I Have Heard You Can Remove Scratches on Glass With toothpaste.is This True and What Is the Procedure?

4 Comments

1. anonymourati says:

   June 30, 2010 at 9:27 am

   Some toothpastes are more abrasive than others, and I suppose one of the more abrasive ones, much like dental polish is to teeth, could buff out a scratch reasonbly well. I imagine the easiest approach would be to use a rotory tool like a Dremel wtih one of those small cloth polishing wheel heads and sparing amounts of polish–probably wet too. I think there are also glass polishing compounds that are better suited than toothpaste.

   I also know there are products like glass wax and, of course, rain-x that are pretty good at filling in scratches temporarily and giving the glass a more even finish. I’ve used those both with good effect. They will not entirely eliminate scratches, but they do pretty well.
2. StupendousMan says:

   June 30, 2010 at 9:27 am

   once scratched always scratched, i say
3. yes_its_me says:

   June 30, 2010 at 9:27 am

   You are out of luck if the scratch is over 1/64 deep. Toothpaste does have a minor abrasive effect, but the amount of buffing required to get a scratch out using this process may make a grown man cry.
4. unclejimthebear says:

   June 30, 2010 at 9:27 am

   If the glass is scratched more than 1/64th of an inch, such as if a window guide was rubbing against it, there’s not much you can do. If it is minor, Rain-x makes a glass polish/scratch remover that works pretty well. it comes (or at least used to) in a white bottle with a blue label, check your local parts store.