So during songran this year my wife slathered both bike and car (as apparently everyone in thailand does) with a whitewash made from some kind of perfumed powder mixed with water.

When washed off, car and bike no problem; except the windshield of the bike (plastic) which is still stained. Any suggestions of how to remove? Or just replace and lesson learnt?

Cheers!

The best thing to do as you say above is just replace the wife.
I hope you've learned your lesson.

P.s You could also probably get a new screen too.

I have used a plastic cleaner/polish made by McGuires. Used it on a plastic car window and did an OK job. 

The same stuff is used on airplane windows I was told.

No idea if it's sold in Thailand though.

 

 

 

polish with toothpaste

Your fingernail. Seriously.

I have used a plastic cleaner/polish made by McGuires. Used it on a plastic car window and did an OK job. 

The same stuff is used on airplane windows I was told.

No idea if it's sold in Thailand though.

 

 

 

 

Wow polishing airplane windows-that,s one hell of a dangerous job
 

The best thing to do as you say above is just replace the wife.
I hope you've learned your lesson.

P.s You could also probably get a new screen too.

I nearly spat my coffee out lmao :D

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I would complain to the dealer that PCX's are not Songkran resistant.

The best thing to do as you say above is just replace the wife.
I hope you've learned your lesson.

P.s You could also probably get a new screen too.

I nearly spat my coffee out lmao :D

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I spat it out :) lol





I will try the toothpaste

polish with toothpaste

 

But not gel

May sound odd but spray Sonax or WD40 on it. Then clean with anything........

Or vaseline. I treat all my plastics with it. Keeps them looking like new.

Brasso or Toothpaste.

 

 

 

 

Have a Nive Day

Ideally you need 'Polywatch' - this with a cloth and effort will polish out the plastic screen. Its relatively expensive (for a liquid polish) and possibly hard to find in Thailand. But as a second option get a tube of 'wenol' metal polish (prevalent in Thailand any hardware shop) apply the same cloth/effort regime

 

 

;)

You really don't want to use any abrasive, like toothpaste on a plastic windscreen.

Both the products I mention are used in the trade to polish 'plastic' glass on vintage watches...fear not for your few hundred baht PCX screen ;)

polish with toothpaste

Toothpaste can polish!... Easy to understand, I will not forget

May sound odd but spray Sonax or WD40 on it. Then clean with anything........

  WD40 certainly not on plastic it would kind of dissolved it, WD40 is a petroleum product, plastic too.

 

polish with toothpaste

Toothpaste can polish!... Easy to understand, I will not forget

 

 

Yes, it does polish, but, it will make transparent things opaque because of all the micro-scratches (except glass as it's harder than the tooth-paste granules).

The headlight covers on my Vigo have gone cloudy , when some one has tried all these products post the results please

Try vinigar on a small portion and see the result. If I am correct the powder they use contains lime and the stains is due to that. Next time just wash the vehicle asap after songkran.

The headlight covers on my Vigo have gone cloudy , when some one has tried all these products post the results please

http://wonderfulengineering.com/15-uses-for-toothpaste-you-didnt-know-before/

 

I have used a plastic cleaner/polish made by McGuires. Used it on a plastic car window and did an OK job. 

The same stuff is used on airplane windows I was told.

No idea if it's sold in Thailand though.

 

 

 

 

Wow polishing airplane windows-that,s one hell of a dangerous job
 

 

They do wait until the plane has leveled out to throw the dirty water over the screen and offer to wash it.

I second toothpaste not on a sheet of cloth but a thick bunched up pad of cotton cloth or cotton waste if you can get it.

 

 

The best thing to do as you say above is just replace the wife.
I hope you've learned your lesson.

P.s You could also probably get a new screen too.

I nearly spat my coffee out lmao

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I spat it out lol





I will try the toothpaste

 

 

Carefully and lightly so it does not scratch the plastic. This idea has been around for years and is also useful for cleaning headlights that are not glass, on many modern motor vehicles, once the lens has that "cloudy" look.

Next year don't wait till August.

Aw shucks, it can't be to bad cleaning the windscreen at 850kph.  All you got to do is lean out the side window!

 

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I am reading many suggestions for tooth paste or Brasso. My suggestion is to NOT use anything porous otherwise it Matt scratch.

My suggestion would be to use Ammonia. If that doesn't remove it then I would try Vinager or a Citrus such as Orange or Lemmn.

Good luck!

The headlight covers on my Vigo have gone cloudy , when some one has tried all these products post the results please

I would pay a company to polish them. But if you want to do it your self then start with 500 wet and dry then 1000, 2000, 4000 then go on to a polish then finaly a wax. You will find youtube videos detailing the steps.

I like this thread, funniest one all day.

Aw shucks, it can't be to bad cleaning the windscreen at 850kph.  All you got to do is lean out the side window!

 

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That kid will be hated by the pilots. He's supposed to use the ladder lol.

 

"STEPPING ON MY SEATS!!!"

 

Anyways they hate each other usually anyways.