Windscreen Side Sheilds

[Guest CHRIS.P]

Hi all has anyone got the design or photo`s for the perspex side sheilds that clip onto the windscreen

 

Cheers Chris

[Guest Ant]

Can't help on the design, but if you're thinking of making some take note of the fact that most of the air which is directed towards the passengers doesn't come around the windscreen. It's coming around the sides of the dash area below it.

 

Ant

[Mitch]

Hi All

I made some for my 2b last week, i was suprised how much difference they make,

The Hinges are available from S & J Motors tel 01257 262881 for around £5.50

or i think they sell complete ones for £40 a pair. (Mr hooley may correct me on that)

easy to make, just make a cardboard template first to you desired shape and size then make from 5mm perspex,

Will post pic's later

 

Mitch

 

anyone know how to polish small scratches from perspex?

[Guest trevor hooley]

yep £40 a pair, fit well and you dont have to try to get two to match.

 

mitch try a cutting compuond like carplan restorer, i know that works not sure about t-cut or brasso which do the same ???

 

karl

[Guest nippykev]

Hi all

 

I hate perspex it allways cracks on me. I find polycarbonate much better to work with.

 

 

Kevin

2b may 2003

[swan]

Mitch

I have used brasso and 'Duraglit' wadding to polish scratches out of

perspex but it is aslow job . I suggest you practice on a spare piece before you attack your side screens .

 

atb pete

[Guest mickmellors]

Back in my 2 wheeler days I used duraglit wadding and brasso liquid (separately)on the crash helmet visor and then a good polish like turtle wax which helped to get dead flies off without hard rubbing. Dont be tempted to us a mop in the electric drill as the friction will heat the plastic very quicly and melt it - been there got the tee-shirt etc. Use a nice soft clean rag (good excuse to sort the undies drawer ! ) and follow the instructions on the can !

[Guest Graham]

Mitch,

 

I've found that even quite heavy scratches can be removed from perspex using toothpaste and a fair bit of rubbing. This definetly works, I found out the hard way, we'd just bought a new caravan am my wife decided to remove a sticky mark from the perspex windows with a scouring pad. Well a tube of toothpaste was cheaper than a funeral for her, and now I let her have lots of scouring practice on the pots and pans.

 

PS You'll probably find that the deflectors will get scratched quite quickly away. I find if easier to leave them and just cut another set each year.

 

 

All the best

 

Graham

[Guest Battery Bill]

Graham

I bet you are having a great laugh thinking of Mitch out there with his Colgate scrubbing furiously away, I know I am.

[Guest daveg]

toothpaste

I have heard it all now

[Guest Kev H]

I agree with Ant, I made some a few weeks ago. I extended them down below the screen about 4". There was still too much turbulance coming around the scuttle sides. I've scrapped the ideas and am fitting a hood and sidescreens over the winter.

 

Kev

[Mitch]

I bet you are having a great laugh thinking of Mitch out there with his Colgate scrubbing furiously away, I know I am.

   

yea Bill, but my car will have a minty freshness.

[Guest MikeD318]

There's nothing wrong with using toothpaste on cars. I use it to remove other people paint from my bumpers after I've visited the supermarket. I always find that when ever I park in the car park, someone is kind enough to leave a sample of their paint as they scrape their obscenely huge 4x4 out of the parking space next to me. :angry:

[Big Jim]

Just a slight 'hyjack' of the thread, I couldn't stop laughing when i read Mike's signiture!

 

If it's got tits or wheels, you're gonna have trouble with it.

 

Just an add on to it. **But you can probably figure out why if it's got wheels**

 

magic!!

[ibrooks]

Mike,

Build a rager and see how much room they leave then. I used to run a 1969 Airportable Land-Rover. It's amazing how many people start to pull out on you and then think better of it.

 

Iain