Hello All!
We have a window that came from the factory with deep scratches in the glass. I tried the nail polish routine with no success. It made the scratches more pronounced. They are far too deep to polish out.
My next thought was of using one of the windshield repair kits to make the scratches disappear. I'm writing to ask if any of you have tried this and how did the result look?
Thanks for the advice. It is appreciated.
Paul
PS: Why Not Send It Back?
We bought two awning windows from PlyGem. They are wood inside and vinyl clad outside.
One had fogged glass and missing moldings.
It got replaced twice, 4 months in between order & arrival, before I gave up and fixed one up myself by putting new moldings, separating corners for re-alignment & fastening.
It also had knot holes in the wood. (So much for "Stain Grade")
The other was so far out of square that it would not close, nor would it fit in the rough opening, which had 1" clearance all around.
The replacement had fogged glass and one whole missing length of vinyl cladding on the outside.
The replacement for that one took over 4 months to arrive.
The next replacement had cracked vinyl trim, missing inside molding and the frame pieces did not meet. (Like a picture frame with the sides all too short.) Also, it took over 4 months to arrive.
Four months later, the 3rd replacement arrived with cracked vinyl cladding and, again, missing trim. Plus, fogged glass.
Another 4 months, and that replacement arrived with molding that was not the same thickness. The ends of the moldings were not mitered, just snapped off. And, it has the scratches.
Over a year with a hole in the wall is enough, so I replaced wood on the above unit, filed, sanded etc. the parts. But it has the above mentioned scratches.
No more PlyGem anything for us!
We have a window that came from the factory with deep scratches in the glass. I tried the nail polish routine with no success. It made the scratches more pronounced. They are far too deep to polish out.
My next thought was of using one of the windshield repair kits to make the scratches disappear. I'm writing to ask if any of you have tried this and how did the result look?
Thanks for the advice. It is appreciated.
Paul
PS: Why Not Send It Back?
We bought two awning windows from PlyGem. They are wood inside and vinyl clad outside.
One had fogged glass and missing moldings.
It got replaced twice, 4 months in between order & arrival, before I gave up and fixed one up myself by putting new moldings, separating corners for re-alignment & fastening.
It also had knot holes in the wood. (So much for "Stain Grade")
The other was so far out of square that it would not close, nor would it fit in the rough opening, which had 1" clearance all around.
The replacement had fogged glass and one whole missing length of vinyl cladding on the outside.
The replacement for that one took over 4 months to arrive.
The next replacement had cracked vinyl trim, missing inside molding and the frame pieces did not meet. (Like a picture frame with the sides all too short.) Also, it took over 4 months to arrive.
Four months later, the 3rd replacement arrived with cracked vinyl cladding and, again, missing trim. Plus, fogged glass.
Another 4 months, and that replacement arrived with molding that was not the same thickness. The ends of the moldings were not mitered, just snapped off. And, it has the scratches.
Over a year with a hole in the wall is enough, so I replaced wood on the above unit, filed, sanded etc. the parts. But it has the above mentioned scratches.
No more PlyGem anything for us!
