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Scratched Glass Tables – We Fix (Resurface) Scratched Glass

January 17th, 2012

All Glass Tables will Become Scratched in Time – We have the affordable glass restoration solution in Southern California

If you have an expensive beveled dining room glass table or large conference table, chances are these will have scratches in a short time unless extreme caution is taken.  Even then, it is almost inevitable that scratches will be discovered.  The good news is,  as one of the only effective scratched glass repair companies able to completely resurface your glass table, without any swirls, haze or distortion, we can restore that glass table top to like new condition in less time than anyone.

Here are some scratched glass table tops we have completely and safely restored to perfection.

Coming very soon – Just resurfaced a very badly scratched glass kitchen table top for a very high profile producer in Brentwood, CA.  Pictures to follow.  You won’t believe your eyes!

 

 

Scratched Tempered Glass Resurfacing – Lexus Dealer – San Diego

November 13th, 2011

Tempered Glass – Resurfacing Large Scratched Glass Panels

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Here’s another fabricating debris repair job we did in Escondido, CA, near San Diego, CA.  This was a huge project where they found quite a few areas of bad tempered scratched glass that got scratched when the window cleaners came through and scraped the glass during construction cleanup.  It’s hard to determine if it was carelessness on the window cleaners part or just fabricating debris.  Either way, we were able to completely resurface the damaged and scratched glass areas, restoring the glass to perfect clarity again, and without leaving any distortion.  While many other scratched glass companies are claiming they can do this, again, we were called in to actually do the glass restoration, even though there are companies much closer than we are.  If you have a large area of glass with scratches, especially tempered glass, please make sure that you have us or another company perform at least a 10-12 square foot area of glass resurfacing that will get afternoon sun.  This will really show the true quality of someones glass resurfacing skills.  Check and see how long it takes them to completely restore the glass back to clear.  10-12 square feet should take an hour or less.  You don’t want some company taking up residence in your business, commercial project or custom home!  You want them to get in, get out.  These are just some things to look for when seeking out a scratched glass repair company.

Scratched Glass Repair Professionals – Glass Restoration Experts

We have done our homework and there aren’t any other companies that can equal our speed, neatness and quality.  We stand behind that statement and have proven it many times over now.  We’re not the cheapest but we guarantee we will save you around 70% over replacing the scratched glass.  We are the best at what we do, which is restore scratched glass to look like new glass without any scratches, haze, cloudiness, or distortion – guaranteed!  Here are some pictures of the project we recently completed in Escondido, CA.  If you need someone to remove graffiti from your glass, there are many companies capable of doing this adequately.  However, I would recommend someone who is using the glass repair tools that I designed.  Call us if you need someone in your area to remove graffiti from your storefront glass.  You definitely don’t want distortion in your glass.  That will be much more noticeable than the scratches.  You might be able to see the scratches from 15 feet away but a bad glass graffiti repair is visible from 100 yards away!

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(50+) Scratched Window Resurfacing – Custom Home – Agoura Hills, CA

October 31st, 2011

“Windows and Doors, Meet scotchbrite pad”.  Now, scratch, rinse, repeat….49 more times!”

October 2011 – Here’s what we’re working on.  A beautiful home in Agoura Hills, Ca, just north of Los Angeles.  What apparently occurred took place on the interior glass.  The windows have interior wood trim stained and varnished.  What seems to have happened, since no one really knows, was that some stain and varnish seeped under the masking tape onto the glass surface of each window that was stained.  Normally, a simple razor blade could easily remove any stain, and spots on the glass.  Yet someone, apparently took a scotchbrite pad and proceeded to remove the excess stain and varnish from the “edges of the windows” but also much of the central areas of the windows too!  Anyone who has ever attempted scratched glass repair  knows that removing scratches from the edges is difficult at best.  There are about 30 French doors (tempered) but about 20 windows that are completely scratched that are NOT tempered which makes things extremely precarious.  Tempered glass is about 5 times stronger, not harder, than annealed glass which makes it much more resistant to breakage from heat or vibration, which occurs during glass resurfacing.  If all the windows that needed repairs were tempered, this would be an easy resurfacing job.  It’s approximately 500 sq. ft. of glass resurfacing.  So far, we’ve done 7 windows that were not tempered – no breakage!

