What do you use to polish plastic windows

[Al n Val]

Can you guys recommend anything to get tree branch scratches out of plastic windows.

I've got a little buffer but my polish for the bodywork isn't abresive enough to polish the scratch out. Would you recommend Ferecla G103?

Any tips welcome

Al

 

[tacr2man]

Plastic Polish DTD770A - Greygate

Originally developed for restoring clarity to the Spitfire canopies and currently in use by the Ministry of Defence for jet fighters and helicopters. Manufactured to DTD770A specification to ensure the best results in the critical application. Size 100ml bottle this is more than enough for most...

www.greygate.com

have used it in many applications over years aviation , visors and headlamps, works well

 

[Al n Val]

Well i've just ordered some of the Greygates plastic stuff..........

but, a customer of mine who owns a dental school, many years ago gave me a box of Sensodyne Pro-enamel tooth paste samples which i've never used until today. Wow!!!!!

My teeth are like, well nothing has changed , but the bloody plastic windows on the moho are just superb and i'd say look better now than when we purchased it brand new.

I've done one of the bedroom windows and half the otherside one before my rechargeable buffer ran out but what a difference, i'm chuffed to bits with a big smile on my face, and its not to show my pearly whites

So I can thoroughly recommend toothpaste, not sure if its got to be the pro-enamel stuff, but its certainly done the trick for me

and it smells nice whilst your buffing away and certainly gives you a refreshing sensation

 

[Steve Gray]

This stuff is superb.
I use it on my motorhome windows, skylights and car headlights.

Meguiars Plast-RX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish 296ml | Euro Car Parts

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Meguires is great stuff......

 

[Sue and Rick]

Well i've just ordered some of the Greygates plastic stuff..........

but, a customer of mine who owns a dental school, many years ago gave me a box of Sensodyne Pro-enamel tooth paste samples which i've never used until today. Wow!!!!!

My teeth are like, well nothing has changed , but the bloody plastic windows on the moho are just superb and i'd say look better now than when we purchased it brand new.

I've done one of the bedroom windows and half the otherside one before my rechargeable buffer ran out but what a difference, i'm chuffed to bits with a big smile on my face, and its not to show my pearly whites

So I can thoroughly recommend toothpaste, not sure if its got to be the pro-enamel stuff, but its certainly done the trick for me

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and it smells nice whilst your buffing away and certainly gives you a refreshing sensation

Did you get the scratches out then?

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[Al n Val]

Did you get the scratches out then?

No but the windows smell nice

Actually yes I did, ok it took a bit longer than I thought but it did the trick and I certainly can’t complain.

What it’s also done is removed all the swirl marks you get when just washing the Moho, the offside one looks brand new again and the near side one will look the same tomorrow.

I’ll probably wait for the Greygates stuff to arrive to see if it’s any quicker but not sure if it can be better but will report back.

The usb rechargeable buffer for 15quid off Temu and spare pads, around a tenner, is great as well, being light and portable it’ll be stored in the mojo somewhere for future along with the toothpaste

 

[Al n Val]

Meguires is great stuff......

I agree

I use Meguires polish for the Piano gloss finish on my very very very expensive sub woofers and they look superb

 

[FrankandPat]

Brasso works a treat

 

[Sue and Rick]

No but the windows smell nice

Actually yes I did, ok it took a bit longer than I thought but it did the trick and I certainly can’t complain.

What it’s also done is removed all the swirl marks you get when just washing the Moho, the offside one looks brand new again and the near side one will look the same tomorrow.

I’ll probably wait for the Greygates stuff to arrive to see if it’s any quicker but not sure if it can be better but will report back.

The usb rechargeable buffer for 15quid off Temu and spare pads, around a tenner, is great as well, being light and portable it’ll be stored in the mojo somewhere for future along with the toothpaste

I am going to try my DA polisher and some light grit cutting compound on the swirl marks.
Luckily we dont have any deep scratches.

 

[JockandRita]

Greygate's Plastic Polish?

