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None have any suggestions for a product to restore vinyl windows. There are several out their but they are expensive. Some claim to rove scratches. Are they worth it or a waste of money?


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I have used 210 spray wax. It also helps shed rain water. It is available on Amazon.
 
As I said above, 210 worked very well on our older and hazy eisenglass. It improved the visibility a lot. I was very surprised how much better it was. We had tried Flitz polish and buff, no noticible improvement. I was turned on to the 210 by a canvas guy in Cape May. It is very easy to use. I did both the inside and outside of the flybridge enclosure in 45 minutes.
 
A long time ago, when sports cars had plastic windows sewed into vinyl roof covers (sounds much like boat covers of today), toothpaste was the recommended cleaner and scratch remover. Worth a try? Readily available.
 
I don't know about "restoring" but Lemon Pledge will do a good job of shining them up.Try on a small corner first to be sure it is compatible with yours. I just spray on and buff with a soft cloth old tee shirt. I use it on the vinyl roll up windows not the EZTOCY stiff ones.
 
Star brite plastic restore, two step.


I do not know whether it is the best, I've gotten some good results.
 
There is a difference from scratches and that of sun damage, if you scratched it up say by a seat rubbing or strap its much like taking a scratch out of a nice car, light abrasive/polishing in steps. If its sun damage, which is all plastic after 5 years will have some, then there really isn't a lot you are going to do, get to 7 years and replace it.
 
BruceK said:
A long time ago, when sports cars had plastic windows sewed into vinyl roof covers (sounds much like boat covers of today), toothpaste was the recommended cleaner and scratch remover. Worth a try? Readily available.
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I have used ceramic stove top cleaner to smooth and polish by hand acrylic plastic back to clear.
On some huge plastic window, that will take some work. Maybe use a powered buffing pad.
This works by actually polishing away the degraded outer plastic to expose a clean smooth new surface.

Put that Aerospace 303 protectant on top to keep it clean and UV protected. Vinyl and Eisenglass is in their list safe to use on.
 
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I have seen ads on TV using Flitz on plastic windows. It's an ad so of course they say it works. I've never tried it.
 
I have tried various buffing compounds using my polishing buffer on vinyl windows. ZILTCH!

My only solution was to sew in a new piece.
 
Strataglass warns consumers not to use anything but Imar products. I use Imar but it doesn't seem to do much. I've been afraid to use anything else. Am I being overly cautious? The detailers in FL that I've spoken to use 210.
 
Give 210 a try, you might be surprised. i was, it worked womders on my old canvas for visibility.
 
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