Perspex Windscreen... Water Repellent????

[J2DAG83]

I have seen this mentioned in a few other threads but thought i'd pose the question anyway.....wondering what if anything are people using on their perspex windscreens to A. help move water off quickly B. Protect it????

Cheers Fellas

[Chimo]

RainX is the go. Used it for years on my perspex screen

Cheers
Chimo

[Moonlighter]

Same here. Rainex is great gear.

Cheers

ML

[Teabag73]

I use VuPlex which is fantastic. It is also very good for cleaning your clears.....Costs about $15-$16 a can but lasts a long time.......www.vuplex.com.au

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_it...bsolutePage=27

[deckie]

Personally i wouldnt use any solvents to clean it even specialist stuff they claim is ok....basically nothing but detergent. If a fruit bat thats been eating beetroot unloads on it from a great height its still nothing but detergent. No windex either. If u get tempted to spot clean and use alcohols like metho or any other solvent for that matter u will get the crazing/cracking/cloudiness start. They get killed with kindness...perspex and polycarbonates like lexan hate just about everything.

Whilst i've never used Rainex or similar products i still wont coz i recently had a nightmare refurbishing an old windscreen where they must've epoxied the damn perspex in for some reason. Wouldnt trust anything but detergent from here on. Maybe test it on a small unimportant section firtst and leave it 2 weeks at least to test first...i wouldnt trust it but am probably just too conservative.

[Jabba_]

Deckie, Vu-plex was made for the aviation industry so they had a safe product that cleans and protects perspex... It is also great on clear vinyl...

[gr hilly]

years ago early 80s on my new boat i used armour oil yes sounds funny but it looked after my screen for 15 yrs it was like new when i sold it looks after all the trim on the car and boat all plastics to an old mate put me on to it way back and i still use it
glynn

[deckie]

Deckie, Vu-plex was made for the aviation industry so they had a safe product that cleans and protects perspex... It is also great on clear vinyl...

nice...never heard of it. Which probably explains why i;ve been thru so many windscreens and learnt the hard way .
Will google it tx for the tip.

[Jabba_]

Nu Plex is the same but aussie made.. Get it at Bias boating, and BCF

[Teabag73]

Deckie,

I agree with you wrt using solvent etc on the perspex windshield but I can assure you this is the bees knees for this purpose. Where I have also found it to be very good is on your clears, brings them up like new with very, very little work require. You literally just spray on and wipe of with a clean cloth.....A brilliant product........

[dsma@rky]

I have recently been using Mr Sheen multipurpose polish, label mentions it has 'waterguard'.

Beads nicely and good for clears and windscreen.

Someone mentioned it on another post and i can now recommend. Low $'s as well.

[J2DAG83]

Thanks for all the replies fellas.

[Fatenhappy]

Back in the bad old days accidentally discovered using silicon based car polish on motor bike visors, then long since used the same on perspex boat screens with good results .... the water just beads off the same as it does on a freshly polished car. Upside .... nice and cheap and readily available just about anywhere. Only down side is, it probably needs to be done every couple of months for best results

Cheers Greg

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi Guys
We have a sticker on our screen that says not to use detergent at all.
WHYYYYYYYYYY????

Ronnie

[deckie]

Hi Guys
We have a sticker on our screen that says not to use detergent at all.
WHYYYYYYYYYY????

Ronnie

lol ..well that throws a spanner in the works. I've been hearing from plastics guys forever to use nothing other than plain old detergent. As mentioned by others tho there does seem to be some good newer products.
Can u tell what its made of ? perspex is an acrylic i think..lexan a polycarbonate ??? glass is well..silica, SIo2, sand, quartz

Seems bizzarre they reckon u cant even use detergent. All just to clean a damn windscreen for godsake !!!

its all too damn hard so just leave it filthy.

Maybe yours is some sorta new methylacrylaticpolyhorrifficbloodychemicalcrap U can always test a little spot where it doesnt matter but give it a good 2-3 weeks to see any results.