Pet scratches really look bad on a glass door.
How to get dog scratches out of sliding glass door.
1 leave the scratches.
Most sliding doors have a screen door that can be slid one way or the other.
To protect a door from dog scratches place a plastic metal or fiberglass scratch screen in front of the door to absorb the damage.
W hen dogs scratch glass when they paw at the door many people think they are stuck with 2 choices.
Scratch right in the middle of the glass.
If your sliding door has one of these you should look to have a metal guard placed on the outside.
Turns out it makes a perfect glass scratch filler.
You can protect the bottom of the door by screwing a metal kick plate to it and you can shield the door s weather strip by fixing a piece of vinyl lattice to the door jamb.
This metal guard is a good barrier between the dog and the sliding door a dog door guard.
I installed a 1 800 patio door for a customer.
If the scratch is shallow it can easily be buffed out leaving the glass virtually scratch free.
I have a one year old american bully and she tends to scratch the sliding door when she wants to come inside.
H ere is another example of a type of restoration job that the other guys said can t be done.
It is the best option if the scratches are deep.
My mom and stepfather complains a lot about the scratches and thinks they ll have to replace the door.
Let us discuss different steps to get pet scratches out of a glass door.
For deeper scratches such as those deep enough to fit your fingernail in consider replacing the glass door as removal is not an option.
The glass door has light scratches on it but you can barely see them unless your upclose.
2 replace the glass.
A professional glass repairer is more capable as compared to you.
Removing the scratches by resurfacing the glass is a quicker less costly simpler solution.
Many people prefer to take the services of glass professional for repairing a glass door.
A glass door like windows can receive a myriad of scratches over the course of its lifetime scratches can occur for many reasons such as your dog scratching at the door when you leave severe weather moving furniture in or out or scraping the door when bringing in the groceries.
To replace a door that big would be over 1 000.
The homeowner called me up the next day complaining about a 3 in.
This leaves people looking for a door scratch protector.
In high school i had this friend who used to polish out his watch crystal scratches with brasso brass polish.