Windshield coating or treatment

I bought my '97 Corolla SD used about 60,000 km ago.

I think the previous owner drove many km on dirt roads. The windshield, hood
nose, front bumper cover, etc. are pitted from (I assume) stones hitting the
car.

Is there some type of treatment I can have done to the windshield to make
the marks less visible? Luckily the sun is behind me to and from work, but
obviously there are occasions where I must drive into a low sun and the
stone marks (which cover the windshield) severely reduce my visibility.

I suppose the obvious solution is to replace the windshield, but I'm
wondering if there is a solution offering comparable results for less money.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Regards,

Robin

I'd like to find out also Robin. I've never heard of anything but
sure would be nice.
Ron

Eastwood (and JC Whitney) have kits for polishing glass. It uses a pumace
material, water and a buffer pad on a power drill. Suspect an auto glass
place could do it too. I've found that Rain-X hides a lot of the small
chips in glass too.

"ron" <really [email]good@serviceu.com[/email]> wrote in message
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> I'd like to find out also Robin. I've never heard of anything but sure
> would be nice.
> Ron[/color]

"Robin S." <lasernerd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I bought my '97 Corolla SD used about 60,000 km ago.
>
> I think the previous owner drove many km on dirt roads. The windshield,
> hood nose, front bumper cover, etc. are pitted from (I assume) stones
> hitting the car.
>
> Is there some type of treatment I can have done to the windshield to make
> the marks less visible? Luckily the sun is behind me to and from work, but
> obviously there are occasions where I must drive into a low sun and the
> stone marks (which cover the windshield) severely reduce my visibility.
>
> I suppose the obvious solution is to replace the windshield, but I'm
> wondering if there is a solution offering comparable results for less
> money.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin
>[/color]

You can have the windshield polished or there are companies in the U.S. that
repair stone chips in the windshield with epoxy. Perhaps they can skim coat
the glass somehow. I'd call a few auto windshield repair companies and find
out.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

I had someone tell me (a dealer I think...) that the only way to resolve
this was replace the windshield.

I do remember my stepfather getting pissed at me years ago for scratching
the windshield, saying it cost "almost $100" to buff the scratch out!


"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
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>
> "Robin S." <lasernerd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:jZTXf.248$pZ3.39673@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=green]
>>I bought my '97 Corolla SD used about 60,000 km ago.
>>
>> I think the previous owner drove many km on dirt roads. The windshield,
>> hood nose, front bumper cover, etc. are pitted from (I assume) stones
>> hitting the car.
>>
>> Is there some type of treatment I can have done to the windshield to make
>> the marks less visible? Luckily the sun is behind me to and from work,
>> but obviously there are occasions where I must drive into a low sun and
>> the stone marks (which cover the windshield) severely reduce my
>> visibility.
>>
>> I suppose the obvious solution is to replace the windshield, but I'm
>> wondering if there is a solution offering comparable results for less
>> money.
>>
>> Thanks for any thoughts.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robin
>>[/color]
>
> You can have the windshield polished or there are companies in the U.S.
> that repair stone chips in the windshield with epoxy. Perhaps they can
> skim coat the glass somehow. I'd call a few auto windshield repair
> companies and find out.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]