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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Grinder Sparks on windshield

Posted by: DougC May 26 2005, 01:53 PM

I didn't protect the windshield when I trimmed "some" of the cage away from inside the 914. I used a grinder and threw the sparks all over the windshield "all willy-nilly". I'm guessing the glass is pitted from this. I mean I can remove most of it with a really sharp razor blade but it's kind of hard..is there anything I can use to soften it up first?

Doug C

Posted by: Lawrence May 26 2005, 02:00 PM

This happened to me when I was welding. The only real fix was new glass. The sparks had melted small imperfections in the glass, and I couldn't get it out with clay blocking.

Sorry.

-Rusty

Posted by: airsix May 26 2005, 04:11 PM

Crap. I'm in this boat too, but with the back window. I pitted it when grinding my battery-tray area. Guess it's going to stay that way unless I replace it.

-Ben M.

Posted by: Jeroen May 26 2005, 04:38 PM

man, I even have grinder sparks on my glasses
(sometimes I forget to put on my face shield )

Posted by: Andyrew May 26 2005, 04:39 PM

Did the same thing... Knew it was going to happen... Tis why I did it to a bad windshield!!

steel whool might help..

Andrew

Posted by: Mueller May 26 2005, 04:46 PM

back window, passanger side window and passanger side mirror got toasted on the original frankenfender 914

Posted by: Bleyseng May 26 2005, 05:20 PM

yep, I gots the same problem with my newer windshield. Damn dropcloth fell off while I was grinding and welding and I didn't notice it.

Posted by: neo914-6 May 26 2005, 06:16 PM

Find someone who has http://www.glasweld.com
I've seen the results and they are nice...

Posted by: spare time toys May 26 2005, 06:30 PM

I have a spare windshield in the dog house. I was going to use it when I put a windshield back on the German 8 Tor but I can use a not so perfect one. You can look it over if you want to swap it out with the one on your car. Let me know Larry