looking for someone who has taken a touring (ultra) windshield and cut it down.I am going to try this with one I picked up but unsure what the best way would be to do it.what tools would I need? thanks

 

do a search of this forum ...its been well covered...and speaking from personal experience, its quite easy...

 

hi use a piece cardboard draw the bottom of shield on it be sure you are square cut card board with scissor if you want 2.. short just raise board cut jigsaw with steel blade marc

 

I once used a belt sander to slowly grind down the edge of a windshield. The trick was to keep the windshield aligned better than 10 degrees with the track of the belt to avoid vibration. Then use the back of a knife to remove the lateral burrs, a fine toothed wide flat file filled with chalk to make the curved chamfer along the edge and finally a grade 600 wet sanding paper to get the satin finish. Never abrade plastic with less than 5 teeth of a file or grains of abrasive engaged over the material. You can also use porc fat on the sanding paper to avoid burning scars into the plastic. I used silverware polish to finish the job

 

Masking tape, jig saw, draw file and som Irish whisky.....dere ya hav it lad !

 

Don't run your saw blade too fast or use rotary tools that will create heat it is plastic and will melt.

 

cut the bottom,then the cut doesn't have to be pretty.

 

I use a rotozip to cut the bottom edge.
I use another windshield for a template, if you have only one, then use that high school compass.

mark your line, and go.

Takes a few minutes, and is messy.

for bonus points open up the 3 "keyholes" for the screws.

that allows swaps with just loosening, not removing, the screws

mike

 

I used a cut off wheel & then sanded the edge. There are a lot of good idea's on here. Good luck

Toby

 

Cut the bottom.