Petrol on windscreen

[Engineer]

Splashed some petrol on my windscreen on my Eurotrip a couple of weeks ago (I blame those johnny foreigner fuel pumps) - I assume it's going to have to be a new screen, but before ordering I thought I'd ask if anyone has discovered an effective method of remove the cloudy spots.

 

[JJH]

Splashed some petrol on my windscreen on my Eurotrip a couple of weeks ago (I blame those johnny foreigner fuel pumps) - I assume it's going to have to be a new screen, but before ordering I thought I'd ask if anyone has discovered an effective method of remove the cloudy spots.

I have to say with respect that I'm surprised that you don't know yourself. JJH

 

[theop]

Depends how bad it is. If it has melted/become harsh when you touch the surface, there is nothing you can do. If it's only "milky" in colour then you can try Autoglym's product for plastic hood window reconditioning for cabrios. Product is about £20 from memory so not cheap either.
I d personally scan eBay/the forum here etc for a used Wunderlich or OE screen...

 

[Engineer]

I have to say with respect that I'm surprised that you don't know yourself. JJH

Well I started doing a degree in Chemistry at London University back in 1976 but then changed direction - please enlighten me.

 

[Engineer]

Depends how bad it is. If it has melted/become harsh when you touch the surface, there is nothing you can do. If it's only "milky" in colour then you can try Autoglym's product for plastic hood window reconditioning for cabrios. Product is about £20 from memory so not cheap either.
I d personally scan eBay/the forum here etc for a used Wunderlich or OE screen...

Just a few cloudy spots, it was raining at the time and I washed it almost immediately but it still left a few spots.

 

[Y7 JMM]

This Quixx cleaner may do the trick, it certainly removes scratches.
https://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Mo...=53#SID=53#SID=53#SID=53#SID=53#SID=53#SID=53

 

[CPJS]

For that sort of thing I use brasso and elbow grease.
Gently scrape the bloom off with a Stanley knife blade and then polish hard with the brasso. Don't be tempted to get a polishing wheel on it, they get too hot and melt the plastic, been there, done that.
It's amazing what brasso will polish up
Or if life is too short, get a new one.

 

[casper]

Have had great success with this.
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...or-cleaning/car-scratch-removal/?549770981&0&

 

[Y7 JMM]

Have had great success with this.
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...or-cleaning/car-scratch-removal/?549770981&0&

Yeah I forgot about that stuff, my son used it to great effect removing the cloudy problem on his Clio headlights

 

[batman1]

I have polished out scratches on screens using ultra fine wet-n-dry 1500 grade to 2000 grade and then polished up with Farecla Scratch remove liquid.

I would give it a go with some metal polish like solvol autosol for a start, although I believe that there are specific products available for scratches in plastic , I'm aware that your problem isn't a scratch but it sounds as though you need to removes a few microns of damaged plastic from the screen surface.

It's that bloody ethanol, it loves to dissolve various types of plastic, it has eaten it's way out of my mates Triumph Daytona petrol tank from the inside, his tank is now scrap....err if plastic can be described as scrap

 

[Merse2]

This is what we used to use on aircraft canopies to remove scratches. It requires a lot of patience but this is what I would try:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8...targid=kwd-12274073891&ref=pd_sl_7rejd1kx86_b

Sorry if that link doesn't work. MicroMesh is the product.

 

[Lord Snooty]

I have to say with respect that I'm surprised that you don't know yourself. JJH

This!

I was equally surprised JJH!

 

[Engineer]

Thanks for the replies - I think I will order a new screen and experiment with the old one purely for scientific research purposes

 

[Schtum]

Thanks for the replies - I think I will order a new screen and experiment with the old one purely for scientific research purposes

Better still, cut the old one down to make a small cockpit screen. If the cloudy spots are on the lower part of the screen, paint it or wrap it. You have not been charged for this exercise in thinking outside the box....

 

[JJH]

Well I started doing a degree in Chemistry at London University back in 1976 but then changed direction - please enlighten me.

I don't know. I'd try some of that ceremac hob cleaner though. JJH

 

[Engineer]

Better still, cut the old one down to make a small cockpit screen. If the cloudy spots are on the lower part of the screen, paint it or wrap it. You have not been charged for this exercise in thinking outside the box....

Cockpit screens are utterly pointless on a GS - and wrapping is naff in the extreme - but thanks for your ideas

 

[ManicMic]

As mentioned by someone else.... Brasso.

I'm a picture framer and I use Brasso regularly for removing scratches and blemishes on perspex.

Apply gently in a circular motion and wipe off gently with bog roll.

 

[Engineer]

As mentioned by someone else.... Brasso.

I'm a picture framer and I use Brasso regularly for removing scratches and blemishes on perspex.

Apply gently in a circular motion and wipe off gently with bog roll.

I will give it a go, thanks

 

[Captain Black]

They have tissue rolls near pumps to wipe of any excess ?

 

[Nutty]

Try Xerapol. That should bring it up like new.