As Project 30 progresses through the reassembly stage I'm beginning to piece the body together, and today was the windscreen's turn.
The screen looked pretty bad at first blush but no severe damage, like gouges or cracks. I normally would begin the process by a light wet sanding with 3000 or 5000-grit, followed by buffing with two grades of compound. The sandpaper route can be a risky go, however, as just a bit too much sanding can often remove an invisible coating, just like clearcoat on paint — in this case likely an anti-scratch coating.
The screen looked pretty bad at first blush but no severe damage, like gouges or cracks. I normally would begin the process by a light wet sanding with 3000 or 5000-grit, followed by buffing with two grades of compound. The sandpaper route can be a risky go, however, as just a bit too much sanding can often remove an invisible coating, just like clearcoat on paint — in this case likely an anti-scratch coating.
Because this screen had no physical damage, I elected to forego the sandpaper, instead substituting a faster cutting compound — Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #100, which looks to be their most aggressive compound, followed by Griot's Correcting Creme. The entire process took about 30 minutes.
This proved to be a very effective alternative to sanding. I taped off the left half of the screen to show the change. The camera doesn't really pick up the full effect, but suffice to say it worked.
This proved to be a very effective alternative to sanding. I taped off the left half of the screen to show the change. The camera doesn't really pick up the full effect, but suffice to say it worked.
The finished screen will really compliment this low mileage, original Interceptor.
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