What's the best thing to get scratches out of glass?
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Repairing Scratches in Glass
I have had glass table tops and glass windows scratch over the years and have found a few ways of removing most of the scratches. There are compounds you can purchase for this and there are some home remedies that may work for you.
Professional glass repair people and others often use Janvil's Cerium Oxide, an electric drill or similar tool and a buffing wheel attachment that has firm felt covering it sold specifically for glass scratch removal. You apply the Cerium Oxide and buff it with the tool. It may take over an hour to work, depending on how deep the scratches are. Look for auto glass wholesale dealers on the Internet or in the Yellow Pages. Other businesses that use this compound are jewelers and businesses that polish and sell gemstones. In addition, J.C. Whitney auto parts catalogue often carries a similar scratch fixit kit.
Toothpaste (non-gel kinds) used as a polishing compound will sometimes remove small scratches from glass table tops.
Brasso Metal Polish or other types of metal polishes will also sometimes be effective. Jewelers rouge also works, but it more expensive.
Another compound: Mix 1 part dry mustard and 1 part white vinegar into a paste-like substance. Apply this paste onto the scratches and polish the surface with a soft cloth. Dry mustard may damage the cornea of the eye, so be careful with it.
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Let me know how it turns out!
Hello Patty, This is a subject very dear to me because I'm a bit of a bull in a china shoppe :-)
Hi Guru-C -- tips like these helped me finally swtich from plastic to glass. :)
Interesting! I love hubpages. I don't know how you figured these out, but thanks for publishing this hub :)
Does this also work for Sunglasses???
Some of these ideas do work on some sun glasses if they have glass lenses. Probably not on plastic lenses. Thanks for visiting!
I keep ruining my glasses...SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW!!! I need help...something a 12 year old can do to repair glass lenses (i just scrtached both...only one is getting repaired though!!!!!!!!!
Be careful what kind of glass that you use Cerium Oxide (rare earth) on. If it is a home window, there me be a coating on one side or another that will be damaged by such a harsh abrasive.














Whitney05 says:
2 years ago
Hm.. I never thought dry mustard and white vinegar. May have to give that one a try. Thanks