Star Cruiser
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:agree: NEVER use Ammonia based product on Plexiglas or plastic products. The ammonia will leach out resins and will eventually not only discolor the windshield, but also make it brittle & susceptible to cracking.
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What's best for Cleaning the Windshield? Anyone use Pledge?
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:agree: NEVER use Ammonia based product on Plexiglas or plastic products. The ammonia will leach out resins and will eventually not only discolor the windshield, but also make it brittle & susceptible to cracking.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
:agree: The Windex products (Multi-Purpose) with vinegar are OK, though. It pays to read the label of any cleaning product, even if the ammonia isn't advertised.
Motogordo
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What chemicals should be used to clean the windshields without harming it ? All the chemicals I have, including Honda's Clean and Wax, all have petroleum dissalates. Can that be used or not ? The Honda dealer said that these chemicals will cause dulling of the windshield. What is the answer ?'
Gordon
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Safest thing is to soak it with a wet towel, then use lots of water (and mild soap if needed) and soft, microfiber towels. You can use the Windex Multi-Purpose Cleaner with vinegar, but do not use regular Windex with ammonia...ever! A non-abrasive plastic cleaner/polish such as Plexus or one of the products made for plastic aircraft windshields will also work...but get the bugs off first to avoid scratches.
MarkLawson
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Check out this site for some great motorcycle windshield cleaning information & methods: http://www.tulsaenterprises.com/hints.html
SpongeBob
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Cee Bailey's makes a great product for cleaning motorcycle windshields.
http://www.ceebaileys.com/cleaner_prods.html
http://www.ceebaileys.com/cleaner_prods.html
Bob Denman
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:agree: :thumbup: let it soak long enough for the bug carcasses to marinate and soften up...
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
If you wear polarized sunglasses, Lemon Pledge will leave a film that causes a "rainbow" effect on the windshield, as will any other wax/polish product that leaves a residue.I m a firm believer in Lemon Pledge. Soak it down good and let it sit for 5 minutes then wipe clean. Then your Spydie smells "Lemon-ey Fresh"
M109Dreamer
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I m a firm believer in Lemon Pledge. Soak it down good and let it sit for 5 minutes then wipe clean. Then your Spydie smells "Lemon-ey Fresh"
I do the same thing and it lets me tell the wife she can't have those $$$ sunglasses any more. :roflblack:
I am a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter Mechanic and we use the pledge on all of our plastic windshields.
I have heard that if you live and ride in a place where there are alot of bees, the odor from the pledge will attract the bee's to it, I can't confirm that though. I live in AZ so nothing lives in this heat but crickets and cockroaches.
Motogordo
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I just got back from Deptford Honda Yamaha in Deptford, N.J. I have never seen a motorcycle store as beautiful and as large as this one. It looked like a Nordstrom for motorcycles. While I was there, I found Plexus, which is used for all forms of lexan, plexiglass, acrylic etc. It was $20 for a can. The dealer said it was an excellent product for the windshields. I thank you for mentioning it on your post.
Otherwise, I would never have known about this product. After purchasing the Plexus I stopped by my Spyder dealer and he agreed that the Plexus is excellent for all these windshields. He also said that the standard Honda Pro Cleaner & Wax is excellent for the rest of the Spyder.
Gordon 8/5/2011
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Cuffs19
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Ok, so it's time to give Big Blue a bath. I've noticed the sticker on the windshield that says certain cleaners can damage the surface. My question: Is regular old Windex ok? I've taken him on a few trips and he's sustained multiple barrages of heavy enemy fire (bugs). I don't want to use anything that could potentially damage the windshield. Suggestions?
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Absolutely not! Never use anything with ammonia. If you need a cleaning solution from the grocery store, Windex Multi-Surface with vinegar is safe. The best cleaner is lots of water, so you don't scratch the windshield. Never use a dry cloth...even a microfiber cloth. A plastic cleaner/polish like Plexus is another good bet.
bullant12
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So does this mean that we have some "Blonde :spyder2:"s among us???:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
On a serious note... interesting trick!:read:
scooterexpress
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when i removed the windshield last week for the first time only to remove that old gray piece of metal to place a new chrome bracket in its place i noticed that the windshield was scuffed kinda badly really shows up when resting against the chrome is there something i can do to remove the scuffs or do i get a new screen and pray it don't happen again?like i said this was the first time i took the screen off in over a yr.
shrubs
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Yup but I mix it 50-50 with water. This is always in my garage and the bugs literally melt off (and not the paint). Wipe with a nice clean microfiber towel.
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
A great question now that spring is almost upon us. I still have my spray bottle of Windex down in the garage. I am going to replace that with the HP and give it a try. I like the idea of bugs disolving. We don't get that a lot--but when the first spring warm days hit, the bugs seem to come out of nowhere.
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