How to Polish Glass Rims

A chipped wineglass can be saved with just a couple tools.

Wineglasses are often expensive, and a chipped rim on a glass can be dangerous when left as-is. Although a polished chip won't look perfect, polishing can help you extend the life of your glassware and prevent cuts when drinking.

Things You'll Need

• Silicon carbide wet/dry sandpaper, 600 grit or finer
• Pencil

Instructions

1. Cut off and moisten a small piece of the silicon carbide sandpaper.

2. Wrap the piece of sandpaper around a pencil.

3. Using your pencil as a buffer, rub back and forth on the chipped portion of the glass. Only a few strokes should be needed to smooth your glass rim to a usable and more attractive state. The fine sandpaper will work to sand your chip away, and will polish the rim to a shiny finish. When you're finished, a small chip will be smoothed over and barely noticeable. Larger chips will be noticeable as an indentation in the rim, but the smooth glass will be safe to drink from.

References

• Home Envy: How to (sort of) restore crystal