Can you buff scratches out of glass? i.e headlights?

[Dansta]

Got a couple of very soft scratches on my headlamp, being xenons it kind of shows them up (in my mind), just wondered if it was possible to buff these out with the right tool?

 

[Gary-Lew]

yes mate you can with a rotary

 

[ditz]

how deep?
could maybe (guessing here) use something along the lines of the cd/dvd cleaning fluid they sell?

think its just a really fine polish

 

[Bluebeard]

I polished my old headlights using a rotary and some AG super resin Polish. They came up like brand new!!

 

[Dansta]

they are pretty fine really... very fine... just annoying..
Newms has a PC thing, would that do it?

 

[Dansta]

I polished my old headlights using a rotary and some AG super resin Polish. They came up like brand new!!

Did it get scratches and stuff out?

 

[Bluebeard]

Yep. They looked like brand new headlights after.

Auto Glym polish might not be abraisive enough it the scratches/swirls are quite deep, but tbh, it was no different than using the rotary on the paintwork.

 

[SBV116]

they are pretty fine really... very fine... just annoying..
Newms has a PC thing, would that do it?

It will get fine scratches out with a PC, as long as they are not to deep!

 

[Dansta]

guys you've made my day... was really disappointed when i saw them... glad they can be sorted.

 

[john.med]

They're plastic tho (the outer case), so go easy.

 

[Rich]

As above they are plastic, can be corrected even by hand.

Machine will make easy work of it either with a plastic polish (Meguiars and S100 both make some) or just some normal car polish, I use Menzerna by machine. Speak to Newms he will sort it for you.

Menzerna Intensive Polish or Final Finish and a light cut or polishing pad.

 

[Dansta]

Said scratches... Its very hard to get a picture of them with a camera.. much easier to see with the naked eye and when the lights are actually on

 

[Gally]

we save a lot of headlamps in our bodyshop with polishing.
if the buff doesnt do it to start with, a light wet flatten can help and will polish up no problem.
ive seen lights fixed with a sander and 400 grit pad!then polish up brand new.

 

[7MAT]

Megs PlastX by hand should do the trick.

 

[Dansta]

champions.. thanks guys.