<VV> Factory Glass important or not?

[N. Joseph Potts]

It is NOT possible to have scratches of the kind you describe buffed out.
Suggest you inquire (with buffers) on this point. IF you grind the glass
enough to remove such scratches, you will create optical distortions AND
quite possibly weaken the glass.
     Get a new windshield, and drive on. That is, if DRIVING is what you
want to do. If you just want to SHOW the car, it's a completely different
analysis.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Joe West
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:58 AM
To: VV
Subject: <VV> Factory Glass important or not?

Hi,

With my Spyder in the body shop now (and for the past three weeks), I need
to decide on whether or not to replace my front windshield with a new one.

The existing factory windshield (correct date code and mfg) is in decent
shape EXCEPT for scratches where a previous owner ran the wipers without
blades, causing surface scratches in the shape of the wiper arc on both the
passenger side and driver's side of the windshield.  Other than that and
some minor pitting, the windshield is perfect.

I can replace the windshield with a new one for no cost (to me) because I
have zero deductible on glass, but the replacement glass will not be factory
glass.

The question is; to replace or not.  I can likely have the factory glass
buffed out (I'm guessing this is possible), but if, in the concourse
judging, factory glass is NOT important, then I'd just as soon have a new
windshield.

Comments?

Kind Regards,

Joe West