Glass Resurfacing – What it is and what it isn’t

“Glass resurfacing” is a term that is getting thrown around the internet a lot these days.  Here’s what glass resurfacing is and what it actually means to us.  We use the term “glass resurfacing” when we “completely resurface”  or resurface 75% or more of a glass window or door.  We do not feel that doing a small section, less than 25% of a piece of glass, constitutes glass resurfacing.

Why do we bring this up?  Mainly because very few companies can effectively resurface an entire glass window or door.  Here’s what happens when most scratched glass companies attempt to resurface glass (here’s what you see when you look up into many other scratched glass repairs) .  So far, literally every window we have had to repair on this project was at least 80% resurfacing, plus, almost edge to edge, to about 1/4 and closer to the wood trim.  Impossible?  Not at all.  Time consuming? Yes.  Difficult?  Not really.   But only because we have tools specifically designed both for resurfacing but also for tight glass restoration “right up to the edge” .   Another glass repair company came and looked at the scratched glass and informed our client that ” the scratches could be removed but the windows will look wavy.”   The worst part is that we even hear that from people who claim to be able to perform “no distortion” scratched glass repair!  One more thing I forgot, many of these windows get late afternoon sun and the scratches really looked bad when the sun in on them.  If they are poorly resurfaced, you would still see haze and swirls like the picture linked to above.  So, if you need glass restoration  or resurfacing, make sure to check the “demo” window when the afternoon sun hits it and make sure you “look up into the light” to really examine the quality of the repair to make sure the glass has been thoroughly polished back to flawless clear condition.  Then call us!

Check out the scratched glass pictures.  We’ll put up more as we get them.

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Glass Restoration – At Famous Landmark Hotel – Anaheim, CA

October 28th, 2011

Scratched glass makes people very unhappy, especially if it’s in beautiful Anaheim, CA. Here are a few pictures illustrating what we were repairing.  The glass had been previously partially repaired but we were called in to complete the  scratched glass repair and resurface scratched window glass.  There was some haze and swirls which can happen in poor lighting conditions or from not being able to view the glass scratch repairs from multiple angles.  Even when we were working on it, many times, the repaired areas looked 100% complete but when viewed from the ground and looking up into the sunlight, some areas of haziness could still be located.   This experience shows that glass restoration is definitely a combination of art and skill.  Different tools are designed for optimum results for different scratched glass scenarios.  We just happen to have a much larger variety of tools for removing scratches in glass.

When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface!”

888-986-7272  805-295-9020

 

Car Glass Scratch Removal and Restoration – 2011 Lamborghini – Newport Beach, CA

September 6th, 2011

Professional Scratched Car Glass Repair and Restoration

When a brand new Lamborghini gets a glass scratch in the side window, Newport Beach Lamborghini knows it can be flawlessly repaired without any distortion, haze or swirls.  They call Unscratched The Surface.  While many even in Southern California claim to be able to perform this type of repair, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, we made the 180 mile round trip because we have proven that when it comes to flawless glass restoration, you don’t want to take chances, especially with a $250,000.00 car!  We are the scratched glass experts.  Don’t take chances.  If you need your scratched glass repaired, go with the company that started the glass restoration revolution!  From classic car glass scratches to complete building glass scratch repair and restoration to severe hard water removal, we deliver the only guaranteed results, neatly, quickly, and without distortion, without haze, and without swirls, even in afternoon sun or overhead lighting.

“When Your View Matters – Call the leaders in Glass Restoration – Unscratch the Surface”

888-986-7272

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Scratched glass repair video – Severe scratches completely removed! Ventura, CA

August 23rd, 2011

Glass restoration video update – Scratched glass graffiti repair – DEEP!

