Cleaning inst. cluster lens

T

toopicky

New member
Joined
Aug 30, 2014
Messages
3
Reaction score
0
What's the best way to clean the plastic lens on the instrument cluster. I never have any luck getting them streak and smudge free and I'm always afraid of scratching them because they seem to be a very soft plastic.

Please, what's the secret?
 
You could use a plastic cleaner from groits garage or meguiars though what I does is use one spray of window cleaner on a microfiber towel and wipe on one direction then take another dry microfiber and buff/wipe kinda slow to remove any streaks etc
 
I use window cleaner as well to clean the plastic lens
 
Hey, thanks.
I just want to be sure that window cleaner won't harm the plastic.
Any particular window cleaner better for that than another? What I mean is, would regular Windex be ok, or would one those foaming kind be better?
 
I uses meguiars d120 window cleaner at 1:10 ratio and leave the windex in the cleaning isles
 
Thanks everyone. I give your suggestions a look.
 
Novus #1 Polish works very good. One tip I've learned the hard way, is to always apply any product to a MF Towel first, massage in, then, and only after insuring the towel is just dampened, then wipe the lens.

Often, these lenses on many vehicles have those stems for the trip Odo's sticking through, and to just liberally spray the product, it can seep through to the other side of the lens creating a nasty mess..
 
Mothers plastic polish is also nice and works well.
 
Normally, I use either Opti Clean or Ultima Waterless Wash for gauge faces, since both work well on either hard plastic or soft radio and Nav screens. On every car I own that I haven't bought new, I eventually wind up doing a polishing with either Meg's Plast-X or their #10 and #17 Plastic Cleaner& Polish to get 'em perfect. From that point, its usually Meguiars #18 Clear Plastic Detailer is a quick spray detailer for clear automotive plastic. Use Meguiars Plastic quick detailer on convertible top on hard lenses.

Bill
 
Another vote for Plexus and 1Z. Also good tip from MarkD51 about spraying the cloth rather then directly on the gauge face to prevent any moisture getting behind the gauge cluster lens.
 
MarkD51 said:
Novus #1 Polish works very good. One tip I've learned the hard way, is to always apply any product to a MF Towel first, massage in, then, and only after insuring the towel is just dampened, then wipe the lens.

Often, these lenses on many vehicles have those stems for the trip Odo's sticking through, and to just liberally spray the product, it can seep through to the other side of the lens creating a nasty mess..
Click to expand...

:xyxthumbs: Very good point to remember.

Bill
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top