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1. plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: muller@sunrise.alliant.com (Jim Muller)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 91 14:57:39 EDT
What is the recommended procedure for cleaning up the plastic rear window of a convertible top? Over time, mine has been getting scratched, and slightly hazy from microscratches. Concourse cars have
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00327.html (7,444 bytes)

2. plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: paisley@cme.nist.gov (Scotty Paisley)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 08:56:17 EDT
I have heard lots of stories about why a top "fogs" and how to clean them, but I don't know of a sure fire way of cleaning one. One of the fog stories I have heard, is that when condensation forms on
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00329.html (8,799 bytes)

3. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: tj@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 8:57:11 CDT
Back in '88, when I first joined this forum, I asked basically the same question Jim Muller asks. Here is the response I received from that grizzled Brit-vet, Scott Fisher: I also saved something fro
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00330.html (9,232 bytes)

4. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: ed@visix.com (Ed Devinney)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 09:51:18 -0400
Jim Muller asks: On my Mazda Britcar-like Convertible Sports Appliance, I use the very mild rubbing compound that Zymol supplies to strip their wax. I have also heard good reports of Meguiar's Perfec
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00331.html (7,657 bytes)

5. plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: zahid@serval.sps.mot.com (Zahid Ahsanullah)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 10:10:22 CDT
Jim M. asks: The only way to prevent scratches is, when you take the top down, unsnap the back end of the top and let it fall in straight as possible. If it is going to be sunny for a few days, put t
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00333.html (7,624 bytes)

6. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: jtc@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (James TenCate)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 10:20:34 -0500
I've actually used some of that Novus Plastic polish (TRF sells it) on the windows of my TR8. It works quite nicely. My windows were pretty cloudy and now I can see out of them! There are two kinds:
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00334.html (7,795 bytes)

7. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: greg@uts.amdahl.com (Greg Bullough)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 08:54 PDT
It helps to put a soft towel into the inside of the "fold" if you have to fold the window when lowering the top. Greg
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00335.html (7,117 bytes)

8. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@Pa.dec.com
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 09:55:13 PDT
There are three classical stages: protecting, maintaining, and restoring the clarity of a convertible window. As with everything else, protecting is best, maintaining comes next, and restoring is de
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00337.html (12,056 bytes)

9. Re: plastic windows (score: 1)
Author: "Christopher A. Kent" <kent@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1991 10:43:01 -0700
There's one common trick, and a couple of repairs. The trick is to fold a towel in with the top when you lower it, to avoid contact with the window (either from the top "wings" or the tonneau cover).
/html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00342.html (7,955 bytes)


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