Golf cart windshield scratches
 

I'm so upset. I used a cleaner that scratched my brand new golf cart windshield. I tried novus scratch repair lotion and it didn't work. Any recommendations for other products or a place to take the windshield to for repair to be buffed out? HELP :cryin2:

Plexus

In my opinion, nothing is going to work. Your insurance may cover the damage, but you will need a new windshield to get rid of the scratches.

Thanks! I just looked this up. Will it remove existing scratches, or is it only to protect from new scratches?

Oh no! I'm so sad.

I'm sorry. But windshields, both plastic and glass, are highly polished surfaces for looking through. Once damaged, no product is going restore the factory polished finish. Just bite the bullet and buy a new windshield.

Just wondering....what product did you use that ruined your windshield?

Try some turtle wax

Hint=never use paper towels to clean a plastic windshield.

Try pledge furniture polish

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Most of the golf cart windshields are plexiglass more likely a chinese copy. It is far softer than glass and also far cheaper than safety glass. I'm not sure of the cost for the plexiglass windshields but I know they are made. If, you change to glass you will be able to add windshield wipers and being harder you will not get scratches.

As to tried novus and it didn't work. You do not say what you did. You want to use old clean bath towels not paper towels. All of the repair products are an abrasive to for lack of a better description to sand off the existing scratches. There should be at least two bottles in a kit.
One courser to remove the existing scratches and the other finer to polish it.

You might find it a good idea to buy some used or new cheap plastic frames and try out some products. .

I cleaned it with All Kleer after using goo gone to get rid of some residual sticker adhesive. That made the scratch marks, so I tried the novus light scratch remover. I used micro fiber towels for all of it. Do you think a glass shop might be able to repair it?

I think you are right. Some of these products may help somewhat but the windshield will never be like it was.
Unfortunately only a new windshield will do that.

I use Novus "Fine Scratch Remover"

Was it the Goo Gone that did the damage or the All Kleer. I'm very interested because I've been looking at products to remove the fine scratches that are in my golf cart windshield. I have never used paper towels to clean the windshield......only a good quality squeegee or a microfiber cloth.

One of the salesmen at The Villages Golf Cars recommended McGuires PlastX. This is a product that is made to remove minor scratches in both rigid and flexible clear plastics. I haven't purchased it yet but I do know Walmart carries it.....

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...leaner-polish/

I watched a video on the process to use these products. There are three different products to use the system. It takes quite a lot of work but, in the video, it looks like it was very well worth the time and effort.

The Novus Plastic Polishing System......
Novus Plastic Polish.mpg - YouTube

If you are trying to remove scratches that are in your field of vision, these products will probably make your vision through the windshield worse. They are just going to replace a few large scratches with more smaller ones. It will not improve your vision.

What number of Novus did you use?
There are 3 different formulas!
Number 1 is very fine almost a polish.
Then 2 and 3 are coarser in that order.

I used number 1.

I told my husband not to use paper towels to clean the windshield of our golfcart. What did he do? Used paper towels. Not sure what products he tried to correct the problem, but we ended up having to get a new windshield. Guys, listen to your wives.

Several years ago I had to replace my windshield. The Villages cart store sold me a windshield with a flaw is it for $100.00 installed. The flaw was so small it could hardly be seen.

I think the rag did the scratching. I replaced my fold in half windshield with one that vented at the bottom to get ride of the split that was right in my wife's vision. I would ask village Golf cart store if they have some that were replaced. Beings they are used (removed From Cart and not out of the box) they should be at least 1/3 to half off? I sold my for 1/2 cost of new one which offset the price of the new windshield. Last time I look the standard fold in half one online was 169. or so couple years ago.

For all the work and expense that you are probably going to go through, it might be easier and less expensive to just buy a new windshield. I bout one for my Club Car and it was around $100.

I'll just replace it every couple of years.

Before trying any of the suggestions ask if they have tried it. If not...don't bother as it may make it worse.

I have tried most of them in the past, and it will make it worse. Scratch removal products are ineffective for most applications and some are just bogus, especially for clear, see-through plastic or glass. Buy a new windshield and be happy.

Scratches can come out, its all about product and application.

I agree however, that for some its just simpler to replace.

I use whiting tooth paste to rub out scratches out of my golf cart windshield and it worked very well.

Remember to use vertical motions when cleaning your windshield. The eye will detect horizontal lines easier than vertical ones.

Take it from a long term boater and golf cart owner, 210 polish & scratch remover works best.

Have you tried this on golf cart windshields? Golf cart windshields are nowhere near the quality plastic that boat windshields are. Again. it's an easy and relatively cheap fix. $100 every couple of years for a new one. Try buggiesunlimited.com