Hand sanitiser on visor

[Bakazan]

Leaving work I go for the sanitiser as per the rules and some splobs on the inside of my visor (I'm holding my helmet) - not to worry I think it will evaporate off. Now have a mark all the way down the visor. I rinsed it with water half way home but the mark has returned.

Any tips to clean it or is it permanently trashed?

[Zarco]

Some leaked in my rucksack on to my work mobile the other day. It melted/stripped the finish off the plastic case. Clearly good stuff!!

ETA I expect your visor is permanently marked.

[Jazoli]

Its Alcohol and a solvent, it'll be fked, time for a new visor.

[V8RX7]

I'd try plastic polish - used for headlights and soft top windows

[Bakazan]

V8RX7 said:

I'd try plastic polish - used for headlights and soft top windows

Thanks, yes I'll look into this as a replacement visor appears to be £55 - £75.

[TimmyMallett]

If that doesnt work, buy a pack of wet and dry with a sanding block. Start at 2000 and go up and then finish off with something like Xerapol. It's a lot cheaper than a new visor. You will have lost any anti glare coating if there was any though. I think some have them on the inside as well.

[CousinDupree]

Your visor has an anti-scratch coating on the inside and out.

Polish it and it'll mess it up completely.

New visor time, or leave as is.

[V8RX7]

anonymous said:

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It depends where it is and how much needs to be polished off but it's certainly worth a try

[CousinDupree]

V8RX7 said:

anonymous said:

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It depends where it is and how much needs to be polished off but it's certainly worth a try

It's not. It's a safety issue.

Scratches that seem to be invisible in the daylight cause a blinding glare at night.

I remember when the anti-scratch visor law came in, back in the 80s. We all had to buy new visors / lids, but what a difference.

[anonymous-user]

I did exactly the same. Polished it with toothpaste and visor is sorted . I have stained a blue suit jacket with hand cleaner in the past and not got it out .

[V8RX7]

CousinDupree said:

It's not. It's a safety issue.

Scratches that seem to be invisible in the daylight cause a blinding glare at night.

[CousinDupree]

V8RX7 said:

CousinDupree said:

It's not. It's a safety issue.

Scratches that seem to be invisible in the daylight cause a blinding glare at night.

Clearly you know a lot more about this than the TRRL and British Standards of the day!

[V8RX7]

CousinDupree said:

V8RX7 said:

CousinDupree said:

It's not. It's a safety issue.

Scratches that seem to be invisible in the daylight cause a blinding glare at night.

Clearly you know a lot more about this than the TRRL and British Standards of the day!

I know that polishing 1/1000 of the thickness off anything won't change it from safe to unsafe

I know that the polish removes scratches and if there are any causing glare I'm confident that anyone, other than you, can make that risk assessment for themselves

[tricky1962]

I think the ingredients of the hand sanitizer are probably isopropyl alcohol, which kills the virus but also strips the oils from your skin, and something to re-moisturise your skin.

I would imagine that what you have on your visor are these re-moisturising additives, left behind after the alcohol dried, rather than the effects of the alcohol on the visor. Water wouldn't remove this stuff.

A wipe with alcohol, try rubbing alcohol, and drying with a clean cloth could remove the marks.

To paraphrase BV72 "I Am A Chemist, IANYC", this is what I would do.

[Bakazan]

Just to report back on this, I used Plast-Rx and a Meguiar's microfibre pad to lightly buff the surface. After washing off with hot water it is much improved.

I will do a Dominic Cummings-style night-time ride to test the vision but it seems to have worked.

Thanks for all the recommendations and advice.