pirate
pirate Reader
1/9/14 12:52 p.m.

What is the best product to use for cleaning a Lexan windshield to keep from scratching it? Also is there a product similar to Rain-X that is safe to use on Lexan? Thanks!

44Dwarf
44Dwarf SuperDork
1/9/14 5:27 p.m.

Plexus. It's what it was made for. http://www.amazon.com/Plexus-Plastic-Cleaner-Protectant-13-Ounce/dp/B00092CKN4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389310002&sr=8-3&keywords=plexus+cleaner

aussiesmg
aussiesmg MegaDork
1/9/14 6:09 p.m.

Nice lead, thanks

Appleseed
Appleseed UltimaDork
1/9/14 6:23 p.m.

Water. The A&P at the airport would murder you for anything else.

poopshovel
poopshovel MegaDork
1/9/14 7:30 p.m.

+1 for water. The problem with polishes is that they're very similar to wax. Gummy, nasty, a pain in the ass. This stuff is the best "cleaner" I've dealt with, if you don't need to polish:

http://www.brillianize.com/Pages/LandingPages/acrylic.html

If you do need to polish, Novus.

camaroz1985
camaroz1985 Reader
1/10/14 7:43 a.m.

We use Plexus and a microfiber towel on our Lemons car

44Dwarf
44Dwarf SuperDork
1/10/14 10:26 a.m.

Plexus will leave a non static coating that also beads water for a short time. I use it on my helmet on the road race bike and we race in the rain, I get 8 laps at Loudon with out a problem. Nice thing is it doesn't build up of yellow the lexan.

imgon
imgon New Reader
1/10/14 6:57 p.m.

+1 for Plexus and microfiber, been using for years on my motorcycle windshields, no issues.

drsmooth
drsmooth Reader
1/10/14 11:48 p.m.

All I know is DO NOT CLEAN IT With Windex!! Or any other windex like E36 M3!!

Flyin Mikey J
Flyin Mikey J Reader
1/11/14 12:14 a.m.

^ I found that one out decades ago.

And, while I know tomatoes may be hurled in my general direction for this... if you are a tad lazy and want to get another week out of a so-bad-it-should-be-replaced pitted windshield, hit it with one of those headlight restoration kits with the buffer. It can get you by for another meet or two.

pirate
pirate Reader
1/27/14 9:26 p.m.

At the recomendation of several here I bought a spray can of Plexus. The stuff is pretty amazing. It not only cleans lexan but also cleans other surfaces and leaves a nice clean shiney finish!

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