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Old Dec 6, 2013 | 05:49 PM
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you could try buffing it out ..only have time to loose. The worst thing is you will have to buy a new shield
 
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Old Dec 6, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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It was like a thin plastic tint on my first shield, but it was part of it and on the front. There was a couple pieces of tape on shield and when I pulled it off, off came tint. My second shield is clear and a whole lot less noticeable on the bike.. When you think about shield should be correct when you look over it, having a tinted shield is sort of silly.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 07:20 PM
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Windshields!,, we don't need no stinking windshields.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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I've had three over the years, one of them I was able to remove the film using a pressure washer, then sanding out the scratches and then buffing it with rubbing compound.
The other one I could not get the film off and I tried everything, including alcohol and acetone, (not at the same time.)
They are lexan and can be buffed with pretty good results, if you can get the film off.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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If you got from 1994 to 2014 out of one windscreen, we should be asking you what you used to make it last so long.
 
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