Plastic Rear Screen Polish

[Elliot Davies]

Probably been done before but...........

Whats the best to use ??
It has minor scratches i want to remove.

 

[Guest]

"Hindsight" seems to get good reviews, but at £39.50 for a starter pack, it is very much the "zymol" of screen cleaners!!! []
Haven't used it myself, but was considering getting some, as my other half has a convertible and the screen will inevitably deteriorate in time. [8|]

 

[Helen Goff]

we were given some cleaner for the plastic screen with the car it's offical porsche stuff[8D] available from the OPCs.
bottle was just running out and we were thinking about replacement when "rumba"posted on here about a starter cleaning kit he bought from porsche that was very good but included a cleaner for the plastic screen. as he has a 2003 Boxster this is useless to him......so i stole it off him. thanks Rumba.

it's good stuff and easy to use,once you manage to get to the screen[]

 

[Mark_Bennett]

ORIGINAL: Derek Brien

but at £39.50 for a starter pack, it is very much the "zymol" of screen cleaners!!!

Or of course, there is the Zymol rear screen cleaner kit itself!

Porsche do a little pot of plastic screen cleaner. It is very good, but a bit of a pain to use. It seems to me to be slightly abrasive, so could help get rid of the scratches. Be careful not to get it on the fabric of the top, as it will stain white. I use it about once a year, and use a product called "Novus" the rest of the time.

Novus was recommended on the USA-based discussion board, and is available in Harley Davidson shops for $3.99. It is intended for use on motocycle visors and is great. It is clear, spray on and wipe off. No fuss, no muss. It appears to be the same product as Maguires sell for about £10 a bottle (identical size, shape etc...)

Incero also do a plastic screen kit, to compete with the Zymol one. I think Swissol do one as well.

I have seen "Plexus" recommended, but have also noticed people say it seems to be a one-way trip. Use it once and you have to keep using it regularly to keep it from yellowing/discolouring the screen (it seems it leaves a film behind).

 

[Melv]

Autoglym's Fast Glass seems to do the trick.

Melv

 

[matt643]

Hi,

I bought a kit from Hindsight because my plastic rear window was badly worn on the sections where the hood folds the plastic onto itself.

The kit was £50 and consisted of a pot abrasive, a pot of polish, a couple of cotton cloths and some instructions.

Beware! You will need lots of time and plenty of elbow grease to achieve good results but it did do the trick, screen is pretty much like new. It also removed some scratches so I'm quite chuffed!

There was quite a bit left over as well, plenty for another 5+ screen cleans at least which is a bonus.

That all said, its a lot of cash for a couple of small tubs!

 

[Helen Goff]

but a lot cheaper than a new screen[]

 

[matt643]

very true!

 

[Elliot Davies]

Autoglym's Fast Glass seems to do the trick.

Got loads of that, although no one else has mentioned that one before !
Does the cuppie have plastic windows ?

 

[Mark_Bennett]

In general, I would be wary of Glass Cleaner products on the plastic.
They typically contain ammonia - and this will fog the plastic.

I have no idea what is in the Autoglym stuff. But just a general warning (don't use household window cleaners on your plastic guys!)

 

[Andrew Killington]

Hello Elliot
I used the zymol kit £23 and it was very effective at removing the yellowing/fogging
Andrew

 

[evoke]

On a related note, has anyone managed to refine the art of accessing the rear screen? I just cannot be bothered as it just seems so awkward. Surely there must be an easy way to do this (with the wind deflector in place)?

 

[Mark_Bennett]

The wind deflector comes out really easily.

The only way to access the inside of the rear screen with the deflector in place is by raising the rear of the hood (as you do if you are accessing the top of the engine). I know which is easier!