Visor scratch removal?

[aff-man]

I was in the video store the other day and saw them emoving scratches from a CD. Now i know you can get scratch removal kits from electronics stores but will they work on helmet visors????? Does anyone know the process or if it is even a viable idea?

[James Deuce]

I was in the video store the other day and saw them emoving scratches from a CD. Now i know you can get scratch removal kits from electronics stores but will they work on helmet visors????? Does anyone know the process or if it is even a viable idea?

Cds have a polyurethane coating to protect the recorded side. You can polish this to remove scratches. It is actually safer to put them playing surface down, as if you scratch the label surface you lose the reflective coating.

All you can do with your helmet is polish it up with pledge. It will get rid of fine scratches, but nothing will sort deep scores.

[aff-man]

Will this work on an iridum visor???

[merv]

Better than Pledge are some of the specialist visor polishes (I've got a can of Slipstreamer and another one I got from Motomail - can't remember the name of that) and also what is pretty good is Simoniz Liquid Diamond car polish.

If the CD polish is working on polyurethane I would have thought that would work on polycarb or lexan much as the other polishes do.

[James Deuce]

Better than Pledge are some of the specialist visor polishes (I've got a can of Slipstreamer and another one I got from Motomail - can't remember the name of that) and also what is pretty good is Simoniz Liquid Diamond car polish.

If the CD polish is working on polyurethane I would have thought that would work on polycarb or lexan much as the other polishes do.

You have to do it evenly or you end up with visual distortion at the spot you polish - in other words you have to polish the whole visor down to the same thickness. I tried it once (with Simoniz :)) and the result was nausea inducing. Ended up paying for the Simoniz and a new visor.

[jrandom]

Will this work on an iridum visor???

afaik the iridium coating is layered over the top of the tinted plastic so no, once it's chipped or scratched off yer buggered.

[aff-man]

Bloody bigger bikes and thier super sorsa sticky tyres that flick up stones. The problem is i can't get another one in this counrty and it would cost heaps to import :argh:

[Andrew]

Should try what I did and polish it with petrol. :stupid:

[Holy Roller]

I was in the video store the other day and saw them emoving scratches from a CD. Now i know you can get scratch removal kits from electronics stores but will they work on helmet visors????? Does anyone know the process or if it is even a viable idea?
Back in the 80's got hold of a tube of visor clear, great stuff polishes out the small scratches that refract light at night. Still have some left somewhere. As I don't wear my full face much the visor is not too bad on my new helmet with the new (Well new to me ) poloycarb visor. I'm not sure if you can still get hold of the stuff but there should be something like it on the market by now.

[wkid_one]

Try CRC _MWahahahahahaha

[Yamahamaman]

Bloody bigger bikes and thier super sorsa sticky tyres that flick up stones. The problem is i can't get another one in this counrty and it would cost heaps to import :argh:
If it is just a clear non-iridium face shield, silvo may help to take out the scratches. Warning, it will take a lot longer than 10 minutes. Worked on the blade of my '01 R6.

[pete376403]

Brasso will do it, a bit more abrasive than Silvo so will work quicker but the finish won't be as good

[Des Truction]

should only use plastic lens/visor cleaner, furniture polishes like pledge will root your visor, the chemicals can make them get very brittle, not to good when a stone or similar object impacts at speed!!! :(

[vifferman]

Up until I dropped it on the concrete last week, my 3+ year-old AGV's visor was looking pretty good, as I only ever clean it with Plexus plastic polish. It won't remove big scratches (like the ones from dropping it last week), but it gets rid of all those annoying little scratches that give you 'starring' at night.

This is the stuff that Merv got from Motomail (at least, that's where I got mine).

I'd imagine that (when I can be bothered) if I polish it with something more abrasive like Cerapol or Brasso, then follow up with Plexus, I'd be able to get rid of the nasty scratches I have now, but with all the other scratches on my once beautiful AGV, I'm tempted to just replace the whole thing. Trouble is, I'm a cheap bastid... :crazy:
Crazy, too (but not as crazy as my visor currently is...)

[riffer]

My windscreen is very cloudy - in fact its so bad you can't actually see through it.

Given my current budget for upgrades ($0) is there any of these techniques I can use to get it see-through again?

[bungbung]

Celicno6, Try a fine car polish like turtlewax

[vifferman]

Wot - does that mean you can't afford to upgrade your helmet, or you can't afford to spend anything fixing your visor?

*If* your visor is cloudy because the plastic's degraded, you're stuffed.
If it's cloudy because of fine scratches, there's still hope, but only if you can spend *some* shekels. You could try polishing it with some very fine polish like brasso, ceramic cooktop cleaner, etc., then followup with Plexus. Every time you use Plexus, it's supposed to actually polish the plastic (it was developed for perspex canopies on aircraft) without doing this by abrasion. So it's VERY gentle, and it will take a lot of elbow grease, and many applications.

