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Old 05-09-2020, 06:33 PM
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Just replace it. It's far safer to have a decent windscreen.
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Old 05-10-2020, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by boomboomthump
it was made by a company that I could not find a SINGLE reference to on Google BTW, odd?
Was their a DOT code on the windshield or was that the number you couldn't find any reference to?
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Old 05-11-2020, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pp000830
Polishing pits out of auto glass is very common. If one does an internet search all sorts of products and how-to pages come up.
Here is one I found interesting: Youtube video
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No way you are going to polish pits out from a windshield! The guy in the video is very clear with that! Scratches and etching polishes out, pited windows have to be changed! 993s are prone to pit their windshiels, not because they have soft glass but because of the steeply raked front windows.

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Old 05-11-2020, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Railmaster.
No way you are going to polish pits out from a windshield! The guy in the video is very clear with that! Scratches and etching polishes out, pited windows have to be changed! 993s are prone to pit their windshiels, not because they have soft glass but because of the steeply raked front windows.
Completely agree.

If there ever was a car that was a candidate for Clearplex windshield protection it’s the 993. Raked ws that pits quickly and it difficult and expensive to change. My paint protection guy installed mine years ago and it’s nearly invisible.
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Old 05-11-2020, 09:04 PM
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I'd like to hear more about this clearplex. I looked at the idea several years ago, but it seemed too many hurdles or not enough experienced techs at the time. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Paolo1
I'd like to hear more about this clearplex. I looked at the idea several years ago, but it seemed too many hurdles or not enough experienced techs at the time. Thanks
Its a great product. Give me a call sometime if you’d like. 315-246-2173 Upstate NY. Mike
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