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    Cool Best way to clean your visor?

    What sort of cleaning method works best on visors? Is there a reccommended product out there thats better than the rest, or do you use household cleaners? And can you polish out scratches or do you just buy a new visor every 6 months or so?

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    Hot soapy water works a treat for bugsplats and general grime.

    I'm sure there's something that polishes scratches out, too. Mine's all scratched up, I'll be watching this thread closely, I meant to post the same question.

    Of course if you have an iridium visor, you can't polish scratches out, because that takes the coating off.
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    See the search function up there?

    USE IT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    I'm sure there's something that polishes scratches out, too. Mine's all scratched up, I'll be watching this thread closely, I meant to post the same question.
    Car wax and elbow grease.

    (Search function. Why bother. Take the bloody thing off...mutter, grumble)
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Warm soapy water works a treat for bugsplats and general grime.
    Yip and then hit it with the Pledge, makes for easier cleaning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dangerous
    Yip and then hit it with the Pledge, makes for easier cleaning.
    Stop giving it away for free!! Make them LOOK IT UP!

    Damn friendly mainlanders. DAMN THEM TO HELL----->
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    I exclusively use Plexus on all my visors, and a soft cloth. If you NEVER use paper towels or anything harsh like that to clean your visors, they'll last a lot longer.

    Once Plexused, I wash them in warm water with a bit of dish-washing liquid, or at work use my screen cleaning spray stuff.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Stop giving it away for free!! Make them LOOK IT UP!

    Damn friendly mainlanders. DAMN THEM TO HELL----->
    You REALLY need to do summat about those bike-withdrawl symptoms, Jim.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    Quote Originally Posted by vifferman
    I exclusively use Plexus on all my visors, and a soft cloth. If you NEVER use paper towels or anything harsh like that to clean your visors, they'll last a lot longer.
    Johnson's nappy liners work really well.
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    Whitening toothpaste is also a great grinding paste for alloys and hard plastics.
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    Oi, wot about this search function Jim2 eh?? eh? Lead by example man

    Oh, and what's the best way of getting blow-fly bits off'n your sunnies without scratching the lenses?
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog
    Oi, wot about this search function Jim2 eh?? eh? Lead by example man

    Oh, and what's the best way of getting blow-fly bits off'n your sunnies without scratching the lenses?
    Leave a damp cloth on the sunnies for 30 mins and then it will just wipe off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Hot soapy water works a treat for bugsplats and general grime.
    Be careful with hot water, as it can soften paint and plastics, compounding you problem.
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    yeah i use pledge, and nappy wipes(joys of children)to clean it and i have cut up some cloth nappys to wide it clean, then i use a drop of dishwash on the inside to stop it fogging up. As for scratches.....get a new one, i have and arai and the visors aint cheep but its better than being blind...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Be careful with hot water, as it can soften paint and plastics, compounding you problem.
    Egg zactly. Hot water will destroy the hardening (annealing) on the visor surface, making it easier to scratch.
    Use luke-warm water, allowing time to soak if really dirty, and a soft cloth to GENTLY remove the crap.
    Plexus is great stuff, too, though I tend to wash the visor first if its covered in bugs.
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