Good soft top Vinyl window restorer/polish needed

[Tempest_5]

Hello,

Having got my Westfield on the road over 25 years ago the side screens have become a bit scratched/opaque. Not so bad during the day but a bit worrying at night.

Can anyone recommend a good soft top Vinyl window restorer/polish ? Some people in internet land recommend Pledge, others say don't. I assume that may be due to possibly slightly different Vinyl compounds or environment giving different results.

[Paul Drawmer]

Plexus spray polish. It's designed to work with plastics, and it has no ammonia compounds which turn clear screens yellow.

Not cheap stuff, but I found that it just works really well.

http://www.plexusplasticcleaner.com/about.html

https://www.lasaero.com/products/article/M0375139X

[Tempest_5]

Thanks for that Paul. Still cheaper than replacing them.

[motco]

I'd be very interested in how well it works - my Westfield sidescreens are a bit rough and I have a Z3 with a rear screen that could benefit from a polish too. I've found that polishes for plastics generally work only with hard materials like Perspex, but softer plastics like vinyl don't seem to polish well. Toothpaste has been suggested on the BMW forum.

[Tempest_5]

You might be there a while with tooth paste. I use it successfully for repairing scratched CDs/DVDs only over a small area. A complete window is a different matter.

[Tempest_5]

My order of Plexus Plastic Polish has turned up. I'll let you know how it goes.

[motco]

Tempest_5 said:

My order of Plexus Plastic Polish has turned up. I'll let you know how it goes.

Bated breath!