Windscreen scratch removal

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  1. My model of MX-5 is: __ND
  2. I’m based near: __WV
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: __Scratched glass

Well today I decided to wash my car, pulled out of the garage and left the rain to pre wash, dry weather was coming. So once it was dry out I moved the car and popped the wipers on, SCREEEEEEEEECH. A tiny sharp brick has put a scratch deep arced into the glass directly at eye level drivers side. It’s about 15 inches long and I did try removing it with cape cod, managed to get about a third of it out but beyond that it’s too deep.
So, has anyone successfully had a scratch polished out of a screen like this? :man_facepalming:t3:

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Ouch…

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You might do it with cerium oxide and a machine polisher, but be careful not to overheat the glass. It all depends on how deep the scratch is best of luck.

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Yeah I’m not overly hopeful. At least if it overheats and explodes it’s a replacement and only costs my glass excess.

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If you can feel the scratch with a finger nail then generally it’s too deep to polish out with anything including the coarse abrasive discs sold on flea bay for glass polishing.
New windscreen.
Just get a stone and throw it at the screen, then claim.
There’s nothing like a new screen and wiper blades anyway.