Glass polishing report on a product I purchased.
Hello,
I purchased the e bay kit,, it has the compound, pads,,, but no instructions.
did you use plain water to make the compound?
about how watery or thick,, guessing one would want it thinner than toothpaste, but thick enough to not run off?
any other tips?
thanks
Well lets see.
Try to do it in a shaded cool area so the compound stays wet longer.
Mix is supposed to be with plain water and resemble something like you say, thick enough to not just run off but wet enough to move it around with the spinning pad.
I would have to guess I used pressure equal to what a gallon of water weighs using the 3" pad in a drill.
Trying to keep the flat of the pad flat on the glass is pretty much impossible, so use the edge of the pad and slightly overlap your last pass as you go.
Some places said to try and make a dam around the area so you don't loose your compound but I just used the spin of the pad to return the compound to where I wanted it. (still kinda goes everywhere no matter what)
Cover a wide area on the glass to keep down the possible waves in the surface that can cause distortion when looking through it.
This is easy to do by simply following a pattern over and over again.
I would work side to side top to bottom of the glass a few times then change to an up and down pattern across the glass for uniformity, and did half the front window at a time.
Keep the compound semi wet with a spray bottle of water, and don't spend so much time in one area as to overheat the glass.
This is easy to tell by feeling it, but doing a large area I didn't have a problem with the glass getting hot.
Stop rinse and dry about every 15 min to check progress.
That's about it.
It makes a mess anyway no matter how you do it, but washes off well with a terrycloth towel and water.