Windshield pitting?

Bugs and left over dust from dirty road salt combined with cheap glass causes that up here in Canada.

Aftermarket windshields seem to pit 'way' faster.

Mike

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In cold climes, they sometimes sand the road with a mixture of sand and salt. This will pit the heck out of a windshield..

Even in hot places like Texas, there is plenty of abrasive dust and sand on the road. It just isnt always obvious.

Sand and road grit, Bug guts, Acid rain and a few other items all contribute to glass damage.

The trick is to avoid driving 5' behind anybody's tires or directly behind sand trucks. Do both and the chances of getting windshield pits drops to almost nil.

People should do this anyway, even in the best of weather.

f course, it doesnt stop slush being thrown onto your windshield by approaching cars though.

Abrasives like sand, gravel, etc. are the cause. Try driving well behind large trucks on any road and pull back from other cars on sandy roads.

It's the bb's that I toss out my window when you are tailgating me.

That still doesn't work. "Sandblasted" windshields are a common thing here in the West, due to all of the above plus dust storms that you can't avoid. It's a part of a vehicle's life out here.

Daniel, to avoid hi cost to replace ws, we use glass companies/services. We've had ~ a dozen ws's 'polished' (actually buffed) over the years with remarkable results. IIRC the cost was ~ a third the cost to replace. Just a reminder that such a service is available. s

Some pitting is from abrasive action. Another sources of a less than clear windshield can be chemical in nature. Acid rain will eventually etch the glass.

Those Nordics over there in Scandinavia,,,, acid rain is gradually changing their blonde hair green. cuhulin

I was responding to the O.P. who stated specifcally that he had no dust storms. I don't know what your response has to do with.

Now, now...

My hair used to be brown.Back in the late sixties/early seventies, it turned silver grey in double quick time. cuhulin