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Richard230

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on: August 28, 2024, 02:01:48 pm
Motorcycle.com has published an article regarding the best way to clean a motorcycle windshield, which might be of interest to anyone who has a motorcycle with one of those things on it: https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/how-to/how-to-clean-a-motorcycle-windshield-44606422
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Reply #1 on: September 06, 2024, 11:56:14 pm
Thank you, sir, appreciate it!
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Reply #2 on: October 12, 2024, 06:49:22 pm
I use a special windscreen cleaner marketed by my son, under his own company’s brand name. It’s a spray on clear blue liquid, which rapidly softens dried on flies etc. after leaving it for a minute or two I wipe it off gently using a microfibre cloth.

I’m not mentioning the name because I don’t want to be accused of advertising and possibly breaking the rules of the forum.

That said, for years I used very diluted washing up liquid in a spray bottle and also used it on the company’s helicopter windscreens. Wiped it off with a synthetic chamois leather. There are “specific” windscreen cleaners for aircraft but many leave a waxy residue which can cause a smeared condensation pattern in cold humid weather, difficult to clear. That’s the last thing you want on a cold, damp, and dark night just as you lift off…
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Reply #3 on: October 18, 2024, 01:03:26 am
I use a special windscreen cleaner marketed by my son, under his own company’s brand name. It’s a spray on clear blue liquid, which rapidly softens dried on flies etc. after leaving it for a minute or two I wipe it off gently using a microfibre cloth.

I’m not mentioning the name because I don’t want to be accused of advertising and possibly breaking the rules of the forum.

That said, for years I used very diluted washing up liquid in a spray bottle and also used it on the company’s helicopter windscreens. Wiped it off with a synthetic chamois leather. There are “specific” windscreen cleaners for aircraft but many leave a waxy residue which can cause a smeared condensation pattern in cold humid weather, difficult to clear. That’s the last thing you want on a cold, damp, and dark night just as you lift off…
What about using screenwash ?