Good grief, that takes me back a good few years, ie, in the RAF Fire Service we used it to clean and polish our Aircraft Crash Firefighting Helmets. It's great stuff, but I've not seen it since late 86.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Just smiffy]

No but the windows smell nice

Actually yes I did, ok it took a bit longer than I thought but it did the trick and I certainly can’t complain.

What it’s also done is removed all the swirl marks you get when just washing the Moho, the offside one looks brand new again and the near side one will look the same tomorrow.

I’ll probably wait for the Greygates stuff to arrive to see if it’s any quicker but not sure if it can be better but will report back.

The usb rechargeable buffer for 15quid off Temu and spare pads, around a tenner, is great as well, being light and portable it’ll be stored in the mojo somewhere for future along with the toothpaste

Have you got a link to the buffer Al I need all the help I can get for the lightness of it…

 

[EuroTrotters]

Be very careful what you use.

Some products will cause a reaction and your windows will start to crack

 

[jezport]

Brasso works wonders on windows and on plastic bumper scuffs

Has ammonia which degrades many plastics.

 

[Al n Val]

Have you got a link to the buffer Al I need all the help I can get for the lightness of it…

here you go mate, i'll bring it to Drax so you can see it before purchase if you want to

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www.temu.com

and these are the spare pads i bought for it and they'll last me forever

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www.temu.com

 

[Al n Val]

And here are the toothpaste results

Tbh I’m chuffed to bits and wished I’d have taken before photos to show you the difference

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[Silverman]

Thanks for the Temu link Al n Val. Have just ordered both items and will get to work, using toothpaste, on the swirls on my windows when they arrive.

 

[Al n Val]

Thanks for the Temu link Al n Val. Have just ordered both items and will get to work, using toothpaste, on the swirls on my windows when they arrive.

That’s what we’re all here for to help each other out so no problem at all

If I could send you a link to free toothpaste as well I would

 

[our poppy 5]

And here are the toothpaste results

Tbh I’m chuffed to bits and wished I’d have taken before photos to show you the difference

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Did you let the wife do it while you had a beer?

 

[steve69]

And here are the toothpaste results

Tbh I’m chuffed to bits and wished I’d have taken before photos to show you the difference

If that's what toothpaste does, why don't my teeth shine like that?

 

[Al n Val]

Did you let the wife do it while you had a beer?

Nope

It’s all my own work

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[Al n Val]

If that's what toothpaste does, why don't my teeth shine like that?

Because you don’t use a buffer

 

[BigVtwin]

Fenwicks windowize scratch remover and polish

Amazon link to it

 

[our poppy 5]

Nope

It’s all my own work

You mean, you got a tube of Colgate and buffed a Perspex window, probably breaking out in a sweat and stood in the heat of the day, on step ladders and you could have relaxed in a deck chair, watching the wife do it, while you sipped on a ice cold beer.. I’m lost for words.

 

[our poppy 5]

You mean, you got a tube of Colgate and buffed a Perspex window, probably breaking out in a sweat and stood in the heat of the day, on step ladders and you could have relaxed in a deck chair, watching the wife do it, while you sipped on a ice cold beer.. I’m lost for words.

By the way, your windows look brand new like mirrors almost, so good they are reflecting your neighbours underwear in the Glass.. big girl your neighbour isn’t she..

 

[Bustup15]

If that's what toothpaste does, why don't my teeth shine like that?

What and become see through?

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[steve69]

Isn't that tree rather large for a (not very big) back garden of a terraced house?

 

[Al n Val]

Isn't that tree rather large for a (not very big) back garden of a terraced house?

You mean these trees, (pic taken in the autumn btw).

They are the vain of my life and ruin everything around them, they belong to the local council children’s home and the church.

The one to the left is on the corner of the homes carpark, it about 20ft higher than our house, it’s leaning towards us and dying at the tips. It drop branches on our driveway, all the sap makes our window cills and paths go black and it covers everything including cars and our moho with a lovely sticky sap.

 

[Sue and Rick]

I am going to try my DA polisher and some light grit cutting compound on the swirl marks.
Luckily we dont have any deep scratches.

So I used 3000 grit compound and the da polisher and they look good.My wife thought i had put in new windows. Brownie points for me.