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Post by ej on Aug 20, 2017 20:40:50 GMT -5
I just got my car back from the body shop (fixing damage from being rear-ended) and the front windshield is covered with some kind of fine spray. I cannot get it cleaned off. It looks like someone sand blasted my windshield, but only when driving into the sun. Other times it isn't noticeable. The body shop says to use steel wool to clean!!!!
The body shop has already had one chance to fix the problem but didn't. Any suggestions???
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Post by Dabeagle on Aug 22, 2017 8:12:07 GMT -5
I'm afraid I don't know much about that. It seems wrong to use steel wool on glass, though. They should have completed that job on their own, if whatever they did put it in that condition.
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Post by TeddyBower on Aug 23, 2017 0:19:59 GMT -5
I'd suspect that what happened is that the bodyshop stored your vehicle, unprotected, in a place where it received a dose of overspray from ma paint booth. Either that or they did not totally mask off your vehicle when they took it into the paint booth to paint following the bodywork they performed on it. I'd guess that if you look at say the hood of your car under a magnifying glass you'll also see overspray on the clear coat if you have it on your vehicle. Either way it needs to go back to them for reparations. I'd guess they screwed up and owe you some buffing out or a new paint job and windows if it cannot be repaired with a buffing.
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Post by ej on Aug 23, 2017 16:57:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments. Whatever is on the glass is clear, I cannot see it unless driving into the sun. Unfortunately I do this every day, morning and night. I will give them one more try to fix.
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Post by Neal on Aug 28, 2017 1:38:54 GMT -5
Hi, a few thoughts on your windshield, if I may.
1. Using steel wool. Don't use just any steel wool. Use "0000" steel wool, available at most hardware stores. I learned this from window tint installers. "0000" steel wool and alcohol will remove almost everything. If this resolves the spots issue, then great.
2. Windshield clean and normal unless pointed into sun. Been there done that. But mine was caused by an obvious reason. I was crossing Texas recently on a four lane highway that had just had liquid asphalt applied, to the right lane of the two east bound lanes, and then covered with sand. An 18 wheeler was in front of me in the clean old lane. He saw me in my Toyota Avalon coming up behind him and decided to move over in to the sanded lane. My car was literally sand blasted. I was pis***... ummm... irritated as it was happening because off he noise and lose of visibility as I passed the truck. At the next gas stop I inspected the car. I was surprised because there appeared to be no damage to the chrome or the paint or the windshield from the fine sand storm that I drove through. It wasn't until my next into the sun driving experience that I discovered it was like driving behind a chromed screen door. The pitting was only apparent, as you experienced, when driving into the low rising or setting sun.
My resolution to the problem ended up having my windshield replaced under my comprehensive coverage at no cost to me. My insurance agent was helpful and understanding. He said it happens a lot and didn't give me a hard time. He just wanted to know where it happened. And accepted "Somewhere on I-10 in Texas." as a location.
If it is over-spray then the 0000 should fix it. (Make them do it.) If you might have passed a dump truck or had an experience similar to mine then talk to your insurance agent.
I hope these thoughts were useful. Good Luck.
Neal
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