Door windows scratched
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It's a known problem. See:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...indows-166517/
The scratches are caused by dirt that gets caught between the seal and the glass. There's a Technical Service Bulletin described in the above linked thread. A DIY repair may be possible to polish out light scratches.
Good luck!
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...indows-166517/
The scratches are caused by dirt that gets caught between the seal and the glass. There's a Technical Service Bulletin described in the above linked thread. A DIY repair may be possible to polish out light scratches.
Good luck!
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It's a known problem. See:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...indows-166517/
The scratches are caused by dirt that gets caught between the seal and the glass. There's a Technical Service Bulletin described in the above linked thread. A DIY repair may be possible to polish out light scratches.
Good luck!
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...indows-166517/
The scratches are caused by dirt that gets caught between the seal and the glass. There's a Technical Service Bulletin described in the above linked thread. A DIY repair may be possible to polish out light scratches.
Good luck!
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Apply in an aggressive manner, for quite awhile, to somewhat polish the glass. Best to use a mechanical applicator so you don't ruin your arm.
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I bought a glas polisher kit a year ago and it came with a special hard pad to use with a polish machine. I used it on my daughters front screen and it made it a little better, only polished 20 minutes so probably a better result if I had taken more time. Google car glas polish kit and you'll find what you need.:-)
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I bought a glas polisher kit a year ago and it came with a special hard pad to use with a polish machine. I used it on my daughters front screen and it made it a little better, only polished 20 minutes so probably a better result if I had taken more time. Google car polish kit and you'll find what you need.:-)
LAMINATED glass (2 sheets of glass with a PVB interlayer) used for windscreens can safely be polished quite aggressively although this may introduce distortion. TOUGHENED glass (a single sheet) as used in the side windows and rear screens must be treated much more carefully. The manufacturing process for this type is to heat the finished glass and rapidly cool it with compressed air. This creates a surface tension which makes it more resistant to impact from stones etc.
LAMINATED glass will crack on impact or lateral stress but TOUGHENED just fragments when it breaks. The medium used for polishing as a manufacturing finishing process is Jeweller's Rouge.
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I bought a glas polisher kit a year ago and it came with a special hard pad to use with a polish machine. I used it on my daughters front screen and it made it a little better, only polished 20 minutes so probably a better result if I had taken more time. Google car polish kit and you'll find what you need.:-)
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Many years ago I ran an automotive glass manufacturing plant.
LAMINATED glass (2 sheets of glass with a PVB interlayer) used for windscreens can safely be polished quite aggressively although this may introduce distortion. TOUGHENED glass (a single sheet) as used in the side windows and rear screens must be treated much more carefully. The manufacturing process for this type is to heat the finished glass and rapidly cool it with compressed air. This creates a surface tension which makes it more resistant to impact from stones etc.
LAMINATED glass will crack on impact or lateral stress but TOUGHENED just fragments when it breaks. The medium used for polishing as a manufacturing finishing process is Jeweller's Rouge.
Graham
LAMINATED glass (2 sheets of glass with a PVB interlayer) used for windscreens can safely be polished quite aggressively although this may introduce distortion. TOUGHENED glass (a single sheet) as used in the side windows and rear screens must be treated much more carefully. The manufacturing process for this type is to heat the finished glass and rapidly cool it with compressed air. This creates a surface tension which makes it more resistant to impact from stones etc.
LAMINATED glass will crack on impact or lateral stress but TOUGHENED just fragments when it breaks. The medium used for polishing as a manufacturing finishing process is Jeweller's Rouge.
Graham
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Many years ago I ran an automotive glass manufacturing plant.
LAMINATED glass (2 sheets of glass with a PVB interlayer) used for windscreens can safely be polished quite aggressively although this may introduce distortion. TOUGHENED glass (a single sheet) as used in the side windows and rear screens must be treated much more carefully. The manufacturing process for this type is to heat the finished glass and rapidly cool it with compressed air. This creates a surface tension which makes it more resistant to impact from stones etc.
LAMINATED glass will crack on impact or lateral stress but TOUGHENED just fragments when it breaks. The medium used for polishing as a manufacturing finishing process is Jeweller's Rouge.
Graham
LAMINATED glass (2 sheets of glass with a PVB interlayer) used for windscreens can safely be polished quite aggressively although this may introduce distortion. TOUGHENED glass (a single sheet) as used in the side windows and rear screens must be treated much more carefully. The manufacturing process for this type is to heat the finished glass and rapidly cool it with compressed air. This creates a surface tension which makes it more resistant to impact from stones etc.
LAMINATED glass will crack on impact or lateral stress but TOUGHENED just fragments when it breaks. The medium used for polishing as a manufacturing finishing process is Jeweller's Rouge.
Graham
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It's not going to be any better after 5 min, you'll have to polish the glass a lot longer . Glass is hard, much harder then paint so it'll take a lot longer to remove scratches! Take your time.....:-)
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