Scratched glass vandals seem to be getting smarter these days.  The latest glass restoration project on 454  Main st. in beautiful, sunny Ventura, CA,  was severely scratched throughout.  It was either from a diamond or a carbide.  Either way, you can see in the video the jagged edges of the glass scratch which is usually from a diamond scratching glass.  Unlike any other glass scratch repair kits out there, we are able to grind the damage out very quickly, which is the only way to minimize any possibility of distorting in the glass.  The longer a person grinds and polishes glass, the more likely they are going to put distortion in the glass.  We have been doing this type of repair longer than anyone in the Los Angeles – Orange County – San Diego – Santa Barbara area!  Don’t take chances.  Stick with the scratched glass experts!  Please share this article and video with others.

Call now – 888-986-7272  “When Your View Matters – Call us!”

When glass gets scratched, windows need resurfacing, not replacing! – Riverhead, NY

July 1st, 2011

Even expensive glass gets scratched – Professional restoration, not replacement is the solution

This exclusive golf and country club in Riverhead,  N.Y. near The Hamptons in eastern Long Island, N.Y. caters to the rich and famous.  They boast a beautiful golf course which I had the privilege of playing at and it was spectacular.  However, they too discovered a common problem in the construction and glass industry, scratched glass problems.   They went with the most expensive glass and windows, which was also the best that money could buy.  Yet, still, because of careless window washers, hundreds of these windows have become severely scratched.  We did a demo and are now working out the logistics of the best way and time to perform the repairs with the least amount of disruption to the members of this exclusive golf club, since many of the damaged windows are in the public areas.  Therefore, distortion absolutely could not be an issue.   Many of the scratched windows have amazing views of Long Island Sound.  We happened to be there on one of the nicest days of the year and it was simply breathtaking!  Looking forward to returning for this amazing scratched glass repair project.

“When Your View Matters – Go With The Best”

Glass resurfacing polishing video – 1 sq. ft. per minute

June 9th, 2011

Here is a time lapse video we did.  It’s very short only because the whole video only took about 13 minutes, including a 1:30 phone call!  We were testing some new polishing pads, backing pads, and polishing compounds (anyone notice the price of cerium oxide lately??)  The speed is definitely up there with our other polishing combinations.  The nice thing is that this isn’t just a partial polishing like other dry grind systems.  This is completely polished out, no haze, no swirls, no distortion. All other dry grind systems are guaranteed to leave swirls and haze after the polishing step.  This is verified by getting down below the repaired area and look up into the light overhead.  If you don’t believe me, check it yourself.  We have received lots of calls from these other dry grind guys and they always want to know how we are able to get these swirls completely out.  There is no other system like ours that is both super fast and able to completely remove all the signs of the grinding and pre polish steps.  We also receive emails from guys asking us what system we are currently using.  We aren’t using any commercially available glass restoration system.   It’s definitely not GlassRenu, GlasWeld, SRP, ScratchHog, GlassGuru, or any other scratched glass repair system – period.  So if anyone tells you otherwise, they’re lying!  If you are interested in seeing a demo on a commercial scratched glass repair project, please call us.  Based in Los Angeles, CA – commercial or specialty jobs performed throughout the US and abroad.  ”When your view matters – Call Unscratch The Surface”  888-986-7272

Important :  We are in the process of becoming the first dust free glass restoration system in Los Angeles.  Anyone performing dry grind glass restoration and not using a dust free system is creating a huge health risk to themselves and anyone nearby.  Do not let any glass restoration service adversely affect your health or the health of your loved ones.  Make sure they are completely dust free.  Silicosis is no laughing matter.  It will kill you.  Anyone not using a professional respirator or a respirator with a filtration of N-100 is putting themselves and others in serious danger of developing silicosis. Call us for more information on the only safe way to perform dry grinding glass restoration. 888-986-7272  or 805-295-9020

 

 

“Scratched glass is scratched glass” – $5000.00 Lamborghini windshield glass restoration

