Maguiar's PlasticX

[scarylarry]

Does anyone have any experience with Maguiar's PlasticX?  Thinking about buying some and trying to revive my windshield with it....Should've added...It is a Memphis Shades acrylic shield

[Hook#3287]

I've no experience with the product, but most Maguiar's stuff is pretty good.

If you have a OEM screen, they have a coating.

[Led]

Mine needs a windshield.  Have not got around to ordering one yet. I will go with a "Clearview".

I tried buffing mine out, but it must be that coating on it.

I feel REALLY bad about yelling at the Wife.  Only time I ever did that.  But we were fueling up, and I went in to pay the tab.  I come out,  and She was "washing" the windshield with one of those sponge/squeegy sticks they have at the pump.  I flipped out on Her!  You know how filthy THOSE things are!

She may as well have taken sandpaper to it.  Yea.....NEVER use those things on a plastic windshield!!  Lol!!

I appreciate Her trying to help......but I never even thought She would try it, to begin with.....

Edited to add......JUST ordered a new windshield.  As long it is in mind...."Gitter done"!!!     Lol!

[sandy]

I polished out some scratches on a Clearview. Meguiars Professional #10 clear plastic polish did a great job. I found it at a paint and auto body supply but Amazon has it. As was said, it won’t work on an OEM shield due to the coating.

[WintrSol]

I've used PlasticX, but only on the lenses of various lights. Kept the headlights relatively clear on my wife's car, which stays in the sun on the driveway; also brought back the faded tail lamps on my brother's RV - not perfect, but better. My first thought about using it on a windshield was the coating. I have a Clearview shield, and love it, but have never even considered cleaning it with anything but a microfiber cloth and a plastic-rated cleaner.

[Jess from VA]

Buffing out a Cleaview lucite/plastic shield is easier than any polycarbinate shield (like OE).

[RonW]

that's the tradeoff with polycarbonate vrs. acrylic material. The polycarbonate is semi-shatterproof but scratches easier than acrylic which is easy to shatter. That's probably the reason for the plastic film over the polycarbonate. Albeit you can't buff out the scratches on the super thin plastic film which doesn't have any hardness. If memory serves, some people have resorted to stripping off the plastic film or gave up trying.

[CoreyP]

The actual shield isn't very expensive, usually the hardware is. Just order a new shield and be done with it.

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I polished out some scratches on a Clearview. Meguiars Professional #10 clear plastic polish did a great job. I found it at a paint and auto body supply but Amazon has it. As was said, it won’t work on an OEM shield due to the coating.

Thanks. Ordered.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AY3SR?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

[6adan]

  I tried polishing out two OEM windshields with no luck, I as using an aircraft windshield polish so I gave up and ordered a new one from Gustafsson. If you have not heard of then check them out, I am very pleased with mine, they can make just about any windshield and in many colors.

[RonW]

This is heavy on theory, but I used rain repellant and hypothesized that very tiny abrasive particles were getting trapped in the thin sprayed on layer of repellent. Thusly, when washing the windshield those same abrasive particles were scratching the windshield when the washing extracted them from the repellant layer. This goes for pledge too. I don't have any scientific data though. All it takes is a few abrasive particles to stick to the sponge and the scratches start to add up through the years. It's best to hose the windshield for an hour or two I guess. I'm aware of hydrogen peroxide as a pre-wash, but it might not work as well as it does for bug splatter vrs. the tiny abrasive particles trapped in the rain repellant but which do come loose from a rubbing motion. I did notice more tiny scratches after using rain repellant.

[Jess from VA]

Of all the products out there, I have better consistent results using a new or almost new microfiber cloth soaked with water.  And microfibers for the windshield ONLY get used on the windshield and nothing else. 

As soon as I can, so the crap (and bug guts) don't set up.  Bug guts have acid in them (or some of them do).

On longer riding days, I take a soaked microfiber in a baggie and use it at stops.  I'm not really a clean freak, but I don't care to look through bug guts riding, and it always comes off easier the sooner you clean it.

And I avoid hard scrubbing. 

[h13man]

The actual shield isn't very expensive, usually the hardware is. Just order a new shield and be done with it.

I'm in complete agreement thus taking care of it properly will make you a happy windshield. I keep/use a pack of these for cleaning on the fly along with a microfiber towel.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Auto-Drive-Ultimate-Cleaning-Wipes-30-count/123991117

I also use Lucas Slick Mist for polishing the shield and all other parts. Tried RainX for plastic and it works too good.   

[SPOFF]

If we're talking the Memphis Shades windshields, they tend to get what Memphis calls "crazing" a kind of cracking pattern especially in the graduated tone part of the shield. I doubt any polish will fix that. Fortunately the replacement plastics have been relatively inexpensive in the past. I've replaced my shields several times in the past 25 years. I've also collected 19, 17 and 13 inch sizes to swap depending on the season.