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jetski
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PostPosted: 09:11 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: how to clean your helmet visor ? Reply with quote

hey guys, it maybe a dum question but as I have never cleaned my visor and I'm starting to get trophies building up (bugs) what's the best thing to clean it with. im scared to use any sort of cleaning chemical incase it reacts with the plastic or scratches it. I guess washing up liquid and a sponge would be ok? what do you use?
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PostPosted: 09:20 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Others may disagree but I use orange juice in a washing up bolt then with some hot water to dilute it, then sponge down your visor ( make sure sponge is clean )

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PostPosted: 09:46 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fold a kitchen towel in half, moisten in and stick it to the visor. Leave for a couple of minutes then wipe the visor with it.

Dry it off with a second kitchen towel. Job jobbed. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:53 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^^Speaks the truth. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those little bits of exoskeleton from the insects will scratch the visor if you wipe it when it's dry. hence the damp kitchen towel.

I like to use a fine spray water bottle and wipe with a damp J-cloth after a few minutes.
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PostPosted: 10:04 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cut a potato in half and bury it at the base of an oak tree when a new moon is out, then using the blood from your first born, simply wipe In a clockwise motion whilst facing North.
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PostPosted: 10:04 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^^Will I need Orange juice too?
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PostPosted: 10:17 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mrs pinky keeps a diluted bottle of Stardrops with some vinegar in it. That works a treat. Smells weird but cleans well.
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PostPosted: 10:30 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Werny wrote:
Fold a kitchen towel in half, moisten in and stick it to the visor. Leave for a couple of minutes then wipe the visor with it.

Dry it off with a second kitchen towel. Job jobbed. Thumbs Up


This.
Works just as well with loo roll if you're so inclined.
Same works on front headlight on bike, etc.
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PostPosted: 10:52 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

goto10 wrote:
Cut a potato in half and bury it at the base of an oak tree when a new moon is out, then using the blood from your first born, simply wipe In a clockwise motion whilst facing North.

tip of the month i say
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PostPosted: 12:01 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

illuminateTHEmind wrote:
goto10 wrote:
Cut a potato in half and bury it at the base of an oak tree when a new moon is out, then using the blood from your first born, simply wipe In a clockwise motion whilst facing North.

tip of the month i say


Well, using a cut potato on inside of visor as an anti misting measure works equally well & better than some more expensive aerosol options etc:
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PostPosted: 12:06 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Re: how to clean your helmet visor ? Reply with quote

jetski wrote:
I guess washing up liquid and a sponge would be ok?

I wouldn't, it's got abrasives in it. You want to be dissolving anything stuck to it, not scrubbing it off.
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally I used to use wetwipes if we have any. If not, wet toilet paper.

I rarely clean mine now, I mostly leave the bugs on there. They get cleaned off when it rains!
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PostPosted: 13:15 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shhh! I don't use kitchen roll. Teatowel. Shifty
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use Autoglym visor cleaner. I wouldn't have bought it myself but it was a present a couple of years ago and I still have half a bottle left. Just fill the smaller spray bottle and take it out with you. When needed just spray on and wipe off, it gets rids of all bugs straight away and leaves no smears.

With how good it is I would buy it again when it eventually runs out.

https://shop.autoglym.com/motorbikes/motorcycle-visor-cleaner.html
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PostPosted: 14:29 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meguiars Quick Detailer...works a treat.
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PostPosted: 15:17 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Werny wrote:
Fold a kitchen towel in half, moisten in and stick it to the visor. Leave for a couple of minutes then wipe the visor with it.

Dry it off with a second kitchen towel. Job jobbed. Thumbs Up


^^^ This.
If in a hurry, just apply a bit of pressure and rub the bugs away with said kitchen towel. I also do the same for the mini-screen on the bike.

Edit: Oh and ha ha ha ha ha ha to the muppets who actually spend money on products to clean their visors.
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PostPosted: 15:30 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Washing up liquid. Rub it all over with fingers. Rinse off with water. Tissue to dry.

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PostPosted: 16:11 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 16:23 - 22 Sep 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its funny but I worried about this when I started riding buit not these day. I use cheap specticle wipes from Lidle, they're cheap and you can carry a few packets I your pocket and they're really good if you get a particularly large bug or particularly small child stuck on the visor Smile
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