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 Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:55 pm |
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Basically I bought a set of budget windscreen wiper blades, they were sh*t!! 
After 2 weeks the metal strips holding the rubber started to slide out but no damage was done as I picked it up in time.
I then stuck some clear tape on the end just to hold it temporarily in place until I could get a new set.
But it rained heavily that week and by the time I got a new set the tape had lightly scraped my windscreen  about a 1/2’’ line not deep but many of them.
This is the driver’s side by the way.
Anybody know what I could use to polish out the scrapes?
Or if it’s fixable? 
Thanks
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:58 pm |
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Jewelers rouge if the damage isnt that bad - other then that its a new windscreen.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:01 pm |
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Also If it's that bad and you leave it. You are likely to fail the MOT; due to visibility obstruction.
Do you have windscreen cover?
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:01 pm |
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I remember reading a thread on another forum where a woman used a Brillo pad to fix her scratched windscreen, Please don't try it the end result was horrible  
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:01 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Jewelers rouge if the damage isnt that bad - other then that its a new windscreen. |
still got some of this from when i worked at autoglass, its hard work tho!
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:17 pm |
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Thanks for the answers.
I will try that Jewelers Rouge stuff.
No it's not BAD, it's like when you rub them dry for a while but the tape did that...it was ether tape to glass or metal to glass.
But it's only in the top right corner.
And no I will not be trying any wool or pads! 
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:06 pm |
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Depending how much you're excess is on windscreen cover (if you have it) put a brick through it at night and claim on it lol
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:07 pm |
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Just read that its only in the corner lol , forget that then haha, mines pretty grim atm there's microscopic stone chips all over it
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:26 pm |
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| Antknee wrote: |
| Depending how much you're excess is on windscreen cover (if you have it) put a brick through it at night and claim on it lol |
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:11 am |
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| Antknee wrote: |
| Depending how much you're excess is on windscreen cover (if you have it) put a brick through it at night and claim on it lol |
and thats why we have to pay so much on our insurance these days  but still its the cheaper option lol
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:31 am |
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| martinius88 wrote: |
| Antknee wrote: |
| Depending how much you're excess is on windscreen cover (if you have it) put a brick through it at night and claim on it lol |
and thats why we have to pay so much on our insurance these days but still its the cheaper option lol |
I think the people who chose to drive around with no insurance do slightly more damage than that. Company's like autoglass don't charge much more than you pay on windscreen excess unless it's a replacement windscreen. I would imagine the insurance make some money from the excess you pay. I had a chip replaced on a cortina I was helping to repair and we only paid autoglass £55 to do the job. My windscreen excess is £80.
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