Fixing small scratches on glass

Acrotrdco · 02/27/2011, 09:03 PM

Guys,

Any of you've tried using 3M's Scratch Remover to fix small/light scratches on your glass (dry side, of course)?

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ght_Scratches/

I've got a few very small scratches that I'd like to get rid of but didn't want to risk making it worse.

Thanks!

frish85 · 02/27/2011, 10:55 PM

i used to work at a glass company and they used a wax compoud with a buffer and it took some scratches out of ht eglass dependingo n how deep the scratches are. if you dont want to do it yourself, call a local glass shop and see if they can come out and do it or have any tips to help

barjam · 02/27/2011, 11:59 PM

That product would be useless. Look up cerium oxide. You can purchase it from a glass shop. There should be online tutorials on how to use it.

Word of warning; it took 3+ hours to remove two tiny scratches out of my tank. They probably occupied a 2x2 inch square.

Acrotrdco · 02/28/2011, 12:11 AM

Thanks - nonetheless I'll give the 3M a try on a piece of glass from my old aquarium, the scratch on my DT is very small, barely visible, I hope it'd be able to fix it.

c0mp|ex · 02/28/2011, 03:08 AM

Acrotrdco, i recently used cerium oxide to remove scratches from my tank. I used a random orbit sanded with a 220 grit pad to sand down the scratch. Then i went over it with a orbital finisher and cerium oxide. Works well on small scratches.

Thats 3m scratch remover will do nothing to glass. Its made for removing scratches in a cars clear coat and it doesn't even do that very well.

barjam · 02/28/2011, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0mp|ex

Acrotrdco, i recently used cerium oxide to remove scratches from my tank. I used a random orbit sanded with a 220 grit pad to sand down the scratch. Then i went over it with a orbital finisher and cerium oxide. Works well on small scratches.

Thats 3m scratch remover will do nothing to glass. Its made for removing scratches in a cars clear coat and it doesn't even do that very well.

I wish I had the nerve to try the 220 to start. Probably would have saved me all kinds of time. I might try it on some scrap glass to see how that goes.

Acrotrdco · 02/28/2011, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0mp|ex

Acrotrdco, i recently used cerium oxide to remove scratches from my tank. I used a random orbit sanded with a 220 grit pad to sand down the scratch. Then i went over it with a orbital finisher and cerium oxide. Works well on small scratches.

Thats 3m scratch remover will do nothing to glass. Its made for removing scratches in a cars clear coat and it doesn't even do that very well.

Ah well thanks for the info. I've no previous experience in polishing glass and I really don't want to ruin my PPG Starphire tank, and that scratch is on the front panel

Guess I'll just try to not look at that scratch lol.

02/27/2011, 09:03 PM	#1
Acrotrdco Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 708	Fixing small scratches on glass Guys, Any of you've tried using 3M's Scratch Remover to fix small/light scratches on your glass (dry side, of course)? http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ght_Scratches/ I've got a few very small scratches that I'd like to get rid of but didn't want to risk making it worse. Thanks!

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02/27/2011, 10:55 PM	#2
frish85 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: stl Posts: 187	i used to work at a glass company and they used a wax compoud with a buffer and it took some scratches out of ht eglass dependingo n how deep the scratches are. if you dont want to do it yourself, call a local glass shop and see if they can come out and do it or have any tips to help

02/27/2011, 11:59 PM	#3
barjam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,695	That product would be useless. Look up cerium oxide. You can purchase it from a glass shop. There should be online tutorials on how to use it. Word of warning; it took 3+ hours to remove two tiny scratches out of my tank. They probably occupied a 2x2 inch square.

02/28/2011, 12:11 AM	#4
Acrotrdco Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 708	Thanks - nonetheless I'll give the 3M a try on a piece of glass from my old aquarium, the scratch on my DT is very small, barely visible, I hope it'd be able to fix it.

02/28/2011, 03:08 AM	#5
c0mp\|ex Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 296	Acrotrdco, i recently used cerium oxide to remove scratches from my tank. I used a random orbit sanded with a 220 grit pad to sand down the scratch. Then i went over it with a orbital finisher and cerium oxide. Works well on small scratches. Thats 3m scratch remover will do nothing to glass. Its made for removing scratches in a cars clear coat and it doesn't even do that very well.