March 2nd, 2011

We’ve been doing glass restoration for over five years now but this was the first time we’ve been called on to restore a windshield that cost $5000.00 to replace!  The car is a 2008 Lamborghini that came in from New York, the land where I was born and raised!  When we first looked at the windshield scratches, they looked medium in severity, as if someone may have had some sand on a towel and inadvertently dragged it and scratched the glass.  There were about 6 – 6″ long scratches that we could easily see.  The majority in the drivers view.  Then we moved the car more into direct sunlight and we noticed long arching windshield wiper scratches also on the drivers side.  By the time we got done grinding out the scratches, we were more than 3/4 into the entire windshield.  So we ended up just resurfacing the entire windshield, to everyone’s surprise, without any distortion.  Grant Johnson, the service manager at Lamborghini Newport Beach was planning on just replacing the $5000.00 windshield when he found us and decided to give us a shot.  When we were half way done, he went next door and brought over some buddies from the Ferrari dealer next door to show off our specialty glass restoration!  I must admit, it came out quite lovely!  We really scrutinized it in the direct sunlight, making sure there were no, swirls, haze, or distortion.  Everything looked absolutely fine.  Now this wasn’t a new Lambo but it’s still worth around $150K so I may have felt a little nervous touching it!  But then after jumping in, I realized that “scratched glass is just scratched glass”.  Once you understand how it works, you can pretty much fix any kind of glass scratches.  It took a little longer than we though but we really wanted to make sure it was as perfect as possible.  So if anyone tells you, “you can’t get scratches out of glass without distortion”,  give them our number!  While this may have been a more challenging scratched glass restoration, it was certainly satisfying.  The pictures really fail to capture the detail of all the scratches we saw in the sunlight but hopefully from the pictures, you can tell they were pretty much all over.  These are beautiful cars that really move.  We just helped to make sure that no windshield scratches were to distract the driver of this Lamborghini.  Enjoy the pictures.  And remember, “When your view matters – Call Unscratch the Surface”   Based in Los Angeles.  Free estimates.  Nationwide availability.

Also read – “Tips On Choosing a Glass Restoration Company”

Million Dollar View – Ruined by Scratched Glass | Laguna Beach, CA

February 16th, 2011

This house was truly impressive with it’s massive windows and stunning ocean and mountain views from high above Laguna Beach, CA.  The residents were extremely nice also.  We managed to repair 26 fairly large scratched tempered windows in 3 days.  However, we had a new guy who was scared to attempt any glass scratch removal.  Too much pressure and no room for error on this one.  So one person managed to remove all the glass scratches, then proceeded to polish the scratched glass.  The new guy, Evan, handled all the cleanup and did quite a bit of assisting but no grinding and no polishing on this one.  He just wasn’t ready yet.  What was interesting about this job was a scratched glass repair company from Orange County, CA,  I believe, also was bidding this job.   It really illustrated just how far ahead we are when it comes to the competition out there.  Now, I’m not at all implying the other glass restoration company couldn’t have completed this job with similar results.  The amazing part was how much they charged, but also how many men they were going to need and how many days.  Now remember,  ONE man did ALL the grinding and polishing in 3 days.  The other company guessed they would need 4 men and take 3 days!  After we started the job we were informed that this other company from Orange County was going to charge DOUBLE what we had charged!  And we gave a price without even having any idea what the other company charged.   We don’t price match or try and beat others prices for one simple reason.  We have yet to find anyone who can match our speed or quality, so why should we match their price??!!  Apples and Oranges!

Anyway, it’s a beautiful house in a beautiful area. The sunsets would sink into the silhouette of Catalina Island, it was amazing.  The majority of the really bad scratched glass was also in the windows with the awesome views.  Distortion was not an option.  There were 2 or 3 other glass guys who attempted to remove a few scratches but gave up and determined they were too deep and there were way too many of them.   We did not subscribe to their point of view!

Here is a quote from the owner of the property I received in an email two days after we finished, ”

“Hey Rick! My windows look so good! The architect stopped by with his students and was in awe. Thanks for being so careful and doing such a wonderful job!”

It’s hearing things like that from satisfied clients that make this work truly rewarding.  It’s nice to be appreciated for a job well done.  It’s about more than just making money.  It’s about helping people solve, what seems to many, to be a problem with no realistic solution other than to replace all the scratched windows and that’s just not a financially realistic possibility many times.  And when you do a job for appreciative people, and get to enjoy the amazing views for three days, it really makes for an enjoyable time.  Work doesn’t seem so hard under those circumstances.  Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we did experiencing the views live.  We also hope you’ll call us if you ever encounter any scratched glass fiasco’s.  All we can promise is that you’ll get an excellent job at a truly affordable and reasonable price, completed faster than any other company is capable of.  What you won’t get is, distortion, haze, or swirls – even in late afternoon sun – guaranteed!  So remember, “When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface!”

