sanded glass

[Deckerz]

While i was taking the my mustangs windows off the trees and the rear one didn't come off cleanly so iv sanded the whole window, im going to paint them black but just incase i change my mind is there a way to get them clear again? the only products i have at home now are car polish and t-cut.

[Tony T]

I'm sure others will chime in with suggestions, but my first thought was a trigrit sanding stick, as I have used one for that very purpose. Next I'd suggest a dunk in Future (Pledge with Future, or whatever it may be called in the UK!). Polishing like you would do for a paint job would work.

[The Modeling Hermit]

You'll need to go to a hobby shop and get a set of fine sand papers and some plastic polish. These generally consist of 8 papers from 1800 to 12,000 grit. Sand the glass as you would a model. When you've finished the sanding, simply rub in the polish, wipe it off and you've got a "new" window glass. That's simplified, but there will be instructions, and there's not much more to it than that. I've restored a lot of old models, and started with paint and scratch messes that are beyond description, and still they come out nice.

[diymirage]

i have been told that future with a little food dye mixed in not only gives a very nice tint to the windows, it also get rid of whatever scratches might be left after wetsanding and makes it look thinner

[The Modeling Hermit]

All good suggestions. Just be sure to sand away to a level under whatever imperfections started all this, then polish with progressively finer grits. I prefer to use all the grits in my polishing kit (3200-12,000) instead of a sanding stick once the damage is removed. From there, my only other alteration to the above suggestion is that I've personally found Future works much better on small things (quarter windows, aircraft canopies) than it does on a 1/24 windshield or backlight. I like the Tamiya plastic/paint polishes for bringing the final shine up instead.

Mark

I was in a hurry when I posted. If I'd read your post I could have saved myself some typing.

Deckers

If this is a common kit, you might have an easier alternative. Drop into the wanted section, and see if anybody has a good one they can spare.

Edited May 4, 2010 by Kodiak Island Modeler

[62rebel]

i had one that i couldn't get quite clear with sanding and polish, so i put a coat of acrylic clear on the spot and it looks fairly decent from 5 feet or so...

[whale392]

You mean the whole window was sanded!? Well, Micro-Mark makes a Micro-Mesh polishing kit. Augment that with some Finesse-itIII from 3M and the Novus system (#2 and #1 polishes) and you could bring it back to clear and shiny.

Edited May 5, 2010 by whale392