring from the use of aggressive acidic solution along with loads of scratches.
While there are glass restoration kits available online, in most cases it is not possible to remove a scratch on a DIY basis unless you know what you are doing. Else you will put further micro scratches which will make things even worse. You will also have to cope with the heat generated by the process which can crack the glass as well and the greater the chances of lensing in case of uneven material removal.
Automotive glass needs 100% clarity and vision has to be perfect. Period!
Before
This is not the title pic of a scary movie but a the extent of damage the car window's has undergone
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It ought to be transparent or highly reflective.
look at the extent of the scratches and marring too
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extreme close-up:
OMG. How this has happened?
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Trying to remove water spots or calcium deposits, the use of an acid based degreaser which is itself not good for automotive glass, coupled with wrong techniques and grit-stuck abrasive pads
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Apart from the scratches, what can you see?
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Same glass..... different texture and micro-lensing
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Tools and products used:
- Makita rotary with small festool BP, felt pad
- Cerium oxide powder mixed with water to have a paste
Correction underway
After a few hits, the LED lenser being very useful.
Deeper RIDS can be seen now and need a few more passes
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Improved
Scratches gone apart from the very few, solitary, isolated deeper ones.
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Another window, same story
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OMG!
looking closely you could see the lensing effect. same object appearing at different distance, with different levels of clarity from different spots of the same glass, and this is unacceptable for automotive glass and very very risky for drivers as well as pedestrians
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Mission clarity continues
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fully focussed .... pic sent by owner.... thanks to him
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Remember
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TA DA
A blessing from Almighty has come
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The happy owner
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Thanks for viewing. your thoughts and questions are most welcome
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