High Profile San Diego Restaurant Glass Tagged with Graffiti – San Diego, CA

February 6th, 2011

When someone scratched glass graffiti into 7 windows at “Searsucker” Restaurant in the Gaslight District in historical San Diego, CA they called the glass restoration company with more experience than any scratched glass repair company in Southern California,  they called Unscratch the Surface, Inc. Los Angeles.  We drove the 178 miles on Saturday morning the day before the Superbowl since Searsucker would be closed until 5:00 pm.  Although some of the scratches in the glass were extremely deep, we were testing out some new abrasives and polishing pads and compounds which were amazingly faster than we had experienced before.  Just when we thought we had everything all “dialed in”, we made some huge leaps forward and improved the most sought after scratched glass repair system known to man!  We are keeping pace with the latest technology, never resting on our laurels, or anybody else’s laurels!  Always striving to stay ahead of the back when it comes to scratched glass repair,  It appears we just lunged ahead of the pack again.  We actually performed a very deep diamond scratched graffiti repair of about 6 sq. ft. in about 30 minutes, complete!  Even thought the glass scratches were extremely deep, there was little to no discernible distortion.  One of the biggest advances we have made has to do with the fact that we are currently producing our own custom backing pads.  The density of the backing pads can either cause the pads to vibrate and bounce,  causing deep swirls, haze, and distortion.  We actually created a unique dual density pad that gives our technicians both amazing “feel” while the work but also allows them to get amazingly fast results.  After talking to a few other scratched glass guys out there, we found out that we are about twice as fast as most glass scratch repair companies out there.  When it comes to large glass resurfacing projects, we are currently able to resurface scratched glass between 3 and 5 times as fast as other scratched glass companies.  I didn’t think it was possible to improve on our system but we did.

Therefore, we hope that if you ever find scratched windows or storefront glass in need of glass graffiti removal or just plain old scratched glass repair, that you will do as Searsucker Restaurant in San Diego, CA did, remembering that, “When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface, Inc.”

P.S. Unfortunately, we inadvertently deleted the pictures of the repairs before we were able to upload them on to the website.  Sorry.

Scratched Tempered Glass Resurfacing – Pacific Palisades, CA

January 10th, 2011

“Scratched Glass Repair? – We ARE Scratched Glass Repair!”

This job looked like fabricating debris again.  These very large tempered windows were in need of some serious glass restoration!  They would catch the morning sun and the only words that came to mind while looking outside were, “scratched glass“!  The scratches were literally over the entire glass surface.  As you can see in the picture, we resurfaced almost the whole window/door.  They were approximately 48 sq. ft. each and there were seven of them.  We resurfaced around 350 sq. ft. in 2.5 days.  A little slower than usual but we had a new guy still learning.  Glass restoration on windows that get early morning/ late afternoon sun have very little room for error.  If not done flawlessly, there will be swirls and haze, only visible in the low light.  When the sun is overhead, the hazy windows might look fine.  We know of no other glass repair / restoration company able to accomplish this type of glass resurfacing that can match our results.  There is also no other scratched glass repair system that can perform at the speed and effectiveness of our specialized system.  We have made so many adaptations, adjustments, refinements, and improvements, that our glass repair system now truly stands alone on its own, with no competitor even close by.  To date, we have never lost a job out to a competitor.  We recently came to the conclusion that, we do not and will not get into a price war with any of our so called competitors.  The reason for this was simply stated.  Why should we match their price when they can’t match our quality?  The old adage has been proved true again and again, “You get what you pay for.”  So remember, “When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface!”  Often imitated – Never duplicated!

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Scratched Glass – Large Window Resurfacing – Beverly Hills, CA

December 13th, 2010

Beverly Hills, CA – When a young CEO of an extremely popular health drink company discovers large areas of scratched glass all over his beautiful Beverly Hills home, he doesn’t freak out.  He contacts us.  “We are Unscratch the Surface, We ARE Scratched Glass Repair!”

