We were asked by a company can scratched glass tables be repaired?
Years of use had left the table covered in glass scratches, made worse not only by the fact the glass had a black backing but also had a well lit ceiling above
*As this is a scratched glass table, which is a horizontal surface rather than a vertical surface like a window or door, care must be taken to protect the surrounding surfaces from being sprayed with glass polish
One thing to also note is as this scratched glass table has a metal frame around the edge we will not be able to polish over the edge as we would usually
Stage 1. Remove scratches from glass table
Due to how badly the glass table is scratched we start with our roughest grit cutting disc to remove the glass on and around the scratches, growing these areas as we cut until they join and become one area
We now cut the scratched glass table growing the area evenly so as not to distort the glass during the glass polishing process until all visible traces of the glass scratches are removed
The main focus of this stage is keeping the glass flat whilst removing the scratches from the glass table
Once we are happy with our area we move on the the next stage
Stage 2. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We now cut the glass again but this time with a finer grit cutting disc (which in this case is our usual stage 1 cutting disc)
By now the glass scratches should be gone so the main focus of this stage is working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all glass scratches are removed from the table
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the next stage
Stage 3. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We once again cut the glass but this time with an even finer grit cutting disc
As with the previous stage the glass scratches should be gone so the main focus of this stage is working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all glass scratches are removed
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the next stage
Stage 4. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We now cut the glass again with an even finer grit cutting disc
The main focus of this stage is again working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all glass scratches are removed
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the next stage
Stage 5. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We now cut the glass again with an even finer grit cutting disc (our usual stage 4 cutting disc)
The main focus of this stage is again working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all glass scratches are removed
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the final stage, polishing
Stage 6. Polish the glass to restore clarity
We have now cut the glass to a point where it is fine enough to be polished
We now use a polishing pad and glass polish to remove the previous glass polishing stage and bring the glass back to its original clarity
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times we check that all traces of the previous stage of glass polishing and all glass scratches are removed
The job has now been completed
All glass scratches have been fully removed and all traces of the glass polishing process are gone
The once scratched glass table top is now back to its original scratch free condition and clarity, all in a matter of hours and at a fraction of the cost of replacement
