# 2011 Subaru Outback - Pockmarked Windshield

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 11, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493 "2019-08-11T22:59:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GregRodden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@GregRodden](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GregRodden)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493/1 "2019-08-11T22:59:42Z")

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Windshield is pockmarked as if it went thru a sandstorm. ( It hasn’t) . Is a product available to buff the windshield?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493/2 "2019-08-11T23:12:05Z")

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Yes, there are products to polish glass. But glass is really hard and the polish takes a large amount of effort with a machine to polish out. And you won’t get perfect results.

I’d suggest you replace the windshield instead.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493/3 "2019-08-12T15:58:55Z")

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Trucking companies never wanted to replace a windshield with a worn surface unless it was actully cracked but they were sometimes impossible to see through when it first started raining. Drivers then resorted to “cleaning them with a rock”.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-outback-pockmarked-windshield/146493/4 "2019-08-12T16:04:21Z")

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If you have no-deductible glass coverage, your insurance company may pay to replace it even if it is not cracked. Tell them how the wear affects your vision through the windshield.