Bad water etching on windows - pics and my solution

[canukgtp]

I figured I'd put the solution I found for really bad water etching on the windows, in case somebody else is in the same situation.

Whatever the previous owner did just ruined the glass.

So after a couple hours and a lot of elbow grease, it's not perfect but incredibly better that what it was...

I tried all sorts of stuff I found on the internet, automotive glass cleaner, windex, scratch remover, clay bar...nothing...so I figured I'd go for broke...#0000 steel wool and turtle wax rubbing compound I already had in the garage...

so here's the before and after, I had half the back window done, so the difference between each side...

[Ceeker]

easy off oven cleaner works everytime..and alot less elbow grease and time. just don't get it near aluminum surfaces. spray on wait and wipe off.

[canukgtp]

Well jeez...guess I should have asked here first lol...I did all sorts of searching on the internet and tried a bunch of stuff...never saw easy off...I haven't gotten to the windshield yet, I'll give it a whirl when I get around to cleaning it...Thanks!

[canukgtp]

Tried the easy off...no good, the water spots are part of the glass...but thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind for water spots that aren't as bad

[JeffCharger]

Originally Posted by canukgtp

so I figured I'd go for broke...#0000 steel wool and turtle wax rubbing compound I already had in the garage...

so here's the before and after, I had half the back window done, so the difference between each side...

would this work on house windows? I have one that has been scratched....

[canukgtp]

Can't see why not, if the scratches are not too deep it might work...it's basically just polishing the glass with incredibly fine steel wool...but I can't say for sure, this was the first time I ever had to get rid of really bad etching...never thought I'd use steel wool on my M3 hahahaha

[JeffCharger]

thanks. .... I guess I was really wondering whether or not it would scratch the glass worse than it is. I think I'll try on a piece of scrap glass. That'll tell me!
Thanks

[canukgtp]

Yeah I made sure to test in a small corner in case it made things worse...so good idea to try it out on something else first...good luck