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By: gdmanager

gdmanager — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:55:45 +0000

Duncan, it sounds repairable just, however it will depend on any contamination as you do not say how long it has been there. A good quality repair is essential in that position though and it must be “barely visible” to pass the MOT.

By: gdmanager

gdmanager — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:52:14 +0000

yes Bob tin foil can leave a mark on glass but it is more likely to be the metal friction welded to the glass surface. It will normally polish out OK

By: Duncan F

Duncan F — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:29:15 +0000

I have a chip caused by a stone thrown up on a motorway last Sunday. It is at the top of the sweep of the windscreen wiper in front of the driver’s side. The chip has slightly chipped the windscreen and caused a cross shaped crack just marginally bigger than a pound coin. I consulted the MOT station who said it will fail the MOT. Do you think it is repairable. It doesn’t obstruct the drivers view but it is 5 inches from the windscreen edge.

By: Bob McGreavy

Bob McGreavy — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:42:59 +0000

Hello, just a quick question to settle a debate, but can tinfoil scratch your windscreen?

By: gdmanager

gdmanager — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:42:53 +0000

It may be possible to redo another bad windscreen chip repair depending on how bad they have made it…

By: SAMANTHA

SAMANTHA — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:31:58 +0000

i have recently had another glass repairer out to look at a chip in my windscreen and they have made it bigger causing a crack is there anything you could do to prevent me from having this crack made bigger or even a new windscreen?

By: gdmanager

gdmanager — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:09:02 +0000

presumably this was done by the bodyshop? If there are a small number of light glass scratches then it may be possible to polish them out however most bodyshop damage is caused around the adge of the glass where the abrasive slips and damages the glass which is not normally possible to rectify due to its depth and position

By: mark mccollin

mark mccollin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:05:24 +0000

Ihave just received my car back after an accident repair and the windows are heavily scratched. Is there any way these can be removed by polishing them out.

By: gdmanager

gdmanager — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:19:27 +0000

provided they are relatively shallow about £80 plus VAT however if they are directly in the drivers vision area great care must be taken not to remove too much glass which could disort the glass. Check to see if the depth of the scratches is even or whether there are any that are deep and crusty looking as these ones will be deeper and unlikely to be removed without risk of distortion.

By: allan streeter

allan streeter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:17:14 +0000

i own a Renault Clio 1.2 and there is fine scratches on the offside of the windscreen that look as if they were done by a scouring pad just surface and approx 8”x 3”any idea how much to repair