Chips in windshield

nd54 · 04-18-2008, 01:33 AM

Is there any way to remove small chips in a windshield without replacing it? Mine is absolutely covered with very small chips the size of a ballpoint pen nib or less, not actually cracking the glass but making it look really dirty, like there are white spots all over it. I've had an actual stone chip that cracked the glass repaired before and it looks great, but these don't really count and there are literally hundreds of them, a by-product of all the gravel during the winter. Anybody have any experience with polishing the windshield or any products that can fill these chips?

sim@ecuprogram · 04-18-2008, 02:13 AM

Woo!~~sorry to hear, bt that's fuk~ Calgary's special......
try crystal glass
they did mine few weeks ago.
bt i don't think they can cover them all. then u have to consider a glass polish(ask glass shop guy,they do have some clue...)

matt_435xi · 04-18-2008, 10:14 AM

F32Fleet · 04-18-2008, 02:25 PM

I have yet to find such a product. I called around a couple of years ago, and was told that there issue revolving around visual distortions.

Same reason why glass companies won't repair cracks, dings lager than "X" which are in your line of sight.

nd54 · 04-20-2008, 07:08 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135086

Anybody have this Clearplex stuff?

04-18-2008, 01:33 AM	#1
nd54 Captain 79 Rep 649 Posts Drives: RDSport RS 46 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6)	Chips in windshield Is there any way to remove small chips in a windshield without replacing it? Mine is absolutely covered with very small chips the size of a ballpoint pen nib or less, not actually cracking the glass but making it look really dirty, like there are white spots all over it. I've had an actual stone chip that cracked the glass repaired before and it looks great, but these don't really count and there are literally hundreds of them, a by-product of all the gravel during the winter. Anybody have any experience with polishing the windshield or any products that can fill these chips?
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sim@ecuprogram 73 Rep 1,332 Posts Drives: E90 E70 F01 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: calgary iTrader: (33)	Woo!~~sorry to hear, bt that's fuk~ Calgary's special...... try crystal glass they did mine few weeks ago. bt i don't think they can cover them all. then u have to consider a glass polish(ask glass shop guy,they do have some clue...)
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3986 Rep 10,664 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	I have yet to find such a product. I called around a couple of years ago, and was told that there issue revolving around visual distortions. Same reason why glass companies won't repair cracks, dings lager than "X" which are in your line of sight.
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04-20-2008, 07:08 PM	#5
nd54 Captain 79 Rep 649 Posts Drives: RDSport RS 46 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6)	http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135086 Anybody have this Clearplex stuff?
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