[Shotimes] Windshield replacement

[David P]

Safety glass is indeed tempered glass, but the reason you might not want to
use Bon Ami may be due to chemical attack rather than scratch resistance.
Pyrex glass, at least in the laboratory, is used for it's chemical
resistance properties over regular glass. I do not know if this applies to
Corning's cookware glass. At any rate, tempered glass should be able to
withstand most abrasive cleaners.

Except for one problem. The windshield "safety glass" is a laminate of glass
and plastic, and the glass may or may not be tempered.


Which brings up an interesting topic for you weight savers. Can't wait to
replace all that heavy glass with plastics that are scratch-resistant enough
to count:

http://www.glasslinks.com/newsinfo/auto_plastic.htm

I still say they should develop a method for depositing crystalline glass
onto plastic, though. 99.9% plastic, 0.1% glass should be light enough. Of
course, there's always transparent aluminum/ceramics. Even lighter, yet adds
strength to the car's frame if you bolt it in. They need to work out the
whole denting thing, though. Some perfection of the transparency would be
desired, too. How about wrap-around OLED displays in place of windows? It's
apparently a feasible option, as I've never seen a UFO that had windows.

David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Costantino" <jeff@hookt-up.com>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 12:04
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Windshield replacement


> Really? I actually have a container of it on my desk. It says it's safe
> for Pyrex but then it says "do not use on glass or mirrors". Would
> safety glass be harder than plate glass and thus safe to use? I'm going
> to try on an inconspicuous area first, of course.
>
> Jeff - 95 atx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:56 AM
> To: Jeff Costantino
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Windshield replacement
>
>
>
> You can use Bon Ami on your windshield. It might help.
>
> Paul L Fisher
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> Quoting Jeff Costantino <jeff@hookt-up.com>:
>
> > Wow... 5 against 3 to do it ;) Being someone of somewhat decent moral
> > fiber I'm probably not going to do it though. State Farm should pay to
>
> > have it replaced anyhow since it's a high risk if I can't see out my
> > window because of all the pits and scratches but I know they won't.
> >
> > Is there anything that I could do to fix it? I've tried this blue
> > stuff in a squeeze tube that is sold at Pep Boys and it didn't really
> > seem to
> > do much. A long time ago, I had this buffing wheel that was about 3.5"
> > diameter with a paste and it worked fairly well when I was buffing out
> > a
> > deep scratch on a monitor (but overheated the glass and wrecked it).
> > Anyone know where it can be found? I bought it at a car flea market
> > well
> > over 5 years ago but I'm sure it's something fairly common since it
> > was
> > a generic item.
> >
> > Jeff
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