How long does it take to polish glass?

In this video you’re going to see a section of glass be polished to perfection.  This is to give you an idea of how long this step SHOULD take.

This is to answer a question which seems to be common…and that is, How long should it take to polish glass back to full clarity? (Meaning, Once the damage has been removed and the work area is prepped for polish.)

You’re also going to see what it looks like if you either don’t polish enough, or if you polish for too long.

In previous videos I’ve posted, I’ve shown the polishing phase “sped up” , usually to double speed. Mostly in an attempt to not bore people to sleep.

This one here is in real time.  This way you can see for yourself, exactly how long it should take… 

Also notice the lack of a mess. Most other companies use a cerium oxide slurry to polish glass, that creates a huge mess.  You’ve likely seen that in other videos online.  Trust me, being able to polish without the mess of other systems benefits the technician just as much as the client.  

So… How much time should you spend on the polishing step?

In short, as little as possible.  Although it’s vital that the glass is polished completely, and you never want to stop too soon, It’s equally important to stop as soon as it’s done… you never want to polish for too long either…

Aside from wasting time and killing your shoulders and arms, you’re gonna put distortion in your glass if you spend too much time in one area.

First let’s look at glass that has not been polished enough. 

Lots of haze left behind.  

Next, some distortion (again, by another company NOT GLASS SAVERS) likely happened because they used a method that required them to polish for too long.

This sort of distortion, might pass for some graffiti removal jobs, but trust me nobody wants this in their  multi million dollar views.

So, I hope this clears up any confusion about how long polishing should take, and what the end result will look like if you polish either not long enough, or for too long.

If glass polishing is something that interests you and you’d like me to go into more detail about the polishing step of resurfacing, or any other step for that matter, let me know in the comments.

Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you.