speedometer glass cleaning?
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Hope that is a help....
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all the coating off(which took a good while) the glass is perfectly clear. I put a coating of Rain-X Anti-fog on it so Ill see what it does. I may end up buying a new speedo in the long run but at least it is perfectly clear now.
Last edited by Striker951; 08-11-2010 at 12:22 PM.
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Finally figured it out. There is a fine coating of plastic on the inside of the glass, probably to keep it from fogging. The water drops etched themselves in the plastic coating. After taking a razor blade and scrapping
all the coating off(which took a good while) the glass is perfectly clear. I put a coating of Rain-X Anti-fog on it so Ill see what it does. I may end up buying a new speedo in the long run but at least it is perfectly clear now.
all the coating off(which took a good while) the glass is perfectly clear. I put a coating of Rain-X Anti-fog on it so Ill see what it does. I may end up buying a new speedo in the long run but at least it is perfectly clear now.
Just wondering....this water came from washing your bikes? Are you using power washers or a hard spraying nozzle? Is the water coming up from underneath or through the side seals of the glass? Would a very small bead of clear silicon sealant on the outside help if its coming in from the top?
I use a water hose to wash my bike, one with a gentle water flow to let the water pour over instead of a real hard spray. Always been afraid of forcing water into something somewhere that would cause me problems.
Glad you found a way to get the spots off. Wonder why the plastic is there n the first place...
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Just wondering....this water came from washing your bikes? Are you using power washers or a hard spraying nozzle? Is the water coming up from underneath or through the side seals of the glass? Would a very small bead of clear silicon sealant on the outside help if its coming in from the top?
I use a water hose to wash my bike, one with a gentle water flow to let the water pour over instead of a real hard spray. Always been afraid of forcing water into something somewhere that would cause me problems.
Glad you found a way to get the spots off. Wonder why the plastic is there n the first place...
I use a water hose to wash my bike, one with a gentle water flow to let the water pour over instead of a real hard spray. Always been afraid of forcing water into something somewhere that would cause me problems.
Glad you found a way to get the spots off. Wonder why the plastic is there n the first place...
I was using a semi rought scouring pad to clean the glass with CLR and
noticed some coating coming off so I got a razor blade, the kind you put in a paint scraper and started scrapping. Never did scratch the glass and I was scrapping pretty good but all the coating came off. Looked like a urethane coating or something like that.
Looks great now.
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