Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-17-2013, 05:38 PM   #1
Registered User
 
schnellman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 868
Windshield "Polishing"

This might sound a bit anal retentive to the general public, but I know some of you guys are as detail oriented as I am. My windshield is not cracked, stained, nor noticeably pitted. However, fifteen years on the highway have left it less than sparkling. What products have you used to bring your windshield back to pristine, and what kind of results have you had?
Strangely enough this the only subject I have never seen addressed on this forum. What say guys? Where's all that collective wisdom?

schnellman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2013, 05:45 PM   #2
I am my own mechanic....
 
Timco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 3,433
Quote:
Originally Posted by schnellman View Post
This might sound a bit anal retentive to the general public, but I know some of you guys are as detail oriented as I am. My windshield is not cracked, stained, nor noticeably pitted. However, fifteen years on the highway have left it less than sparkling. What products have you used to bring your windshield back to pristine, and what kind of results have you had?
Strangely enough this the only subject I have never seen addressed on this forum. What say guys? Where's all that collective wisdom?
I used cash. $350. Super nice.
__________________
'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
Timco is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2013, 05:50 PM   #3
Carnut
 
AndyA6's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 775
http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/138819-how-polish-glass.html

__________________
'14 Boxster
AndyA6 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2013, 05:51 PM   #4
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Little Rock,Ar
Posts: 357
Bought my year 2000 low mileage(60,000 miles) Box last year and the windscreen appears to be original. It's not perfect but about 90%.

I have always found that if scrubbed with a polyester/cotton blend towel with straight ammonia,the glass is super clean.I then use RainX as it does a good job of filling the microscopic imperfections and I try to remember to change blades every 9 months or so.

I have heard of pro glass shops using bronze wool to scrub off any surface scaling from chemical fallout or hard/high mineral content car wash water.
litespeedp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2013, 06:22 PM   #5
Registered User
 
ccstud17's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 138
not to hijack the thread, but for those that were not successful "polishing" the windshield, where did you get your fair priced replacement?
__________________
Stop lights timed for 30 MPH, are also timed for 60 and 90 MPH!
ccstud17 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-18-2013, 04:31 AM   #6
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 691
try a clay bar?
__________________
SOLD - 2002 Boxster S - PSM, Litronics, De-ambered, Bird Bike Rack, Hardtop, RMS leak...
fatmike is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-18-2013, 05:13 AM   #7
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 1,561
I wonder how some of the newer, high tech, dedicated windshield films would work in this situation? I'm not talking about tear offs.
Flavor 987S is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-18-2013, 09:57 AM   #8
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: south eastern mass
Posts: 76
Garage
I have used Griot's Glass Polish & 6" random orbital in the past. Removes most of the wiper smudges.

Wife loves it applied in the same fashion on the shower glass doors too.

__________________
Dan
White w/Brown Top 2013 C2SC
TWODAN is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:53 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page