What's the best stuff for the visor?

[Katman]

Where does one find "pledge" or "visor proof"? Bike shops?

Pledge = Supermarket
Visor Proof = Bike shop

[TOTO]

I use RainX water repellent. Can buy it from repco.

[Ragingrob]

I use RainX water repellent. Can buy it from repco.

Just found some RainX in the garage... It says do not use on plastics unless pre-approved by the manufacturer, has noone had any problems with this?

Edit : It also says do not use on non-clear surfaces or scratch resistant surfaces... Which my tinted visor has both, and my clear visor is scratch resistant...??

[Blackbird]

Just found some RainX in the garage... It says do not use on plastics unless pre-approved by the manufacturer, has noone had any problems with this?

Edit : It also says do not use on non-clear surfaces or scratch resistant surfaces... Which my tinted visor has both, and my clear visor is scratch resistant...??

Rain X has a solvent as the carrier. Lexan-based visors are resistant to the solvent but cheaper ones aren't. If in doubt, don't use it. Pledge, Plexus or Visor-Proof are all fine.

[vifferman]

Pledge is superior to Plexus for water beading and run-off in the wet. It also smells nicer.

It's also less than a quarter of the price.
Must get some when my Plexus runs out...

As for solvents (such as that found in Rain-X) affecting visors - I spent hours searching technical references on the Interdweeb a few months ago, and found very little concrete information such as test results to point to Eggs Zachary what the issue is here (i.e., which solvents affects which plastics, and how). It would appear that polycarbonate (Lexan) which most visors are made from is fairly resistant to chemicals, but long-term or repeated exposure can result in the plastic becomes more brittle. Furthermore, some solvents such as acetone (and petrol??) and strong acids can degrade the plastic, which will become murky.

One of the critical things is what you use to physically clean the visor: soft cloths are excellent, but some paper towels are slightly abrasive (they're made from wood pulp, y'know) and eventually the visor will end up with a myriad of microscopic scratches. If your visor is really grubby, with bug guts and dirt on it, it's best to wash it or wet it well to remove any grit or whatever before you use a cloth to rub it.

[chubby]

Plus one- a good squirt and a rub with pledge and the gunk and bugs dont stick to your visor. Plus you can give the coffee table a good shine as well!!

I thought of that but I am worried that the coffee table may scratch my visor

[KelvinAng]

windscreen wiper on the glove - no point in reinventing the wheel

When I bought my gloves and it had that wiper thing, the salesperson told me something along the line of "these wipers are pretty much of a fashion statement these days". I didn't believe they work, either.

But they actually work. Amazing. Problem (for me) is I would rather have both hands on my handlebars so I made only very minimal use of it...

[Disco Dan]

bit o' window cleaner is all you need.

Pledge? House cleaning? huh??? ...I clean my house with bleach, whats pledge for?

[CookMySock]

TurtleWax Ice

DB

[chanceyy]

TurtleWax Ice

DB

how well does that work DB?

[Maha]

Catcrap.

10 chars.

Old or new?....I found old cat shit a bit dusty.....

[Disco Dan]

Old or new?....I found old cat shit a bit dusty.....

and there is always corn... :thinkingsmily:

[CookMySock]

how well does that work DB?

Turtle Wax Ice works real good. I haven't used other stuff so I can't do a direct comparison for ya. I use it on my bike, so I just Ice everything with it. Quite similar to pledge et al.

DB

[Swoop]

Erm, not sure if I'm being daft, but assumed that 'pledge' is the same stuff you use when you do the housework.. Right?

Yes. It contains "wax" instead of "silicone" which is preferable when you clean and dust your wooden furniture. (Do NOT use silicone on wooden furniture!)

As an added benefit, if you have an aircraft, the windscreen of that can be "pledged" as many pilots have proven over the years.

Great for water dispersal.

[Snakeman]

Remove visor from helmet first!