Preventing Window Scratches by rolling up/down

jocogt · January 12th, 2012, 11:26 PM

Hey everyone, this has happened to my other vehicles in the past too. When I roll my windows up or down, scratches appear. I'm assuming it's due to dust being in the weather stripping, but maybe not?
I thought those strippings were supposed to be soft enough to not let dust scratch the glass.

dannyboy281 · January 15th, 2012, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by jocogt

Hey everyone, this has happened to my other vehicles in the past too. When I roll my windows up or down, scratches appear. I'm assuming it's due to dust being in the weather stripping, but maybe not?
I thought those strippings were supposed to be soft enough to not let dust scratch the glass.

This is a common issue with mustangs. When I wash I pressure rinse the weather striping to dislodge any dirt I then use my shop vac with a skinny extension attachment to vac out the dust out of the weather stripping this helps out a lot

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SNmustang95 · January 15th, 2012, 01:08 AM

How do you get rid of the scratches that are already there? Also by the way Danny my uncle is giving
Me a dewalt 849 rotary for free because he has too many! How awesome!?

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dannyboy281 · January 15th, 2012, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by SNmustang95

How do you get rid of the scratches that are already there? Also by the way Danny my uncle is giving
Me a dewalt 849 rotary for free because he has too many! How awesome!?

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That's great man I suggests you pick up a 3M superbuff III wool pad with the 3M extension I would then get some Meguiars M105 or Menzerna power gloss to compound them. Your going to need an aggressive compound to take out those scratches and even then your not going to get them all out

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sikedsyko · January 15th, 2012, 01:20 AM

Basically you wash your car like this and it will clean that right out.

How NOT to wash your car!!! - YouTube

SNmustang95 · January 15th, 2012, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by dannyboy281

That's great man I suggests you pick up a 3M superbuff III wool pad with the 3M extension I would then get some Meguiars M105 or Menzerna power gloss to compound them. Your going to need an aggressive compound to take out those scratches and even then your not going to get them all out

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So pretty much just buff my windows?

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dannyboy281 · January 15th, 2012, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by SNmustang95

So pretty much just buff my windows?

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Yeah exactly

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zinc02GT · January 15th, 2012, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by SNmustang95

So pretty much just buff my windows?

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And tape edges/trim. So easy to destroy that kind of stuff with wool and a rotary.

You'll have to follow it up with a foam pad though because the wool will leave slight hazing on the windows. I prefer using Menzerna Intensive Polish for this, but most of the time it's just for baked on water spots.

dannyboy281 · January 15th, 2012, 02:09 PM

Yeah make sure you tape up your belt molding and edges man and like Zinc said its best to follow up with a medium polish and a foam pad to remove any hazing left over from M105 or Powergloss

SNmustang95 · January 15th, 2012, 04:01 PM

I have all Mirror glaze products from Mequiars. An the whole lineup at that. I'll be sure to do so.

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dannyboy281 · January 15th, 2012, 06:00 PM

Sounds good man post up some 50/50 shots

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SNmustang95 · January 15th, 2012, 07:45 PM

Will do once I get my rotary from my uncle.

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dannyboy281 · January 16th, 2012, 12:58 AM

Sounds good man

January 12th, 2012, 11:26 PM	#1
jocogt Vrooom 2003 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 reviews	Preventing Window Scratches by rolling up/down Hey everyone, this has happened to my other vehicles in the past too. When I roll my windows up or down, scratches appear. I'm assuming it's due to dust being in the weather stripping, but maybe not? I thought those strippings were supposed to be soft enough to not let dust scratch the glass. __________________ HAVE: CAI, Accufab 70mm TB, C&L Intake Plenum, SLP Loudmouth 1 Cat-back WANT: Bama SCT Tuner, Rear Wheel Spacers, Decals

January 15th, 2012, 02:09 PM	#9
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah make sure you tape up your belt molding and edges man and like Zinc said its best to follow up with a medium polish and a foam pad to remove any hazing left over from M105 or Powergloss __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

January 15th, 2012, 06:00 PM	#11
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds good man post up some 50/50 shots Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

January 16th, 2012, 12:58 AM	#13
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds good man __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

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