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Oh well, since this is a daily driver, I've finally started to notice tiny pits and scratches on the windshield that are certainly from crap coming up off the road.

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Old 05-15-2015, 09:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Oh well, since this is a daily driver, I've finally started to notice tiny pits and scratches on the windshield that are certainly from crap coming up off the road.

The clear bra is doing its job so far, but the windshield is just "out there" and begging for some road grit, gravel and other such things. I live in Texas and there are a lot of jacked-up F-150s and what not (not to mention cattle trucks) and this is depressing.

Anyhow, any advice?

Fillers? Polish? Replacement?

I mean, I'm not going to replace the front windshield several times a year, but I'm trying to get a sense of what is normative here.

To reiterate, the pits and scratches are tiny, but I can see them in the sun now.

What a bummer. I went for the first six weeks like a dream (careful washing after a Junkman/Chemical Guys treatment within two weeks of ownership), and now I have this windscreen damage. Most say: it's cosmetic, deal with it. So the question here is, what can be done about this?

THANKS!

P.S. LOVING the Z, BTW. Of course, as soon as I take delivery (factory ordered), 2 weeks later, the 2016s come out. I like my rims better than what they are putting on the 2016s, however.

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Many of the small pecks can be polished so that they all but disappear. Bigger pits may require a repair kit (Google "windshield repair").
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I finally replaced mine at 60k miles. It was beat. Man what a difference! I'm wondering if there is an optically acceptable film or something that might protect my new glass (3m????). Otherwise in Colorado it's just a matter of time before its all beat up again.
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Many of the small pecks can be polished so that they all but disappear. Bigger pits may require a repair kit (Google "windshield repair").
is there something I can buy for my porter cable RO?
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Here in Alberta we have shops doing a 3m type windshield wrap, I haven't done it, but I have a couple friends that have, works great.
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I used a buffer, wool pad, and some compound that I got at a local auto parts store (it's been many years ago and I don't remember any brand names). But I wasn't trying to get a "factory fresh" look; all I wanted to do was get rid of the sparkles.

Junkman2008 is the resident paint/polish guru, see if he has anything on windshields. If he hasn't covered it, I'd try Googling "windshield chip repair" or similar.
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You can use a Ceriglass and cutting disc to remove it. Just be careful and wear mask when polishing.
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