Visor protection?

[Wingnut]

Does anyone polish or apply something similar to their visors?

A friend told me that using pledge or a similar polish on the outside of your visor both protects it and helps water run off.

Till now all I have been doing is cleaning it. Any thoughts?:apint:

[homer]

I just wipe with armoural on a rag
and wipe all excess off
makeing sure the rag is clean "only used with the armoural"
and wipe all excess off with another clean rag

[Soul.Trader]

I thought Amoural was never supposed to be applied to glass or clear plastic?

[Frodo]

In my experience Armourall smears and reduces vision. I use Pledge and that works well - rain beads and runs off, vision is clear, gets rid of splattered bugs without scrubbing. If there is a risk of fogging I use CatCrap on the inside after cleaning with Pledge - I find that CatCrap isn't good for cleaning. The only downside for Pledge is that I have yet to find a small bottle for travel.

Cheers

[Edbear]

I've always just used hot water and a soft cloth to clean both helmet and bike! Never used a "rain-off" type of product, and now with the screen I don't have any probs with the helmet visor getting very dirty.

Just do this after each ride and everything stays good!

[yungatart]

We use Plexus and it is fantastic.
Baby wipes do an okay job too, and they come in little packets that fit in your pocket.

[HornetBoy]

I use car tinted window cleaner for my iridium visors ,gets all the crap off and doesn't do any damage to the tint.

I think the trick is to not use anything with ammonia in it :shifty:

[slopster]

I soak my visor for a while then wipe all the bugs and stuff off. Then let it dry and then polish with pledge furniture polish and a soft cloth. Bit of a hassle but it gets it so clear that sometimes try to close the visor and find its already closed. I also never wipe it clean when riding unless it gets so dirty that its dangerous because over time that scratches it (just take it off and wash it in the toilets at the gas station if necessary).

[NZsarge]

We use Plexus and it is fantastic.
Baby wipes do an okay job too, and they come in little packets that fit in your pocket.

A good brand baby wipe is great for getting bugs off leather as well, plenty of conditioners and none off the acids of some cleaners

[homer]

I thought Amoural was never supposed to be applied to glass or clear plastic?

Never had a problem yet
like i say clean rags

Actually i clean al lthe paint work with it as well
wipe on, wipe the bugs off , buff it off with a clean rag

[Wingnut]

Ideal - cheers guys

Plenty of baby wipes around here!!!:sick: Should do the trick when I'm out and about.:yes:

[CookMySock]

I take the visor off and clean carefully in warm water and dishwash liquid. Keep washing carefully until its spotless and rinse really well. Dry right away with a clean tea towel. Add a coat or six of turtlewax "Ice" (from Repco) according to the instructions. This Ice shit is awesome - when you are done with the visor, go Ice your bike and watch the magic, especially on black.

I carry a very small bottle with water+detergent and a soft cloth in my jacket pocket. Lasts for ages.

DB

[homer]

Can someone tell me , does the pledge when you wipe it off leave any residue at all

asking this cause armoural does , so i buff it for ages to remove all the excess

It works fine otherwise
just wondering if the pledge may be easier to remove .
what about on plastic like the screen
:niceone:

[Hitcher]

We've tried Plexus and prefer Pledge. It's superior for water beading and run-off.

[Toaster]

We've tried Plexus and prefer Pledge. It's superior for water beading and run-off.

Agreed. Been using pledge for years and its great!

I just forget to reapply it now and then and that's when you really notice how affective it was before I cleaned it off.... doh. Sometimes you don't really appreciate something until you lost it.

[homer]

Im not worried about the water bead run off effect

Just if theres a residue you can see at all
for rain and water i use rainx

[slopster]

pledge goes on all greasy then you buff it with a clean bit of cloth and it leaves no residue at all. Buffs off quite easily too. Do inside and out you'd be supprised how much snotty stuff you get on the inside.

[HungusMaximist]

Pledge comes in an aerosol can or the trigger spray bottles (and that answers the question of that person asking about taking pledge away with him, as the trigger spray bottles contents are liquid, so just pop it in a smaller container)

From my experience with the aerosol can, it doesn't leave any visible residue but you will find your visor will have a thin film of coating after you've wiped it.

I think it's that coating that lets the rain bead off the visor but like I said, no residue at all and if you're pissed off at the thin coat film you can always rub it away.

Btw, I only use Microfibre cloth on my visor and never use that cloth other than cleaning my visor.

Yet to try Rainex.

[homer]

pledge goes on all greasy then you buff it with a clean bit of cloth and it leaves no residue at all. Buffs off quite easily too. Do inside and out you'd be supprised how much snotty stuff you get on the inside.

Yeah i do that with armoural ,or new fin or equivelent

i just wonder if pledge is easier to get the sludge left behind off then i might get some ,if not i may as well use what i already do.

armoural is greasy to ,so just wondering if its kinda the same

[NinjaBoy]

Nikwax has a product called VisorProof and it does wonders at making the water bead. But it doesn't last long esp. if you are washing bugs off the visor.

I've tried Rainex when I was caught out with no vision 'cause the rain wasn't beading. It works just as well but I've read and it says on the bottle not to use on plastics.

[homer]

yeah i know the rainx isnt to good on plastic

but its not for the water i want to know

Its just the wipe it on ,and it goes all smeary,
but when you buff it off its looking great but not all the smeary stuff has gone ,
you still see it
so what im wondering is if the pledge is actually easyier to remove or not in comparison