petrol stained windscreen

[kirky1298]

hi , i managed to soak the screen of my 1150gs with petrol the other day whilst filling it up and the screen has gone all cloudy ( wot a pwick !!! ) anyway , just wondering if theres a way to clean the screen or if it need a new one ??? and if so ,does anybody have one going at a reasonable price ???

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Leave it to dry out and it will be a lot less noticeable, and may even be ok. Could take a week or two.
Another thing is to make sure you click the tank lid shut after filling up and before reaching about 60 mph.
DAMHIK.....

 

[t'other dave]

Did this earlier in the year (muppetry) as soon as I'd splashed it I rinsed it with 2 ltr evian at the pump. Rode home washed the bike with the usual washy/wax then removed the screen and polised it with Mer car polish for 45 minuites and it came clear again.

 

[kirky1298]

cheers i'll give that a try ... or the electric polisher with cutting compound cant make it any worse

 

[Bigyin]

Done the same a few weeks ago when not paying attention but have tried washing, polishing etc etc and still have a nice cloudy patch on it as it managed to eat into the plastic before i could get it cleaned properly

At least i now have an excuse to look for a dark screen now

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

The cloudy part won't polish out but it does seem to clear after a time, probably temperature dependent.