There was approximately 1500 sq ft of damaged glass. The majority of the exterior had some kind of strange widespread fine scratching on the glass.  Some of these pieces of glass were 12′ high.  Some were only 7′x7′ Fleetwood doors that would all slide out of sight to open up the home to an exquisite view of the ocean in the distance.

Also discovered were deep scratches on the master shower.  This was quite an amazing shower, especially since you could see the outside view while in the shower!  Almost like being outside!  The scratches in the 1/2 inch tempered glass came out quickly and easily without any distortion whatsoever.

The exterior did have a few areas with significant pitting from either grinding or possibly cutting masonry.  This type of glass restoration is a little more difficult and time consuming but repairable nonetheless.  While we did not reach any solid conclusion about what really caused all the glass scratches, we were able to renew the glass to like new condition, thereby restoring the awesome view.

“When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface”

Scratched Glass – Glass Table Resurfacing – Newport Beach, CA

November 9th, 2010

This table was quite unique.  The base was carved from a 200 year old Italian tree stump.  Unfortunately, that didn’t prevent the beveled fine glass table top from acquiring numerous deep scratches.  With this type of glass restoration, there are a number of things to consider.

  • Use caution when removing glass scratches near the bevel.  If you’re not careful, you can change the bevel and ruin the table by creating an uneven bevel.
  • Care must be taken to not leave any haze, swirls, or distortion.  These are extremely easy to see when you are almost always staring down thru the glass.
  • Glass table tops are not usually tempered.  When working on scratched glass that isn’t tempered, temperature must be monitored to ensure the glass does not break.

This custom home in Pelican Hill, CA was beautiful with exquisite views, both inside and out.  Unscratch the Surface took steps needed to make sure the view looking through this stunning rare glass table stayed that way!

Remember, “When Your View Matters – Call Unscratch the Surface”

Scratched Glass Repair Videos – Youtube

October 23rd, 2010

Here are (3)  Scratched Glass Repair video’s.  The first one is a Glass Restoration compilation video with an original limerick

The next one is of a Scratched Windshield Repair on a 1960 Alfa Romeo

The next one is a Scratched Glass Graffiti time lapse video

Fabricating Debris Repair – Custom Home – Park City, UT 09-29-2010

September 29th, 2010

Here’s another beautiful home one of our best guys is working on.  Approximately 400 sq. ft. of fabricating debris repair.  Amazing home with spectacular views.  Obviously, the windows get direct sunlight.  The widespread scratches in these large picture windows are very prominent in the direct sunlight.  There is almost no room for error.  If the scratches in these large windows aren’t removed flawlessly and the glass restored perfectly, the view will appear distorted, wavy, and hazy and will also show swirls.  We are one of the only companies in the U.S. that can actually perform this very unique service. When it comes to scratched glass repair and glass restoration, don’t take chances.  “When your view matters – Call Unscratch The Surface!.”

Scratched Tempered Glass Repair – 32,000 sq. ft. custom home – Gates Mills, OH 9-13-10

September 13th, 2010

This beautiful luxurious home in Gates Mills, OH, East of Cleveland, found itself with 20 windows in need of resurfacing due to fabricating debris present on the surface of the glass.  The pictures don’t do justice to the detail

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Scratched Glass Repair (from floor sander) – Microsoft Store – Mission Viejo, CA

August 4th, 2010

Rather ironically, about a week after we did the scratched glass repair on the Apple store in San Luis Obispo, CA we ended up doing some glass repairs in a Microsoft store in Mission Viejo, CA!  Apparently, it’s not a

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Scratched Glass Graffiti Removal – Apple Store – San Luis Obispo, CA

July 28th, 2010

When someone etched some glass graffiti into a $15,000.00 piece of laminated glass from Germany, the San Luis Obispo CA Apple store called us!  They clearly expressed that if there was any visible distortion, they would have no choice

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Yacht Glass Restoration – Hardwater Etched – The “Bear Flag”, Newport Beach, CA

July 17th, 2010

Here’s a yacht we did a scratched glass/hard water removal demo on that has scratched and bad water spots pretty much all over the large glass windows.  Its a 63′  yacht/fishing boat.  We did a demo on the worst, most

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