Bumped my brand new, not even a month old, lexan window with the ice s****er while brushing the snow off the car and put a big ol scratch in it. Doesn't seem to be very deep, since it was just a glance, but it runs the whole length of the window. Is there any way to polish it out? Or do I need to go get another piece and make it all over again?
I've used Novus brand polish for years on helmet faceshields and such. It won't take out deep stuff, but fixes scuffs great. Look on ebay for the 3-part kits, they're only about $20 or so.
Try Mothers mag wheel polish. I know it sounds crazy but............. I tried it because the Lexan had fine scratches . I tried all kinds of polishes for plastic .
regular car polish will work. if they are deep use a rubbing compound first, then polish, then wax. just like your doing a car.
When I had my jeep with a soft I used Eagle 1 and chrysler had a product.I can't remember the name.Only for light scratches.
All the above suggestions oughta work fine. Basically you're looking for a very fine abrasive compound. I've always used regular toothpaste (never tried the gel type) and a soft cloth, t-shirt type material. Dab a little on and start rubbing in a small circular pattern with light to moderate pressure ... don't get nuts! Pretty soon you'll feel some heat generating, check it out and you'll see some difference. Reapply as necessary. Hope that helps. ---------------------------- Oops, a couple posts arrived while I wuz two-********* my keyboard, so I take back my comment about all the suggestions!
If It is deep you can play a small torch flame over it to get the scratch "fair" again,then polish with Novus or simichrome polish.
I've been doing some work lately with Lexan II(optical grade) and I have used this procedure to smooth out my surfaces.The caveat is that it has a very thin surface coating(that is what is used for scratch resistance)and can be difficult to remove.The problem then lies in the fact that if you sand around the area ,it is near impossible to feather edge. Having said this,I usually start my sanding with 320 grit wet or dry paper(wet)as I am removing sand marks from a disc grinder.After the 320 I proceed to 400 and then 600 grit paper(always wet) and then polish with Mother's Mag Wheel Polish.The final polish is with Meguiar's Clear Plastic Polish and then a dry polish with a terry cloth towel to remove any polish residue. If you sand carefully using a block,you shouldn't put any distortion into the window.Here's a pic of my hood ornament carved from 1/2" Lexan.The distortion is due to the curved surfaces.
heck oriely's,auto zone, sells stuff to polish out dash plastic and headlight s plastic.old age dosen't let me remember the name,but it wasen't very$$$$ and worked pretty good. sorry i can't remember. CRS you know
I bought a bottle of that plastic polish and it didnt look as good as Mothers wheel polish . Its like it takes the impurities out of the ****ch marks. Yes and after all that i changed the window.
Wow! Some great suggestions. I'm going to start trying stuff until it goes away or I ruin it more. I'll be sure to post the results when I have some to post. It's about 50 degrees too cold to try wetsanding so I'll get some of the mag wheel polish and try that first. Thanks a lot.
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