A lot depends on the visor. Most now are 'scratch resistant' polycarbonate, but earlier ones aren't as hard, and 'craze' with time (like me).

[riffer]

Sorry firestormer I kinda hijacked the thread. I was casually enquiring about my bike fairing windscreen.

Obviously, I'd change the visor if it was too bad...

[Lou Girardin]

Try 303 Protectant or Meguiars plastic cleaner and polish, both work well. Use a soft cloth or you'll make it worse.
Lou

[vifferman]

celticno6 wrote:

Sorry firestormer I kinda hijacked the thread. I was casually enquiring about my bike fairing windscreen.

Oops! Didn't read your original post properly. My bad. :laugh:

If your *windscreen* is cloudy, then the plastic's probably UV'd to death, rather than being scratched. My windscreen was a little like that, and Plexus certainly helped a lot, especially when I took the screen off and did both sides. However, in your case, it's likely to only make it shinier, but it'll still be cloudy. Perhaps your birthday is coming up? And Christmas is only 8 or so months away...

[scumdog]

I've used Autosol with a fair bit of success (and elbow grease) and then give the area a quick wipe with Armourall type stuff then buff it up.
It won't be perfect but it'll do. (also helps if you're long sighted 'cos your eyes can't focus on the close up scratches!!) ;)

[Hitcher]

Pledge. Furniture polish in an aerosol. Get the small size that you can secrete under the seat of your bike, in your tank bag, or a suitable bodily orifice. Fantastic stuff. The US Air Force uses Pledge to clean aircraft windscreens. It takes out the fine scratches and water beads beautifully when it's raining. Pledge. (This is not a paid endorsement by S C Johnson)

[eldog]

Pledge or plexus any newer/better products?
fine scratches. Only annoying at night.

[Maha]

Buy a new visor?

[EJK]

Buy a new visor?

Hope the retailers still have in stock from 12 years ago.

[Big Dog]

If your desperate fine metal polishes work wonders... But will remove coatings etc. Pledge afterward.
I offer no guarantee this will not wreck your visor but I have used successfully autoglym on both shoei and HJC visors.

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[Maha]

Hope the retailers still have in stock from 12 years ago.

They should do because some people are intent on reviving rather than replacing...;)

[philmc]

tooth paste on a soft cloth and elbow grease.

[WristTwister]

If a helmet is 12 years old it should be replaced. The manufacturers say they need to be replaced after about 5 or 6 years.

[eldog]

If a helmet is 12 years old it should be replaced. The manufacturers say they need to be replaced after about 5 or 6 years.

Helmet coming up for replacement, hence not wanting to replace visor, as helmet maybe different make/model

scratches only very fine can see in wet weather riding at night or fog

the thread dredge is 12 yrs old. at least I used the search function :Punk:

[Akzle]

Helmet coming up for replacement, hence not wanting to replace visor, as helmet maybe different make/model

scratches only very fine can see in wet weather riding at night or fog

the thread dredge is 12 yrs old. at least I used the search function :Punk:

i doff my hat in your general direction, good sir, for not fouling the internets today.


toothpaste is micro-micro abrasive.

you can start with 2400 grit wet n dry. then 0000 steel wool. then blunt scotchbrite. then jif on a cloth. THEN toothpaste.

[Owl]

you can start with 2400 grit wet n dry. then 0000 steel wool. then blunt scotchbrite. then jif on a cloth. THEN toothpaste.

You could also start with 80 grit.:shutup:

[Bass]

you can start with 2400 grit wet n dry. then 0000 steel wool. then blunt scotchbrite. then jif on a cloth. THEN toothpaste.

Where does Brasso fit on that scale?

Also some commercial plastic cleaners out there that work quite well. Loctite used to make one that worked real well on our Polish aeroplane and on my lightly scuffed visor in the middle of Australia. Don't know if they still make it but.

Lastly, having had a go at refurbishing a visor, I think the quantity of elbow grease required to remove visible scratches and achieve a reasonable job will make a new visor seem dirt cheap.

[Akzle]

Where does Brasso fit on that scale?



theres a few different kinds, steelo and stainless steelo. i wouldn't brasso plastic and it stings the eyes, but grit wise it's between jif and toothpaste.

[Moise]

Shoei visors have a hardened surface, so if you polish out scratches, then it marks more easily. I found this after spending an hour or so cleaning one ...

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[Maha]

theres a few different kinds, steelo and stainless steelo. i wouldn't brasso plastic and it stings the eyes, but grit wise it's between jif and toothpaste.

Is triple action toothpaste better than ordinary toothpaste in this instance?

[awayatc]

Sensodyne....

Or soak in tub full of polydent