Polishing Perspex

[Razorbill RIBs]

....in fact may not be perspex.....someone may be able to advise??

BUT, the Pacific has a flat windscreen set inside a frame which has dulled /yellowed a little and gone slightly opaque (the sections beneath the coding stickers are clear.....)

I had planned to replace it, but before I do wanted to check and see if there was a way of buffing /polishing out the discolouration (it's really not got that bad tbh)......the material is pretty heavy duty /thick stuff (as is everything on the Pac!)

Any advice appreciated.....have done a search, but no joy.

[Into The Blue]

Brasso, genius stuff for restoring Perspex. Used to be used on aircraft cockpits.

[whisper]

Hi, I have used T-Cut on perspex and it worked really well, but try in a small area first

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by whisper

Hi, I have used T-Cut on perspex and it worked really well, but try in a small area first

YEP. Toss up between T-Cut and Gaffa T who will save the Universe!

[Razorbill RIBs]

Have just finished putting all the stuff back under the sink.....no Brasso....but have found lots of other interesting stuff I'd forgotten we owned....

Will purchase some Brasso and T cut tomorrow and give each a try....will report back.

Thanks all, brilliant advice as always

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Razorbill RIBs

Will purchase some Brasso and T cut tomorrow and give each a try....

Just get one of them - same stuff (virtually)

[Dry_Doc]

You might save yourself a lot of elbow grease if you buy some 600 and 1200 grit wet and dry at the same time. Use the 600 to get rid of the discolouration, then the 1200 to smooth out the resulting scratches, then finish with brasso/T-cut.

[hadd]

When I had my windscreen made by nugent he used Brasso Duraglit wadding polish to clean the screen

[two stroke mick]

I have an 1999 e class merc. The head lights had gone yellow (looked like they smoked) I used 1500 and 2000 grit sand paper (wet dry stuff ) from motor factors. and finished off with cutting compound. The lights came up like new. bastard of a job though. I would have thought that 600 grand paper was too rough. do not use dry sand paper

TSM

[two stroke mick]

needless to say they were not glass lights but a type of plactic headlight

[nugent]

brasso all the way works wonders

[Razorbill RIBs]

Originally Posted by nugent

brasso all the way works wonders

......just great guys.....thanks all!

Spent a couple of hours (off and on) with the Brasso.....three applications in total.

Not perfect, but perfectly acceptible, really happy with the outcome......

Now, poss a stupid question, but is there another product I could use to slow weathering again?

[Courageous]

A cover?

[Razorbill RIBs]

Originally Posted by Courageous

A cover?

.....

[Courageous]

Hehe! Sorry Dan but someone had to say it

[whisper]

How about the stuff that motorcyclists use on their visors, I think water just runs off it so it must protect it in some way?

Plexus Plastic Cleaner | Helmet Visor Treatments & Tear Offs | Helmets & Accessories | Motorsport Shop | Demon Tweeks

[whisper]

And cheaper here:

PLEXUS PLASTIC CLEANER PROTECTOR POLISH SCRATCH REMOVER | eBay

[Trailer Guy]

Some caravan / motorhome stuff is pretty good too - their windows are often perspex / acrylic. The stuff is usually pretty good stuff, as a lot owners are quite 'exacting' in their requirements / expectations, if you get my drift