I don't know if a tear off would help much but I would try one of those polishing kits. I had a bad scratch from what I assume was a bad wiper before I got the car and polishing didn't fix the problem completely but it mad it livable. I don't know if being in a planetarium on LSD would bother me though so I my opinion may be worthless.
Keith Tanner wrote: Using the purchase price of the car to determine what you'll pay for parts is a great way to drive the value of the car down even further.
In the realm of sub $2000, cheap transportation cars, retaining value is close to the bottom of the list of importance. At least it was for me. It comes down to maximum miles - minimum dollars. The only things that counted were, would it run, and would it stop. When it comes time to pass it on, you want to have used it up 100%. I usually bought them for $1000 or less and sent them to the scrap yard a couple of years later, because that's all they were worth.
Tuna, I've never tried tear-offs or the polishing kits, but you might also try a pair of polarized sun glasses. Mine can make a blasted windshield bearable.
In reply to Toyman01:
That is fine if you like driving unsafe crap. For almost the same outlay, you could be leasing a new car whenever Hyundai or VW have one of their $79/month end of year blowouts.
One thing I have seen is the degradation of the plastic laminated in the glass will cause all kinds of issues. The thing about this is that in the daylight there is virtually no indication of the problem but at night it is like having a super pitted windshield.
Forgot to note that if it is the problem noted above tear offs or polishing the glass will not help.
In reply to Toyman01:
Good call on the glasses. I'll try that!!
Out West, Windshields are considered wear items. If the glasses and polishing kits don't work, you're still out that money, plus the new windshield. I'd bite the bullet and spring for new glass.
Knurled wrote: In reply to Toyman01: That is fine if you like driving unsafe crap. For almost the same outlay, you could be leasing a new car whenever Hyundai or VW have one of their $79/month end of year blowouts.
$2K isn't equal to $80+ a month when finances are tight and that's not even considering the requirement for full coverage insurance. That $80 comes around every month, even if you don't have the extra cash. BTDT. A $2000 car is once and done, and I usually bought $300-$500 cars. There was nothing unsafe about them, they were just old cars.
25 years later and 4 times the income, I still drive old cars. Now they are $3000 cars, and I spend a little more maintaining them, but they will still be pretty well used up by the time I'm done with them.
so glasses didn't help
packing tape did not help, though mostly because it was bubbly, even after trying really hard to do it well, the tape is just not flat.
Also, the glasses along with the folded over edge of the tape made a nifty rainbow.
I've bought the Eastwood glass polishing kit before. Out of 6 pieces of glass, one shattered, 4 became better but not great, and the windshield was a gigantic waste of time.
I've got a glass guy here that'll probably do a new for 150.
I've also found that Mcguire nxt wax makes the pits less noticeable in stuff.
Dusterbd13 wrote: I've bought the Eastwood glass polishing kit before. Out of 6 pieces of glass, one shattered, 4 became better but not great, and the windshield was a gigantic waste of time. I've got a glass guy here that'll probably do a new for 150. I've also found that Mcguire nxt wax makes the pits less noticeable in stuff.
Will try wax, thanks!
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