darryl@ism780.UUCP (06/13/84)
#N:ism780:15800015:000:420 ism780!darryl Jun 9 23:15:00 1984 I have heard the idea about using toothpaste to recondition a scratched visor before, and, since my current visor is quite battle scarred, I thought I'd give it a try to see if I could add a little life to the poor, bedraggled thing. Well, tomorrow I get a new one; after the Crest treatment I now have a "star filter" for a visor. Prosepective polishers beware. --Darryl Richman ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl
hutch@shark.UUCP (06/15/84)
[sckritchhy skritchhy scar gouge] | I have heard the idea about using toothpaste to recondition a scratched | visor before, and, since my current visor is quite battle scarred, I | thought I'd give it a try to see if I could add a little life to the | poor, bedraggled thing. Well, tomorrow I get a new one; after the | Crest treatment I now have a "star filter" for a visor. Prosepective | polishers beware. | | --Darryl Richman Using an abrasive like Pearl Drops or Crest to polish out scars from plastic visors will leave extremely fine surface scratches. However, an acrylic floor polish like Forward might fill in the scratches. Try one that doesn't have a lot of detergents or solvents. No, I haven't tried this, but it seems kind of obvious. Hutch [wish I had a 'bike again]
donch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood) (06/16/84)
The faceashield on my Nava has the mandatory microscratches we all know so well. I periodically spray it with Pledge and buff it in real well. This helps quite a bit for a little while. A friend of mine uses carnauba based car wax--no abrasives, just pure wax--for the same but longer lasting result. If you can find faceshields with the scratch-resistant surface coatings, they are supposedly well worth it. I've seen demos where steel wool is vigorously applied to both a treated and non-treated piece of plexiglass. The coated one is virtually untouched, whereas the plain one is as you would expect. Don Chitwood Imaging Research Labs Tektronix, Inc.
dave@rocksvax.UUCP (Dave Sewhuk) (06/18/84)
I tried Turtle Wax on mine, seems to make the thing a little more transparent.
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Dave
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