# Windshield scratches **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-scratches/2995 "2007-08-12T17:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dave\_dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@dave\_dawson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dave_dawson)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-scratches/2995/1 "2007-08-12T17:15:31Z")
I’m in ALOT of trouble! I managed to put a BIG bunch of scrathes in the windshield of my wife’s NEW car( 1st one in 30 years)!!! I was trying to do a good thing! I tried to remove a very generous helping of dried guano by using one of those “no-scratch” nylon buffer-thingys on the back of a sponge (you know the kind ?)…much to my dismay, I got the stuff off, but left a huge swirling bunch of scratches in the windshield! Does anybody know of a way to clean up MY mess? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-scratches/2995/2 "2007-08-12T17:22:53Z")
You are in a lot of trouble. Worst case (if nothing else works) is to replace the glass at a local windshield place for a few $100. Just be glad you didn’t mess up the paint, that would be expensive. ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-scratches/2995/3 "2007-08-12T17:49:05Z")
go to a glass repair shop…they may have a polishing paste that might work.