Plastic polish for removing scratches/swirl marks.

[Fishy]

Hey all,

Can anyone recommend any products that would polish light swirl like scratches from fairings?

The guy that first owned my bike looks like he may have used a dusty cloth and just wiped the dirt around on the bike instead of actually washing it properly with a soft clean cloth.

I'm not sure if a cutting compound would work as I don't think it works on plastic only painted metal parts and will probably make it worse.

Can't remember what the product was called but someone mentioned that there might be something in the "Mothers" cleaning product range??

Can anyone help?

Cheers

[Omega1]

Gidday
Try Mothers Plastic Polish , it should do the trick, awesome stuff for plastic's of all types.
Cheers
O1

[Lou Girardin]

Meguiars do a range of swirl removers, depending on how bad it is. Ph L J Smits.
or go to www.meguiars.com

[Fishy]

Is that the actual name of it "Plastic Polish"?

What colours have you used it on?

Just a bit cautious of using something especially on black as it shows up everything.

[Grahameeboy]

FS.....I think ya have been caressing Ms Fireblade too much which has caused the scratches........or are they love bites!!

[Fishy]

Meguiars do a range of swirl removers, depending on how bad it is. Ph L J Smits.
or go to www.meguiars.com

Hey Lou, do you know of any places that stock the Meguiars range? I see that there products are sort of more car specific but so are the Mothers range.

Might go for some of that swirl remover and just try it on a small area and see how it goes.

[imdying]

Meguiars Scratch X is what you want. You don't want to polish plastic, you want to remove swirls from paint. Plastic polish may work, but Scratch X is specifically designed to do the job you describe. I use it on my bikes n cars, it's like cut n polish, except for modern paints (so nowhere near as hardcore). My 2c worth :)

[Fishy]

Meguiars Scratch X is what you want. You don't want to polish plastic, you want to remove swirls from paint. Plastic polish may work, but Scratch X is specifically designed to do the job you describe. I use it on my bikes n cars, it's like cut n polish, except for modern paints (so nowhere near as hardcore). My 2c worth :)

Cool, where can I buy it from?

[*sic]

supercheap, repco, even kmart and the warehouse stock it im sure

[imdying]

Yeah, and automotive paint supply shop, more than likely Repco, maybe KMart, can't say I've ever seen it at The Warehouse. It's good shit though... you should clean all the fairings, polish them all with it (will bring the entire fairing up like new), clean it again, polish with a good wax and glaze. Job done :) It's a very light abrasive, designed for modern clear cloat paints.

[Marmoot]

Plexus is not bad either.

[Lou Girardin]

Try L J Smits or we can get some in for you.

[imdying]

Plexus is your daddy... worth every penny for keeping screens and visors clean n shiney. Works a treat on your fairings too, but only after you've properly cleaned and waxed em :) (ok, that's a lie, it works great on dirty ones too, but it won't take your swirls away like Scratch X)

[Fishy]

Cheers people!. Green BLING for everyone who helped :2thumbsup

[Skyryder]

Meguiars Scratch X is what you want. You don't want to polish plastic, you want to remove swirls from paint. Plastic polish may work, but Scratch X is specifically designed to do the job you describe. I use it on my bikes n cars, it's like cut n polish, except for modern paints (so nowhere near as hardcore). My 2c worth :)

I've tried it and still can not get the swirls out. Any tips?

Skyryder

[imdying]

Either keep rubbing longer, or you'll need something stronger. I'd try rubbing more myself, check the instructions on the tube. It'll take out all of those little scratches around a cage door handle quite easily, so shouldn't have any problems with swirls on your bike.