Cleaning Perspex windshields

[EffCee]

Can any one shed any light on what is the best product to use when cleaning the perspex windshields. Ideally what I am looking for is a product(s) that will remove scratches and be able to bring the windshield back to something like it was when new.

Keith

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

This link might help, they are cleaning plastic headlights and removing the "fogging", educational and funny too  ;)

http://autosalon.com.au/tv/cars/MCM-Headlight-Restoration-DIY

[EffCee]

Stinky, you forgot to attach the link. :-X

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

No I didn't  ;D

[FC427]

When I was working for my mate who had a Shop Fitting business we use to buff the scratches out or perspex and lexen with a  non stitched mop and a special compound in bar  form the same way you polish  Aluminium & Stainless  .....FC427....

[EffCee]

No I didn't  ;D

LMAO @ Stinky -well done, however the dit at the bottom of the page gives it away :D

[EffCee]

When I was working for my mate who had a Shop Fitting business we use to buff the scratches out or perspex and lexen with a  non stitched mop and a special compound in bar  form the same way you polish  Aluminium & Stainless  .....FC427....

Mark,

I will try and see if I can find some of this compound, any idea of the name of it?

Keith

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

LMAO @ Stinky -well done, however the dit at the bottom of the page gives it away :D

No it doesn't  :P

I remember in Plastics at High School we used to polish the edges of the plastic in the same way as Mark describes, can be a tricky balance between a nice polish and a "melted bit of plastic"

[rustyholden]

The rouge we use at school for perspex  jobs is a white one ,cant remember the name but will find out tomorrow.Tried to do a large flat surface once but only ended up burning it.You could also try Autosol in the liquid form.i tried it once on some glass and it came up a treat.I then read the bottle and discovered thats its main purpose.It comes in a white bottle.

[CraigA]

Minor scratches will come out with Brasso or as suggested Autosol, even toothpaste works as its a very fine polish.

We used these methods when I did my apprenticeship as an Instrument Maker.

Perspex near a buff is a receipe for distaster unless handled VERY carefully. I'd be keeping it quite wet. Alternately you could use some 2000+ wet and dry to get the deeper scratches out and then move through the Autosol/Brasso/Toothpaste phases until you got the shine back.

[Gary C]

Keith, my young bloke is a aircraft maintenance engineer (LAME) and he put me onto PLEXUS it is a spray on job that they use on the windscreens of small aircraft. It does seem to disguise scratches and polish the plastic very well.
I found it the best thing ever in the boat,any aircraft parts and supplies will have it.
I get mine locally from Broome airport.

Gary C

[fe1957]

This is mu secret product that i use for badges , etc .I used it for a specific industry need and found other benefits to do with cars  ;D
http://www.novuspolish.com/

cheers
Grant

[gp]

Keith,
I've had some success using toothpaste. It might be worth a try

Cheers,

Graham