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Scratched Plexiglass

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:57 pm
by rfrederick
Just sharing my findings...
My 140 windshield has quite a bit of small scratches and a few deep ones. I tried some polish i got from my IA many years ago (Flitz???) but it didn't make much of a difference.
After doing some research on different aviation blogs I picked up Meguiar's Plastic Cleaner & Polish and tried it out earlier today.
The results seem promising but I will keep monitoring it in case it is just covering up the imperfections.

Here is before and after of one of the scratches in front of the pilot:
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Re: Scratched Plexiglass

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:59 pm
by rfrederick
I also did a small spot on the passenger side window:
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Re: Scratched Plexiglass

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:44 pm
by 8474
Thanks Rick, I have the same issue and was wondering what the best course of action would be. I will try the Meguiar's.

Re: Scratched Plexiglass

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:08 am
by rfrederick
Blaine,
Here is the stuff I used:
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Yesterday I started working on the pilot's side window and realize that the cloudiness was partly due to paint overspray:
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Takes some time but eventually started to clear up. It's hard to see so I circled the area I worked so far:
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I am very happy this is working out otherwise I would have been asking advice on changing out the plexi :)

Re: Scratched Plexiglass

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:44 am
by 8474
Thanks Rick, that will go on my long list :D