Member Since: 10 Dec 2005
Location: West Berkshire.
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Plastic windows on caravan.
I need to do give the tintent some TLC in the next few weeks. Van is 10 years old but in very good nick. However windows need a bit more than a clean. Years ago I obtained some polish from local plastic sign shop. Cannot rememeber the name of the product but it worked very well. Any suggestions please?
10th Jan 2013 3:34 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15269
Think I heard Autosol does it, but please don't use it until someone more knowledgable comes along.
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10th Jan 2013 3:53 pm
Andym01207
Member Since: 01 Mar 2012
Location: County Durham
Posts: 412
I use Fenwicks caravan window polish on mine, gets rid of the worst of the swirl marks but not perfect.
10th Jan 2013 4:47 pm
mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
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another vote for fenwicks the general caravan cleaner diluted gives great results all over the van and neat on a cloth removes all those black stains and other stubborn marks MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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this is a specialist poish cleaner made for Acrylic.....it clweans & doesnt scratch
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10th Jan 2013 5:18 pm
Ted Newman
Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: SE London
Posts: 840
Greygate Plastic Polish is excellent and is used by many sports car types on their rear hood windows which can get badly scratched. Just Google it LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
10th Jan 2013 5:19 pm
subaru60
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: crawley
Posts: 277
the best thing to use is t cut i know youll be thinking it will scratch but it doesnt my son works for a caravan dealership and thats what they use even thou they have access to many products i had some scratches on mine got them all out
10th Jan 2013 5:23 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
As above, a little t-Cut mixed with some cheap polish will do, or better still some Farecla G3 followed by some G10 that will bring the windows up like brand new
10th Jan 2013 5:45 pm
allforus
Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 492
you can buy some proper perspex polish in two grades i am unsure of the make but will try and find out for you tomorrow
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10th Jan 2013 5:52 pm
Matty 2332
Member Since: 02 Dec 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 670
T cut + 2
10th Jan 2013 5:55 pm
THUB
Member Since: 10 Dec 2005
Location: West Berkshire.
Posts: 717
Graeme, That rings a bell, in that I seem to remember the tin I had was "graded" Hope you can get the info. Thanks.
10th Jan 2013 6:11 pm
Leesbay
Member Since: 19 Dec 2011
Location: rainford
Posts: 1581
Farecla g3 and g10 ideally with a machine polisher like a das kestral
Wil bring the paintwork up a treat too, you would be surprised how much grime gets into the bodywork
There are plenty of purpose made creams for acrylic refurbishing, dont use a product that is too abrasive it will take a long time to put a shine back on if you aint got a professional polishing machine....................................................................................................
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10th Jan 2013 7:19 pm
Richie63
Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 494
I have not used it myself, but T-cut is widely recommended on "UKcampsite".
10th Jan 2013 7:26 pm
npinks
Member Since: 30 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
Posts: 1943
Using a polishing machine on a caravan paintwork is said to be quite risky, due to the thinness of the paint, but have seen excellent results on windows
10th Jan 2013 9:24 pm
chrisc
Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 362
T-cut for me too,I once went down a narrow lane with thorns either side and left loads of scratches on my vans windows but they came up like new, just be gentle though
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