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"Eric and Megan Swope" wrote in message
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Thanks guys. This scratch is in a window pane in my shed, so would the
windshield repair kit, or the glass polishing kit from jc whitney work
the
same even though it isn't a windshield?

Thanks.
Eric

Cerium oxide and a hard felt wheel (like others have said) is what
glassworkers use to polish beveled glass etc. However, window glass may
be
harder than 1/4" plate glass and may be harder than windshield glass. I
have attempted in the past to polish out a scratch in window glass without
very good results. I have also polished beveled glass and it turned out
perfect.

That's interesting. Flat glass is nearly always soda-lime glass. Regardless
of the process used to make it, it has about the same hardness (scratch
resistance, not durability). It is refered to as soft glass not because of
it's hardness, but because of it lower melting point neaded to ease the
manufacture of it.
John