Deep Cleaning and Polishing to Restore an Old Windshield

The windshield in our 1999 Ford Ranger was in bad shape from sitting outside for nearly 20 years; thus, the windshield wipers were not able to function correctly in a recent downpour. In this video, we attempt to restore the windshield through a combination of deep cleaning and polishing.

[@hmdz150]

This is great! I used a felt pad and a cruim oxide mixed with water to polish my car's windshield and it worked. But takes a long time and a lot of effort to see the results for olders glass with deeper scratches.

[@realandrandom-ds9ew]

I am gonna try this too on my car’s windshield. Good job on the video.

[@SuperPrince1007]

I used that pad too using Griot's Fine Glass Polish after Claying the windshield & experienced some hopping. Did you? i had to use a Foam Pad because that Rayon Pad wasn't easy to use. maybe my technique was wrong.

[@grevesgarage]

It's been a bit since I did this, but I don't directly recall experiencing hopping with the pad/polisher. I do seem to recall having to keep a bit of downward pressure when polishing however.

[@SuperPrince1007]

@@grevesgarageI just found it very difficult to move the pad in an up and down motion. I'll try it again.