Fixing old fairing blades - making em clear again

**avgas** · 28th January 2005, 19:27

Hi guys, one prob i have with my bike is the blade on it had faded and gone slightly yellowish.
Just want to know if you can put anything into plastic to revive it (no amourall doesnt work) and make it clear again and remove all the surface scratches.
I seem to remember something like turps does it - but im not sure.
If i cant make it look new again i'll just spray it.
How do they restore old headlights?

**sAsLEX** · 28th January 2005, 19:36

dont quote me, but crc silicon spray I have used on trail bike plastic and it brings it up nice and shiny but it is only temporary

**merv** · 28th January 2005, 19:41

I don't think you can ever get rid of the yellow look, the plastic is buggered from the sun. Whatever you do don't use turps, it will make it go all cloudy and rough looking and it will never be the same again.

Polishes like Slipstreamer and Plexus do OK, and Simoniz Liquid Diamond car polish is pretty good too.

**Motu** · 28th January 2005, 19:57

Cutting compound - we use it on plastic car headlamps that go cloudy.

**Sparky Bills** · 28th January 2005, 20:15

Silicone will make it look better, but you'll need to keep putting it on.
Once looking yellowish, its gone.

**sAsLEX** · 28th January 2005, 20:47

Originally Posted by Motu

Cutting compound - we use it on plastic car headlamps that go cloudy.

brasso works on headlights as well

**DEATH_INC.** · 28th January 2005, 20:52

We've ressurected 'em by giving them a cut and polish,same as you do to paint,with a buff.

**Hooks** · 28th January 2005, 21:00

There is a place up north that does new bubbles at a good price but I have lost the site !! I'll post it as soon as I find where they have gone and what their name is !!

**PZR** · 28th January 2005, 21:28

Originally Posted by Hooks

There is a place up north that does new bubbles at a good price but I have lost the site !! I'll post it as soon as I find where they have gone and what their name is !!

That will be Just Fairings in Hamilton, A little hard to get hold of him sometimes but good to deal with and the price for what I bought was fine by me

**avgas** · 28th January 2005, 21:58

what was the cost of the average fairing blade from these guys?

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th January 2005, 22:49

I agree with the above posts.use a fine cutting compound.The discoloration is only on the surface

**riffer** · 29th January 2005, 07:24

Originally Posted by avgas

what was the cost of the average fairing blade from these guys?

About $150 + postage/courier I seem to recall.

**k14** · 29th January 2005, 07:29

I did it on my bikes one with 2 different grades of cutting compound from supercheap. Cost about $10 all up for the stuff. First I used a coarse one that got the surface all nice and scratched, then i got some superfine and it is now really good (although it still has all those little cracks inside it and is yellow), but I can see through it now.

Just takes alot of paitence and some elbow grease.

**NZred** · 29th January 2005, 07:35

There is a PLASTIC POLISH .. sold in the USA.. I think that it is an ' Aluminum Oxide Powder '.. they use it to restore and remove scratchs from the lens of the dash instrument clusters.
Dunno about the yellow.. that sounds like internal UV damage.