Foggy Windshield

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Nov 13, 2018 | 01:54 PM

PoincianaRoadKing

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Foggy Windshield

Any tips on cleaning a foggy windshield? There seems to be something on it that's making it not clear.

Nov 13, 2018 | 01:57 PM

TriGeezer

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They’re not that expensive...

Nov 13, 2018 | 02:26 PM

Ben221

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I believe HD windshields all have a coating over the plastic. Once it goes or gets scratched they are done. I have an old one someone tried to polish. Not pretty.

Nov 13, 2018 | 02:49 PM

TriGeezer

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What bike is it on?

Nov 15, 2018 | 09:24 AM

merlin 2

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by a new one ,the hard coating is shot, not fixable

Nov 18, 2018 | 06:51 AM

roussfam

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What have you been using to clean it?

Aug 7, 2021 | 06:36 AM

Nickjwill

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This shows the contrast

After

After
I realize this thread is almost 3 years old & OP probably solved issue. Just adding my 2 cents for anybody with a foggy/cloudy windshield. So consider this a FYI

Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish works pretty good at polishing up polycarbonate.

I just recently bought a ‘95 FLHT with the original 12” windscreen that the coating had become cloudy. Cloudy enough that it was nearly opaque riding into the sun. It took only a half hour of rubbing on the in-side surface and now it’s fine, not perfect but perfectly useable. I took photos from my phone and I’ll try to upload them later. The foggy/cloudy was from a deterioration of the coating and the polish took that off. Without this coating the windscreen will probably go south again but I’ll squeeze another season or 2 out of it.

Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish also works great for car headlights that have yellowed

Last edited by Nickjwill; Aug 7, 2021 at 07:52 AM. Reason: Add photos