--- "Jim Jackson" wrote:
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> Should I have a local upholstery shop recover my seat . . .
Some local upholstery shops do excellent work and have lots of
experience upgrading m/c seats. Get references from your local
shop & talk with their customers about the quality & durability
of their recovered seats.
> Is it possible to polish out scratches from a windscreen?
> My tall Kawi model didn't like being planted very much at all.
> No deep scratches but lot's of what there is.
In a pinch, toothpaste & a clean cotton rag will do wonders for
removing minor scratches. You'll need to make a semi-liquid
solution with the toothpaste. I don't know if the gel types
will work as well as the standard fare.
For that fresh minty smell for your KLR ...
Daryl's suggestion of going to your local plastics store is the
best source for advice. Expect to pay a premium price there,
but they'll sell you the right stuff. Local auto parts stores
also sell plastic "polish", "cleaner" etc. for about $5-8 (US$)
per bottle. Some products work better for fine scratches, others
are better for deeper scratches. You may want to buy both.
Meguires & other companies have sold these products for years.
As a bonus, your face shield will shed water better after you
have applied the plastic polish/cleaner.
Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA]
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>>"Daryl Rogers"
Jim,
Yes, you can polish the scratches out of your windscreen, provided
they aren't too deep. I'm in the military and I've seen the boys
polish out some pretty nasty scratches from aircraft canopies. Look
in your local Yellow Pages for a place that sells plastics
exclusively (sheet plastic, buckets and misc items, etc). They will
most likely have the stuff needed to do the job. Usually, it's a
thick liquid, like gritty dish soap or car polish. Depending on the
condition of your windscreen, this could be fairly quick or really
involved, but you should get most of the marks out.
FYI, the Y2K KLR is olive, or as my friends say, garbage-bag green.
Cheers,
D.
>>A14 GBG