removing engraving off glass???????????

1. m8davem8 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Barnsley Posts: 811 52 white vts, e92 bmw 320d msport

   #1 26th May 2010, 22:34

   as above i have my old reg engraved/frosted in small letters on my lights in the corner how can i remove this? scratch ? heat?
   
   any suggestions will help thanks
2. Furioman Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS

   #2 27th May 2010, 01:30

   if they are engrave you would have to remove alot to get rid of them
3. davidharvey Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Mull of Kintyre Posts: 1496 Saxo VTR. Pug 407. trabant...seriously VW T25

   #3 27th May 2010, 01:46

   A sticker over the top of it?
4. m8davem8 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Barnsley Posts: 811 52 white vts, e92 bmw 320d msport

   #4 27th May 2010, 10:54

   sticker would stand out a bit on the light n am nt sure if thats legal
   
   any other suggestions??? also its not really deep engraving
5. jon748 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2010 Posts: 116

   #5 27th May 2010, 12:57

   you prob wont get it off
6. Gareth_R Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Basildon, Essex Posts: 1042 Citroen AX VTS

   #6 27th May 2010, 14:52

   you'd have to polish it out of the glass, and from what i've been told, polishing glass is quite tricky just removing scratches, let alone engraving
7. m8davem8 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Barnsley Posts: 811 52 white vts, e92 bmw 320d msport

   #7 27th May 2010, 22:59

   hmm ok tar lads
8. woodyemma Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Salisbury Posts: 115 Subaru impreza sport, saxo furio

   #8 29th May 2010, 11:16

   Try toothpaste and a fuck load of elbow grease removed scratches that my window runners made takes a while though does work just stick at it
9. user_39740 Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 near manchester Posts: 1190 vtr'd FURIO....

   #9 29th May 2010, 15:08

   buffing it out will work but you need a special liquid based syrium oxide which isn't cheap thats what we use at work anyway.
10. jinx Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Staffordshire Posts: 745 Saxo - Furio 1.4

    #10 29th May 2010, 15:22

    A stanly blade. Tho personally i would keep them there for security reasons