Ben's wife Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 As cleaning is woman's work , does anyone have any top tips for cleaning the perspex on side screens? I want to get them as clean as I can before the Round Britain so I can enjoy the view Many thanks, Vicky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rog1 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Hi Vicky Maybe they shouldn't get sprayed on in the first place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rog1 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 P.S. don't forget to check the hairy underlay! Have a great trip, all the best! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 You can buy Perspex polish. Google it. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Freer Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Blimey, she never cleans the windows at home!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben's wife Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Rog, As the heater has not been fitted, the side screens are going to be on! I don't do cold I can guarantee that they will be getting sprayed on.....lots! Any event which I take part in is always very wet. As someone who loves the heat, I once chose to run the 150 mile Marathon des Sables in the Sahara. The day the race was due to start, it rained, and rained and rained. It hadn't rained for 12 years and when I arrived it rained solidly for two days....not just drizzle, but proper rain of biblical proportions....the sort of rain that even Noah would have been caught out by. The desert washed away. So, stand by everybody for the worst weather Britain has seen for a millennium next weekend.....starting on Friday at about 6pm. Oh, and my underlay is not hairy!! Vicky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben's wife Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 You can buy Perspex polish. Google it. Rgds Ian Thanks Ian, I will have a look. I didn't want to use the wrong stuff and make them go cloudy(er)! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Try Brasso. (Works wonderful on soft top windows as well). Or Silvo. That's Brasso's 'soft' brother. Edited October 1, 2016 by Menno van Rij 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Any event which I take part in is always very wet. Vicky Too much information Edited October 1, 2016 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Is the Round Britain calling in at Blyth Services as before, on the A1 ? Hairy Underlay or not ! I would like to be there... Have fun, Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Vicky, I use Meguiar's PlastX on TR3A's side screens and the rear windows of both TRs. It's an excellent product and will bring back dull and opaque perspex and soft plastic windows back to life - http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g12310-plastx-clear-plastic-cleaner-polish/#fOjF5AG5LcxqI0qM.97 Good luck on the RBR. Cheers Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Good to read that Menno uses Brasso - it worked very well half a century ago on my TR2's sidescreens and rear window. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 This works very well too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GREYGATE-ACRYLIC-POLISH-For-Renovating-Plastic-Lids-/351807436297?hash=item51e95b7609:m:mH2Zk8lI3S4b70bVYNOxTZg Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 This works very well too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GREYGATE-ACRYLIC-POLISH-For-Renovating-Plastic-Lids-/351807436297?hash=item51e95b7609:m:mH2Zk8lI3S4b70bVYNOxTZg Stuart. +1 but also consider helicopter bubble polish https://www.lasaero.com/site/products/article?id=V04CPN9JT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben's wife Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Excellent, thank you everyone for your responses. Off to get my buffer out. Vicky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben's wife Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Is the Round Britain calling in at Blyth Services as before, on the A1 ? Hairy Underlay or not ! I would like to be there... Have fun, Conrad. Hello Conrad, Yes, the Round Britain will be calling in at Blyth as before. We will be in a red TR3. PM sent. Vicky Edited October 1, 2016 by Ben's wife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 The Greygate works well on soft-top windows and the sliding Perspex side-screen window, but it will not make the 'milky' Cobex fixed window clear. The fixed window is otherwise in good condition and I can see out of the window most of the time, but it is a real problem when looking out at an angle at junctions and roundabouts, especially on a sunny day. I suspect there is no cure other than to replace the Cobex but if anyone has a solution or suggestion, I'm willing to try. Even better if it's a relatively cheap solution like Brasso or Silvo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 There is a product called Hindsight which I have used in the past to clean a milky soft top window. It works extremely well. Here is a link: http://www.hindsightuk.com/ It really is a effective as the website claims. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Larnder Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Vicky I use Novus No.1 Plastic Clean and Shine, from Moss, It stops fogging up in the car which is good, but their no´s 2 and 3 are for scratch removal, 3 being for heavier scratches. I must say Menno´s solution sounds the cheapest and easiest to find and buy. BTW Just come back from Switzerland and it rained hard there, and all through France on the way back to sunny Spain. Hood up all the way but no sidescreens in, as it is for protection against the sun here in summer. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 There is a product called Hindsight which I have used in the past to clean a milky soft top window. It works extremely well. Here is a link: http://www.hindsightuk.com/ It really is a effective as the website claims. Rgds Ian Thanks Ian. I will have one more try with the remains of my Greygate and if no better I will invest in Hindsight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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