zetec7
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 09:20 AM |
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De-scratching Plexi and Lexan
I had a bit of a shunt in July on my Kawasaki Concours (hit a large deer ), and gouged up the edge of my new (and expensive!) Lexan windscreen. I
was going to go to a local plastics shop, but on the pohne they didn't sound too hopeful about being able to fix it, so in a fit of pique, I
thought I'd have a go myself. I started off sanding down past the gouges with 80 grit black oxide paper, then to 200 grit. Then I used 400
grit, 600 grit (wet) and 1000 grit (wet). By then it was nice and smooth, but opaque. I used some strange "Made in France" polish (it
may be familiar to you in the UK, but here no-one's ever heard of it) called "Ouater". It's kind of a cotton wool soaked in
day-glo pink goo, which is a very fine abrasive. Anyway, after 10 minutes soft polishing with that, it was perfectly clear! No scratches, just like
new!!! - Posted in case others find the information useful...
http://www.freewebs.com/zetec7/
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 09:27 AM |
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Ouater, pronounced "water" is a metal polish designed for aluminum. It is very aggressive when in contact with paintwork - it will stripo
the paint right off so be careful with it.
Nice to know it works on plastic 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 09:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zetec7
It's kind of a cotton wool soaked in day-glo pink goo, which is a very fine abrasive.
jewellers rouge perhaps?
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BenB
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 10:53 AM |
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You can also use toothpaste. Used to get scratches out of crystal juggling balls don't you know 
And your windscreen with be plaque free and minty fresh for weeks!!!
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 11:02 AM |
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id heard someone say toothpaste is good for scratched cds
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PeterW
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 11:17 AM |
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Anyone know a supplier of this Ouater stuff in the UK...?
Cheers
Peter
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Phil.J
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| posted on 12/2/07 at 01:53 PM |
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I used some stuff made by Meguires (called Plastex I think) to polish the windows in the soft top of my Moke, worked really well on this sort of soft
plastic.
ATB
Phil
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