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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
This time it's plastic black cover panels.
What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Use toothpaste and score uniformly? No. Want to preserve shiney surface. |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
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... This time it's plastic black cover panels. What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Use toothpaste and score uniformly? No. Want to preserve shiney surface. I assume stread = streak I trial test for permanency of any labelling with methylated spirits and then clean over with meths on a cotton wool ball. When dry I use standard furniture polish , tiny amount squirted onto a cotton wool ball and polish out until no smearing remains |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
There are cleaners specifically for plastic. Novus is one. It comes in three
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
On Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:56:30 -0700 (PDT), Robert Macy
wrote: This time it's plastic black cover panels. What was it last time? What made it turn black? What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=plastic+polish Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Most of the plastic polish compounds available are pumice and wax. The pumice acts as a very mild abrasive. The wax hides the scratches and gouges until the wax wears off. Remove the excess with vinegar or 409 cleaner. Use toothpaste and score uniformly? No. Want to preserve shiney surface. Some toothpaste is rather abrasive. Careful what you use. Toothpaste works on (uncoated) glass but not plastic. http://www.ehow.com/how_5092791_repair-scratched-eye-glasses.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRUiN4aN43A http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/002890.php http://www.armourproducts.com/ecom-prodshow/15-0150.html Note the you should *NOT* use Armor Etch Cream (hydrofluoric acid) on glass lenses. You will destroy them. On plastics, you can also use automotive plastic headlight polishing compound, CD/DVD repair kit, or just plain automobile or furniture wax to fill in the cracks. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
On Oct 1, 11:18*am, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote: There are cleaners specifically for plastic. Novus is one. It comes in three grades. Thank you. The cover is not scratched. Just don't want to scratch it! Any recommended 'cloth' to use? Or, paper cloth that won't scratch? |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
On Oct 1, 9:22*am, "N_Cook" wrote:
Robert Macy wrote in message ... This time it's plastic black cover panels. What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Use toothpaste and score uniformly? *No. Want to preserve shiney surface. I assume stread = streak I trial test for permanency of any labelling with methylated spirits and then clean over with meths on a cotton wool ball. When dry I use standard furniture polish , tiny amount squirted onto a cotton wool ball and polish out until no smearing remains Thank you. Alcohol hazes, but methylated spirits won't? |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
Robert Macy wrote: This time it's plastic black cover panels. What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Use toothpaste and score uniformly? No. Want to preserve shiney surface. Have you ever used Novus plastic polish? The antique radio guys love it. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
Robert Macy wrote in message
... On Oct 1, 9:22 am, "N_Cook" wrote: Robert Macy wrote in message ... This time it's plastic black cover panels. What's the best way to clean, leaving stread-free and NO SCORING MARKS!!! ?? Other times, it's the clear plastic cover panels that then end up looking 'hazy' Use toothpaste and score uniformly? No. Want to preserve shiney surface. I assume stread = streak I trial test for permanency of any labelling with methylated spirits and then clean over with meths on a cotton wool ball. When dry I use standard furniture polish , tiny amount squirted onto a cotton wool ball and polish out until no smearing remains Thank you. Alcohol hazes, but methylated spirits won't? +++++ meths leaves streaks but the polish soon deals with that. Unfortunately there are 2 meanings for the word polish. To remove very slight scratches and to give a lustrous finish, polish to me means the lustrous meaning not micro-abrasive |
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What is best way to clean plastic panels?
"N_Cook" wrote in message
... Unfortunately, there are 2 meanings for the word polish. To remove very slight scratches and to give a lustrous finish, polish to me means the lustrous meaning not micro-abrasive. You can't remove the scratches without abrasion -- you are "abrading" the rest of the surface to lower it to the level of the scratches. How else are you going to "remove" them?. Trust me, the Novus products, when used correctly, "remove" the scratches without messing up the rest of the surface. AND PLEASE LEARN TO WRITE COHERENT SENTENCES AND PUNCTUATE! |
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