Restoring Vinyl Boat Windows

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Restoring vinyl boat windows.

It quickly and easily removes fogging yellowing and minor scratching from clear vinyl boat windows isinglass strataglass polycarbonate and acrylic. Start by washing the windows with dish soap and water you re just trying to get any dirt off so you won t grind it in. Rub on a plastic restorer in gentle circles and then buff it out with a microfiber towel. Use the vinyl marking pencil to trace the outer edge of the window.

This means that it goes slightly cloudy when damp while unsuitable cleaners make it go yellow. Cut the vinyl along the marks. Restore and protect flexible vinyl windows diy and professional kits for restoring windows in spray hoods and bimini top panels and great for flexible windows in convertible cars. Following our canvas straps damage clear windows article david asks could you tell me the best way to clean the windows on our boat not the glass but the plastic.

The surface absorbs a wide range of substances including water acids and hydrocarbons. Measure each edge of the cut vinyl and cut a corresponding length of. Restoring a vinyl window is almost impossible but that doesnt stop the tide of products that claim to make this job easy. How to use prism polish to rejuvenate boat windows.

Hold a section of the clear vinyl up to the window area. Practical sailors eisenglass cleaners test looks at 27 products touted primarily as cleaners or treatments for vinyl windows. Fix clear vinyl windows on boats with a plastic restorer and polish. Removes scratches and scuffs restores transparency protects against loss of plasticisers and uv damage also suitable for acrylic the system is easy to use and the results are.

Do the same with a plastic polish. In other words from all see through plastics. Thousands of boat owners have had remarkable success with clear view kit. I looked on their web site and they show restoring windows with the metal polish it s not some different product that they make.

Preserving a clear view through clear plastic on dodgers or enclosures is one of the most challenging tasks in boat maintenance. Items needed for sewing your own marine clear vinyl windows are available at awning and boat cover fabrication shops. Cleaning protecting and restoring clear vinyl pvc flexible plastic windows clear vinyl is very soft and easily scratched so avoid any abrasive or domestic cleaners or oven cleaner. Start with clean windows and dry the windows off by hand with a cloth.

Part one is a cleaner and restorer. It s a two part kit.