... Driving home without a windshield would have been insane.

If not insane, it would be quite funny. Just don't smile.......you'll get bugs in your teeth. Reminds me of a time I was in Frostproof Florida and I saw an old 60's era Cadillac Fleetwood driving down the interstate with NO TIRES, just rims. I figured the rednecks had to go get their Bush Beer and Dorals and not having any tires on their car wasn't going to stop them.

Vicky

...and not having any tires on their car wasn't going to stop them...

heh.... i guess no tires wouldn't stop them in quite a literal way, eh vicky?

I polished my Z windshield with plastic polish I purchased to clean up the headlight covers on my Ford Taurus. It took off all the road film and wiper blade film. Now very smooth and shiney. Its not going to remove any pitting though.

Ahh so there IS such thing as a plastic polish - what brand was this do you remember?

I use a product called 'BRASSO" to polish side markers and tail lights. It's made for polishing brass and silver and such. Works good for me.

I use a product called 'BRASSO" to polish side markers and tail lights. It's made for polishing brass and silver and such. Works good for me.

Carl, you brought back memories of boot camp....

Honestly, I haven't seen that on the shelf anywhere except flea markets!

Wayne

Carl, you brought back memories of boot camp....

Honestly, I haven't seen that on the shelf anywhere except flea markets!

Wayne

Hey Wayne:

, That's where I first encountered Brasso also (Boot Camp).

Cut to 33 years later

I was visiting Eric Neyerlin at www.zparts.com a few years ago and he was sitting there polishing tail light lenses with a can of Brasso at his side.

Our local hardware store chain (Orchard Supply & Hardware, which is owned by Sears) carries Brasso in Household Cleaners department.

I also learned of Brasso in the Air Force. I always keep a can around. It works on just about every kind of metal. (lenses too.)

I have also used 3M clear coat rubbing compound on my tail lenses. Worked great.

I use Mothers Plastic Polish, from Pepboys-they have one of the best selections of chemicals here locally, from Lexol products on... The only reason I go there-they advertise a huge selection of parts-but nothing for the Z-other than chemicals.

Will

For the glass, I have used the Eastwood product for years, you mix it to a thin paste, soak the felt polishing pad for several hours in water, and keep it moving and wet. It will take out scratches that will just bearly catch a freshly cut fingernail, and while it is a material made for lense polishing, it is not terribly aggressive when the directions are followed. I have ground my own lenses for a highschool science project, and that did give me a great deal of experience for what not to do in this instance, but the istructions, though brief, are on the money.

Will

I have some finer rubbing compound. #1, I think? I was going to try that on the glass, since I don't have any brasso or the other stuff. I had a can of Mothers Al polish somewhere, too....

I've used both Brasso and No Touch Auto Glass Stripper. They both will remove most any kind of stains/residue but they don't do anything about scratches and pits.