The Old man really messed up this time!!!

So, I'm working on my Viffer, minding my own business and relaxing, when my father shows up, asks if he could help and polish up the bike, so I say "that's ok dad, I got this."

But he keeps on persisting......and the way he helps me out is by trashing my mint condition Windscreen.

I'm pissed

It had a Honda sticker on her from 5 years ago and it left some glue residue.

He takes some GooGone and it pretty much melts the plastic.

The picture below pretty much sums things up!!!

And what really pisses me off, is that the warning on the can actually says damages most plastics!! HA!!!

I can't be too mad at him, cause I don't think I would have read the warning as well, but he really pored this stuff on....

So, what can I do? Is it fixable???

I tried using some really good car waxes as well as some Wizard that's for cutting new clear coat that has just been laid down.

It helped a little but not much. Do you think I could wet sand the windscreen and then apply some rubbing compound??

And I don't want to paint it....the clear windscreen really looks good.

Help me

LL

 

Sorry dude. Try one of the headlight restore kits. Permatex makes a good one. I did it on my old bike and it helped a lot. Not perfect, but I didn't take all the time I could have.

 

So the sanding idea is pretty much no option?
I figure clear coat is wet sanded, why can't plastic be sanded too??

Is this product found at local automotive shops??

Thanks for the help mate,
-Mike

 

their's a kit we use on aircraft called a(micro-mesh ) kit. it has some different very high grit sand papers and polish. i'm not sure what they cost but works pretty darn well. the box sitting here has this on the back:
Sabine Production Center
A Division of Sabine ARC
545 W. San Antonio
Many, LA 71449-3016
hope that helps,

 

I work at a thermoforming plant and we work with polycarbonate all the time(which is what I believe your windshield is made of) You can sand it with continuing finer and finer grits once you get down to about 1000 grit the scratches can be heated out with either a propane torch or with a heat gun. You have to be very careful while heating it as you can cause damage if heated to much. once there area being heated gets to the right temp the scracthes will virtual disappear. The grit you want to start of with depends on how deep the problem is in the first place. It won't be perfect but I doubt anything could get it better.

 

I used Novus plastic polish 1 and 2 to get some scratches out of the windscreen on my old Shadow. It worked pretty well. The also make a coarser grit #3. It takes a while, but was happy with the result.

 

i used mothers wheel polish on plastic once. worked alright. lots of polish on a rag and worked it back and forth for a long long time. made it like new again.

 

Mike, I found a link somewhere about using a heat gun to remove scratches on polycarbonate helmet visors. It may have come from the HJC site. Don't know if it would work on your windshield, but what have you got to lose. It might be just the right finish up after wet sanding.

Woops, I see vwrxtrd has already suggested this.

 

I would just bite the bullet and order a new windscreen, that baby looks to far gone to resurrect...

 

Yeah that goo gone got me on a tail light I was trying to get chain lube off of...learned the hard way but it was a spare lens anyways and I trashed it. You can start wet sanding it with 400 and see how that goes then move up to 1500 and then a final polish. Lots of work if you cant find a replacement cheaper and quicker.

 

+1 on MicroMesh, its used to remove scratches from aircraft windshields and windows. It works but you need to go slow; depending on the scratches, it can be a long process.

 

im for the micro mesh too.we use it at work to get mirror finishes on plastic car body shells as well as painted surfaces. as long as you follow the process (wet sanding) it works really well. you do have quite a large area to repair but the kit has enough product to do the job. it should include all the fine sanding grades as well as anti staic cream and buffing cloths. from memory the grades start at 2000 grit and go up to about 5000 grit.

good luck

RT

 

Should I just google the key words "micro mesh" or should I start calling some aircraft hangers, asking what they might recommend for this problem.

Who knows, they may give me some free stuff if I look sad enough. LOL

And if my memory serves me, I think a new windscreen is somewhere around $120 at my local motorcycle shop. Ouch!!

I will try the wet sanding idea later, cause I actually have grit that goes past 5000!!
I really love wet sanding. Its so relaxing.... : )

Thanks guys for the idea's. I will posting my results sometime tomorrow. I have a pretty busy day ahead of me....now that I think of it, my whole week is rough..

Thanks everyone

LL

 

Novus plastic polish. You would be amazed at how well it works. When you first get started you'll think you have completely ruined your windscreen and then....over time...it will look better and better until you find it looks new. I'm not kidding. If you have patience and work with it, Novus will clear it up.

 

Where would I find something like this? Autozone or Advanced auto doesn't carry this...do you think Federated might??

Thanks for the tip guy, and if it works you will be receiving a Thanks for your profile ; )

LL

 

Yes, either one should carry it. Look in the light bulb section or where the sealents are.

 

No automotive parts store carries this..... I'm left with finding it on Amazon.

Where by chance did you purchase yours??

Thanks again for the help

LL