ClareQuilty Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I picked up an old 1980s Mitsubishi Galant a few months ago for just 15,000 baht (no mechanical issues, just lots of back taxes). So I'm very happy with the old highway cruiser, except for on problem - a heavily scratched windshield. See photo. I asked at local hi-end car detailer if they could be buffed out, but they didn't have this capability. Any advice or recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KittenKong Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 ^^^ That may be suitable for one or two big scratches, but the OP's screen seems to be all scratches so I doubt that kit would be suitable. How much does a new windscreen cost here, out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Why can it not be polished with proper "windshield" polish? Have done it many times before here at our shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 15 hours ago, ClareQuilty said: I asked at local hi-end car detailer if they could be buffed out Best you tell which area you live and maybe someone can point to a car glass specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingleft? Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Depends how enthusiastic you are I suppose, if you need to go and buy the tools etc then it may not be cost effective to try and then ultimately find out that it doesn't work... Got cover under your insurance? Might be worth checking as a lot of companies do put that in thereIf you do it yourself then any rubbing compounds can be found on Lazada if not available in your local area...Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Anythingleft? said: Depends how enthusiastic you are I suppose, if you need to go and buy the tools etc then it may not be cost effective to try and then ultimately find out that it doesn't work... Got cover under your insurance? Might be worth checking as a lot of companies do put that in there If you do it yourself then any rubbing compounds can be found on Lazada if not available in your local area... Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk As the car only cost 15Kthb it's unlikely that he has the type of insurance that would replace his screen for him. As JoeW said any reasonable car detailer could sort that ... wonder what the High end detailing shop guys talked about for the rest of the day ..................???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Anythingleft? said: Depends how enthusiastic you are I suppose, if you need to go and buy the tools etc then it may not be cost effective to try and then ultimately find out that it doesn't work... Got cover under your insurance? Might be worth checking as a lot of companies do put that in there If you do it yourself then any rubbing compounds can be found on Lazada if not available in your local area... Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk As the car only cost 15Kthb it's unlikely that he has the type of insurance that would replace his screen for him. As JoeW said any reasonable car detailer could sort that ... wonder what the High end detailing shop guys talked about for the rest of the day ..................???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareQuilty Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 I'm in Mahasarakham. So there or Khon Kaen, Roi-Et, Kalasin are all convenient. Yeah the scratches are very numerous and very small/shallow. As for the local hi-end detailing shop, of course they're used to perfect new cars as that's what Thais drive. Hard to find anyone with lo-so knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 6 hours ago, ClareQuilty said: I'm in Mahasarakham. So there or Khon Kaen, Roi-Et, Kalasin are all convenient. Yeah the scratches are very numerous and very small/shallow. As for the local hi-end detailing shop, of course they're used to perfect new cars as that's what Thais drive. Hard to find anyone with lo-so knowledge. JoeW is in Kalasin ... take it to him ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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