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windshield polish?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 8:59 pm
by iowabeakster
I just did a little cosmetic improvement on my bike, painted the windshield. (small BMW speedster screen)
Looks good, but now I have the urge to polish out the scuffs (unpainted side) that I have accumulated for a couple years. Any reccomendations for plastic polish? Anything else that will work that I may already have sitting around? Is this the same plasic as my helmet screen?
Amy is probably right, nobody is ever gonna notice underneath the bug guts. She knows my bike washing shedule (lack thereof) well. Tomorrow I'll probably just stick it back on the bike and ride till work O'clock.
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:52 am
by ruddy
I've had great success with Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic Cleaner. I used it to restore a cloudy scratched windshield that had been stored improperly for nine years. It looked hopeless when I started and quite nice when I finished.
By the way, Johnson's Pledge (or similar) furniture polish does a great job of cleaning the bug residue from your face shield and windshield. I carry a resealable package of the wipes with me so I can clean off the goo at fuel and rest stops.
Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:43 am
by The Velvet Monkey
I've used Novus polish with great effect. It's a polishing system with several grades of abrasiveness, so it's got a lot of usefulness.
http://www.novuspolish.com/
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:47 pm
by Biff's R
plexus
Re: windshield polish?
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:46 pm
by NHighCotton
iowabeakster wrote:I just did a little cosmetic improvement on my bike, painted the windshield. (small BMW speedster screen)
Looks good, but now I have the urge to polish out the scuffs (unpainted side) that I have accumulated for a couple years. Any reccomendations for plastic polish? Anything else that will work that I may already have sitting around? Is this the same plasic as my helmet screen?
Amy is probably right, nobody is ever gonna notice underneath the bug guts. She knows my bike washing shedule (lack thereof) well. Tomorrow I'll probably just stick it back on the bike and ride till work O'clock.
what kind of paint did you use and how did you prep it? thanks
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:01 pm
by iowabeakster
did mine wncbmw style, look down a few posts until you see his post.
http://r1150r.org/board/viewtopic.php?t ... ind+shield
used this paint, (i'm getting myself photo-ready this is a practice).