OMG!!

[chadspad]

I was cleaning someones windows the other day which had welded on flypoo (nice!) so I decided, stupidly, to use a scourer which has scratched the window! Im mortified! Anyone got any ideas how to right this problem or at least make the scratches look less? What a plonker!

[boboff]

Smear with more flypoo?

Vasaline?

New window?

[JulieSherris]

Chad, I found this - might be worth having a go - cheap & cheerful at least!

To remove scratches from glass / windows:
First wipe the class clean using a soft lint-free cloth.
Then smear toothpaste over the glass and make sure it completely covers the scratch.
Squeegee off any excess toothpaste with a new razor-blade.
Let the toothpaste dry thoroughly
Polish with a soft dry cloth

[indy]

oh I would be interested to know if this works....my oh did something similar with my car window

[RuthG]

I wonder if that would work on mobile phone display too?

[Norton]

Please forgive my first post being here and not in the welcome forum. In theory the toothpaste idea should work, this is because toothpaste is mildly abrasive. When you initially scratched the glass what you did was create lots of little ridges, if you polish it with toothpaste you'll buff out the high points while leaving the low points eventually making the glass smooth again. It will also be microscopically thinner but I get the impression that's not a problem, unless your friend works in a lab and you were cleaning their tools.

Forgot to say, brasso may work on the same principle if the toothpaste fails.

[SouthernDave]

As replies above. Also you can buy a glass cutter and polish set from most car places for windscreens. If there are many serious scratches there are companies that can polish the glass to remove them.

For the original problem of fly and bird lime, use either white vinegar or car screen wash to remove before washing as normal.

[KathyLauren]

This is one reason why I am very careful about my choice of scouring material.

The worst are those plastic spongy things with one rough side. I don't know what they put in the rough side (tungsten carbide, perhaps), but it is harder than just about anything. They will scratch steel and glass.

I am wary of steel wool. It will scratch a lot of things.

My favourite scourer is copper. It is harder than most baked-on crud, but softer than just about any pot material, so it doesn't scratch. (And it doesn't rust. :) ) If I was cleaning glass and the only thing that was going to work was scouring, I would use copper pads.