gregf27
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 05:59 PM |
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polishing scratches out on lexan polycarbonate
Just finishing off putting a new slightly taller aeroscreen onto my F27 ( 4mm bronzed lexan polycarbonate)
just noticed a few light scratches on it, whats the best way to polish them out?
any ideas??
ta
Greg
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 06:08 PM |
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Iv heard toothpaste is good with scratches on glass but not sure about lexan.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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plentywahalla
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 06:31 PM |
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Polycarbonate has a very soft surface and any attempt to polish out scratches will probably make it worse.
Some polycarbonates are made with a thin acrylic capping for just this reason. Try and find an invisible area to experiment with to see if your is
acrylic capped. If it is then a very very fine abrasive (could be toothpaste!) or rubbing compound like Farecla G10
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 06:37 PM |
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Try Meguiars plastic polish and cleaner, we us it on plastic aircraft windows, but as said try in a place it won't matter.
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Gary 7
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 08:23 PM |
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I have used brasso to remove scratches on perspex with good results, dont know if it would work on lexan may be worth a go.
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austin man
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 08:42 PM |
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I use p1200 and t cut afterwards
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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gregf27
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 07:53 PM |
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cheers for the replies, I will try a few out on a scrap piece first!!
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