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[fremac]

I went and bought a Revell model car and paints to attempt my first car model. On opening the box I noticed that the windshield for the car had scratches on it. I assume this happened during shipping as everything in the box (except for the tires) was in a plastic bag. I wonder is there a way to remove scatches from the plastic windshield or should I contact Revell for a replacement?

Thank you

[Guest roadkill2525]

If the scratches are light on the suface I might buff them out with plastic polish, I use Meguiars PlastX and get good results. This is also good for polishing paint.

[Aaronw]

Future floor wax works well too, if they are just scuffs I usually find dipping the "glass" in Future gets rid of them.

You might find this article useful.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

[lordairgtar]

You could start by sanding out the scratches with 8000 grit and progressively move through 10000 and 12000 grit followed with polishing compound and then an application of Slick and Smooth.

Edited October 9, 2007 by lordairgtar

[cruz]

Polishing kit with the Novus system...........

[fremac]

Once again thank you all for the excellent responses. I was unable to find the wax/polishes recommended by you at my LHS. They did have a polish from a company named Bare Metal Foil. Tried it and no more scratches.

Thank you very much.

[Nick F40]

Bare Metal Foil makes polish?

[Lyle Willits]

Here's the fastest and cheapest way to polish light scratches form clear plastic.

Go to your medicine cabinet in your bathroom and get your toothpaste (assuming you have teeth and you brush them) Polish the windshield with the toothpaste. This works well. It's what we used to do many years ago before all the current polishes became available.

[Lyle Willits]

Bare Metal Foil makes polish?

Yep. Comes in small containers. I don't know anyone who actually uses it.

[dub]

I don't know anyone who actually uses it.

Looks like we do now!

Tha toothpaste thing, I always forget that. I'm pretty sure that it needs to be paste not gel. Gels are usually transluscent green or blue.

Someone chime in here?

[Lyle Willits]

Looks like we do now!

Tha toothpaste thing, I always forget that. I'm pretty sure that it needs to be paste not gel. Gels are usually transluscent green or blue.

Someone chime in here?

Paste. They didn't have anything called gel 40 years ago.

[dub]

Paste. They didn't have anything called gel 40 years ago.

That's what's funny, most toothpastes aren't even gels anymore!

I should know better, you old-timers don't use anything thats been invented in the last 2 decades!

[Jairus]

I always found toothpaste to be too course for polishing paint and window glass. But, I like the future floor polish idea better.... but vacuum forming new window glass I think is the very best option!

J

[MikeMc]

And use Comet Cleanser as rubbing compound also......

The best way to make a windshield is a 3 axis CAD machine and a block of lexan!!

[ScaleModelFan]

I have found that "gel" toothpaste isn't very good for polishing ... but it tastes good!

... and I for one do use the Bare Metal Foil polishing kit ... works pretty good!

[VW Dave]

I use the Bare Metal polish on occasion, and it works very well. I've had good results removing light scratches in kit glass, and great results polishing old promos.....a Ford Falcon I bought off Ebay sold for nearly double after I polished it, took better pics and relisted it(it was too nice to cut up into a hot rod like I originally planned anyway )