Cleaning inst. cluster lens

[toopicky]

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?

[jamesboyy]

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

[Evan.J]

I use window cleaner as well to clean the plastic lens

[toopicky]

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?

[PA DETAILER]

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/84501-megs-interior-detailer.html

Plexus is the most effective plsatic polish available for cleaning, protecting,and polishing all kinds of plastic. plexus,plexus plastic (http://www.autogeek.net/plexpocspray.html)

[Mizzoutiger]

I use 1Z Einszett Cockpit Premium Interior Plastic Cleaner , dashboard cleaner, cockpit cleaner, 1Z einsett, einzett (http://www.autogeek.net/1z-einzett-cockpit-premium.html) spray on mf towel and gently wipe.

[jamesboyy]

I uses meguiars d120 window cleaner at 1:10 ratio and leave the windex in the cleaning isles

[toopicky]

Thanks everyone. I give your suggestions a look.

[MarkD51]

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..

[The Guz]

Mothers plastic polish is also nice and works well.

[BillyJack]

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 (http://www.autogeek.net/meg18clearpl.html) on hard lenses.

Bill

[RacerX323]

<snipped>Plexus is the most effective plastic polish available for cleaning, protecting,and polishing all kinds of plastic. plexus,plexus plastic (http://www.autogeek.net/plexpocspray.html)

A big vote for Plexus; it's fabulous.

[mcochris]

Another vote for 1Z Cockpit

[98LowRanger]

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.

[BillE]

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..

:xyxthumbs: Very good point to remember.

Bill