glass polishing: how to?

[jlagnese@massed.net (John Lagnese)]

I doubt that gloves would help.
John

JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com wrote:

> HYDROFLORIC ACID?!?!  Isn't that one of the most hardcore and dangerous
> acids known to man?  i would definetely wear gloves. ;P
>
> Joshua Conner
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry [mailto:rocco16v@netzero.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 9:31 PM
> To: Allyn; Scott F. Williams; Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: glass polishing: how to?
>
> Hydrofloric acid will attack glass, but I'm not sure if the results would be
> an improvement.....
> (we use hydrofloric to clean titanium vapor deposits off the glass windows
> in our electron beam welding machines where I work.  This gives good
> results, but those windows don't have scratches/pits on their surfaces)
> Scott, send one of those lights to me and I'll try it!!!!
>
> Larry
>
> > im not sure of the compound, but its gonna take more than a dremel.
> probably a high speed sander
> > with a polishing compound pad on it. i would imagine you would have to
> press down more than any
> > dremel could handle, and it would fling the compound all over the place.
> > that compound has me wondering now. glass resists acids so i dont know how
> the heck you would polish
> > it.
> > Al
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
> > To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 5:40 PM
> > Subject: glass polishing: how to?
> >
> >
> > > Folks, what can I use to polish my headlights. The reflectors are
> perfect,
> > > but the lenses looking a little bit cloudy from the tiny scratches, and
> > > such. Is there any sort of polishing compound to be had? I've got a
> dremel
> > > and a boring ass weekend ahead of me. :^)
> > > --
> > > Scott F. Williams
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