Agree with the toothpaste, but also follow up with Autoglym car glass 'polish' (a cream - not the 'quick glass' liquid). The Autoglym polish is also mild abrasive.

Must say that I never fully removed the scratches I had (seagull poo that must have had sand in it) but you can improve matters. Might also be worth having a word with one of those glass repair outfits that often set up in supermarket car parks - they might 'fill' the scratch..

There are several techniques for polishing scratches out of the windscreen. You can take precautions to avoid more damage or scratches based on the type and degree of the scratches. The efficiency and safety of something like the vehicle can be improved by taking prompt steps to remove scratches from the windshield.

Jewelers rouge is the best I've found for this. Mix it to a paste and apply and polish with a dremel or similar rotary tool. Still takes a while, but can be done, I polished out some scratches on the aero screens on my vintage car that way.

Brasso should also work, but you'll be at it for hours as it's quite a bit less abrasive.

In my view many people take the view through their windscreens for granted,remember the last time you were driving into the sun and you could see the crap on the inside of the screen of the car you were following ! ( b***** fools )

During the autumn/winter and on any longer journey I always carry a wet chamios leather and screen cleaner, I wipe my screen down whenever I stop driving and weekly wipe over the wipers with tissue soaked in vinegar. It takes all of 30 seconds

Edited by KenC on 02/12/2012 at 09:13