rodger. Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 If you recall, I built a table a while back which I dubbed "the xtable" , due to its base. The top is a price of circular glass, about 55" in diameter. Anyway, after daily use for a few years, the top has become scratched. Some are minor scratches, but there are a few deeper ones (the deepest on I can just catch my fingernail on). Any advice on buffing them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Is it the glass that is scratched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Top is glass, so I need to buff the scratches out of the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 A glass shop might be able to do it. The grind & buff bevels on mirrors that look perfect, so maybe they can do that. Coase, if the scratches are deep that would leave a depression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Sometimes people buff scratches out of automotive windows. I'd look into what they use. I'm sure that round glass wasn't cheap, they like to charge to bevel the edge like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, drzaius said: A glass shop might be able to do it. The grind & buff bevels on mirrors that look perfect, so maybe they can do that. Coase, if the scratches are deep that would leave a depression. That's my worry about buying a DIY kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Did you specify table top use when you purchased the glass? I have a glass 'protector' on the top of a table that has rings of keys, change, whatever is going into of out of the house, etc. dropped on it and has for about 6 years without any indication of wear. The glass shop was pretty specific about asking if this was just for the top of a dresser or if it was for a table. Tempered versus annealed maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 They make a liquid for scratched or cracked windshields that fills the crack and improves the appearance. They make a liquid for scratched or cracked windshields that fills the crack and improves the appearance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 hours ago, gee-dub said: Did you specify table top use when you purchased the glass? I have a glass 'protector' on the top of a table that has rings of keys, change, whatever is going into of out of the house, etc. dropped on it and has for about 6 years without any indication of wear. The glass shop was pretty specific about asking if this was just for the top of a dresser or if it was for a table. Tempered versus annealed maybe? I called the glass place, and mentioned this to them. He told me that tempered glass is used for tapletops, but that it is no more scratch resistant than other glass. He also told me that his shop doesn't buff out scratches, and that deep scratches would very likely eave a distortion in the glass. I'm gonna look around for a product like Steve suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Bear in ming that automotive windshields are laminations of tempered glass and some sort of plastic. I don't know if the crack / scratch repair material used on them will do the same for plate glass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Bear in ming that automotive windshields are laminations of tempered glass and some sort of plastic. I don't know if the crack / scratch repair material used on them will do the same for plate glass. Good advice - thanks. I'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Turn the glass over problem solved. No seriously, wonder if you could use CA glue to fill in the scratches, or better put, to help to hide them. Turn the glass over...why not! How did this turn out? -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 After talking to a glass repair guy. he said the repair would look worse than the scratches (would distort the glass), so I just left it be. I cant flip it over, as the edge has a bevel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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