ruined my windshield..
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ruined my windshield..
I bought a used windshield for my bike and was very happy until it tried to remove some stickers the previous owner has on it..
I tried soap and water and several different cleaners and now have fogged a spot where you can tell I melted the lexan w "remover"..
my question is?..since it is on the botton half of the windshield and not a area I look thru,can I paint the lower half black?
can I just maybe tint the bottom half super darl and try to hide it?
a new windshield is $150..so whatever repairs I attempt has to be cheap or I order a new one..
Any suggestions?
I tried soap and water and several different cleaners and now have fogged a spot where you can tell I melted the lexan w "remover"..
my question is?..since it is on the botton half of the windshield and not a area I look thru,can I paint the lower half black?
can I just maybe tint the bottom half super darl and try to hide it?
a new windshield is $150..so whatever repairs I attempt has to be cheap or I order a new one..
Any suggestions?
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I had a painter spray the lower half of a customers green Heritage with a matching green paint. This one faded into the clear from the bottom to halfway to the top. It didn't look bad IMO.
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I still have a shield for my Road King that is (was) color matched to my paint. Be creative and you might just be the next millionaire. Merry Christmas!!!
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I painted the inside of my entire windshield black. Had it this was for almost 4 years now I love it. I've never liked looking through a windshield, to me, it's just a wind deflector. Pics in my garage.
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you could do a vinyl "wrap" across the damaged area.
Most sign shops have the material and can cut it for you, or I get the stuff off EBAY.
hit it with a little heat from a hair dryer... takes all the wrinkles out.
you can get it in colors too.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...+blue&_sacat=0
Most sign shops have the material and can cut it for you, or I get the stuff off EBAY.
hit it with a little heat from a hair dryer... takes all the wrinkles out.
you can get it in colors too.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...+blue&_sacat=0
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No matter how you get the area covered, post-up some pics so others can see and mirror your creativity.
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the vinyl wrap is a good idea.......an even cheaper solution is to find a new sticker that will cover the area fogged up removing the old sticker.
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