[mwharris]

Is there a good way to clean the clear plastic lenses on the instrument panel and XR7 clock? Mine are kinda foggy and it would be nice if there's a good way to bring em back.

 

[doctordesoto]

use wenol metal polish
doctordesoto

 

[Bad69cat]

OR better yet - Mothers makes a good plastic polish just for this purpose. Any good autobody shop has it. Use a good soft cloth or if you trust a steady hand and a small muslin wheel on your dremel tool you can get it looking new! (Practice on something first)

 

[droptopcat70]

I`ve also used toothpaste on it and it works good.But if yours is fogged up i say use what the guys here reccomended.

thanks
pat

 

[yeloxr7]

I washed mine with Simple Green and water, then used Meguiar's plastic polish, then their Plast-X scratch filler/remover.

If the clock lens is fogged, it is in the plastic and not on the surface, so either do the best you can with cleaners and polish or buy one of the repros.

 

[nymorey]

If the clock lens is fogged, it is in the plastic and not on the surface, so either do the best you can with cleaners and polish or buy one of the repros.

Yeloxr7 nailed it. I tried all the remedies and in the end bought the repros. Once it is fogged, you won't get them clear again.

 

[yeloxr7]

I guess I'm really lucky - The original lens in my clock is as clear as new.

 

[mwharris]

Picked up some Mothers Plastic Polish. That stuff worked great. The lens in the clock is fogged though, so I think I'll pick up a repro.

 

[Bad69cat]

Ahh - to bad. probably to many years of UV exposure I guess. It was worth a try. Another reason to keep 'em out of direct sunlight as much as possible huh!

 

[yeloxr7]

Funny thing is, my car was parked outside for many years, facing east. So the clock had lots of sun exposure.

 

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