Can you remove those window "watermarks"? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tzhu07 · 09-26-2013, 04:33 AM

There's a mark like that on every single panel of glass.

I'm wondering if any of you have tried to remove it, or if it can be removed at all.

Thanks.

DaJo · 09-26-2013, 06:11 AM

I don't think so... Aren't these etched into the glass?

ravenblackfrs · 09-26-2013, 06:22 AM

Etched in... only way to remove is replace the glass. Here is a link on how to repair "minor" glass etching. But I don't think it removes it completely.
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how...-glass-etching

tzhu07 · 09-26-2013, 06:52 AM

Ah OK, I see. I'm guessing there's some legality involved in why cars have this.

whaap · 09-26-2013, 09:03 AM

I was bothered by the same issue when my car was new. A friend of mine in the auto business suggested I use a very fine steel wool to clean the glass. I admit I never did that but over time (several months) with conventional cleaning the spots eventually went away.

tzhu07 · 09-26-2013, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whaap

I was bothered by the same issue when my car was new. A friend of mine in the auto business suggested I use a very fine steel wool to clean the glass. I admit I never did that but over time (several months) with conventional cleaning the spots eventually went away.

If those spots went away, then it goes against the other replies that say they are etched.

So guys, which is it?

ftc~brz · 09-26-2013, 02:15 PM

pretty sure they are etched. Ya know so when someone steals your windows they know who to contact. bad joke.

I have the factory ones and the dealer slid theirs in on my deal in finance as well. useless when you think about it. Double useless if you have lojack.
Anything to make a buck though.

whaap · 09-26-2013, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tzhu07

If those spots went away, then it goes against the other replies that say they are etched.

So guys, which is it?

Sorry, I was talking about the streaking of the glass that was impossible to remove with conventional glass cleaning methods. My mistake.

ciro · 09-26-2013, 08:21 PM

you could try pumas and a polishing pad. look and see if you have a glass blowing studio near you they will know what you need.

Bu-Tang · 09-26-2013, 08:28 PM

0000 steel wool does indeed work very well to clean water marks and glass, i saw it on youtube and tried and it works well.

DaJo · 09-26-2013, 11:27 PM

You guys need to read and take a look at the picture carefully he provided in the first post... He's talking about the "Toyota" markings etched in the glass, not water streak marks... -facepalm-

You're all confusing the poor guy! STAHP IT!

humfrz · 09-26-2013, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaJo

You guys need to read and take a look at the picture carefully he provided in the first post... He's talking about the "Toyota" markings etched in the glass, not water streak marks... -facepalm-

You're all confusing the poor guy! STAHP IT!

Good point, DaJo .....

tzhu07, if that is etched into the glass, I'm ah feared that you will make it look worse by trying to use hydrofluoric acid to remove the etchings or any kind of abbrasive to "rub them out".

Give them a few weeks, they will disappear from your vision.....

humfrz

Frstorm · 09-27-2013, 12:17 AM

Not to mention HF is very dangerous. One drop on the skin your be in the hospital since HF dissolve bone and goes right thru the skin

garfull · 09-27-2013, 12:18 AM

its etched into the glass so it cannot be easily removed and should not be removed. it is required by fmvss 205 s6 regulation to be on the glass.

http://www.carwindshields.info/fmvss205

09-26-2013, 04:33 AM	#1
tzhu07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: WA Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 103 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can you remove those window "watermarks"? There's a mark like that on every single panel of glass. I'm wondering if any of you have tried to remove it, or if it can be removed at all. Thanks. Last edited by tzhu07; 04-22-2020 at 09:12 PM.

09-26-2013, 06:11 AM	#2
DaJo FT86Club Vancouver Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Sport-Tech; Drove: MR-S, AE86 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 391 Thanked 1,180 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I don't think so... Aren't these etched into the glass? __________________ 1984 AE86 BT 20V 5MT 2007-2012 2000 MR-S 5MT 2010-2012 2013 BRZ Sport-Tech 6AT Since '12 (OEM+ STI tS Build) 2015 Lexus IS250 AWD F-Sport 2 2015-2018 2018 Lexus NX300 F-Sport 3 Since '18

09-26-2013, 06:22 AM	#3
ravenblackfrs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Raven Black FRS Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 628 Thanks: 415 Thanked 120 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Etched in... only way to remove is replace the glass. Here is a link on how to repair "minor" glass etching. But I don't think it removes it completely. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how...-glass-etching __________________ Raven FR-S, Magnaflow Axel Back Exhaust, Airaid Intake.... Pending Dynojet for performance gains... Big wish list... just need money to do it!

09-26-2013, 11:27 PM	#11
DaJo FT86Club Vancouver Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Sport-Tech; Drove: MR-S, AE86 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 391 Thanked 1,180 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	You guys need to read and take a look at the picture carefully he provided in the first post... He's talking about the "Toyota" markings etched in the glass, not water streak marks... -facepalm- You're all confusing the poor guy! STAHP IT! __________________ 1984 AE86 BT 20V 5MT 2007-2012 2000 MR-S 5MT 2010-2012 2013 BRZ Sport-Tech 6AT Since '12 (OEM+ STI tS Build) 2015 Lexus IS250 AWD F-Sport 2 2015-2018 2018 Lexus NX300 F-Sport 3 Since '18

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tzhu07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: WA Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 103 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ah OK, I see. I'm guessing there's some legality involved in why cars have this.

09-26-2013, 09:03 AM	#5
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ciro Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: minnesota Posts: 240 Thanks: 61 Thanked 84 Times in 49 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you could try pumas and a polishing pad. look and see if you have a glass blowing studio near you they will know what you need.

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Frstorm Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Location: Arkansas Posts: 356 Thanks: 53 Thanked 89 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not to mention HF is very dangerous. One drop on the skin your be in the hospital since HF dissolve bone and goes right thru the skin

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garfull Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FRS(sold), AP2, R35, FJC, ED9 Location: 510 Posts: 527 Thanks: 370 Thanked 192 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	its etched into the glass so it cannot be easily removed and should not be removed. it is required by fmvss 205 s6 regulation to be on the glass. http://www.carwindshields.info/fmvss205

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