Visor covered in tiny scratches.

[KingLies]

As the title suggests, my visor seems to be covered in tiny scratches from where I wipe my visor with my glove. But my glove has a soft wiper on it and I can't imagine this would have scratched my visor to bits. When I look through it, it looks as though my visor has steamed up, but it's just the tiny scratches that make it look this way.

It's a HJC helmet, cost me a fair few quid. How come this is trashed in 3 months when my cheap ass Box helmet lasted nearly 2 years with a visor that's fine?

Any suggestions on a fix or do I just have to keep replacing my visor every 3 months?

EDIT: Picture

https://imgur.com/IsfTMSt

[handbasket]

I bet it’s not the glove that’s scratched it, it’s the road grime.

[KingLies]

Well the road grime hasn't bothered anything else and the tiny scratches go left to right. I've added a picture so you can see.

[Polarbear]

[KingLies]

I guess that makes sense. Doesn't explain why my crappy Box helmet visor is intact when I used to ride that through winter too.

[Polarbear]

Hadn't seen that picture when I wrote the above.

That looks very like someone has either tried to clean it with brasso or something similar. That's mechanical damage from what I can see.
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[KingLies]

I clean it with Muc Off helmet and visor cleaner with soft tissue. I don't understand how it's got so bad.

[doggone]

There was a change in BS standards many years ago now and before that they often scratched badly like that in normal use.
Something is dodgy about that visor it can't be up to UK spec.

[Polarbear]

[stinkwheel]

All my visors go like that.

Had a brand new arai one look like that after 3 hours on the A1.

It's salt dust that causes it. Worst on motorways. Worst in conditions where the roqad is wet but it isn't raining.

The salty spray gets splashed onto your visor by wagons then dries in the airflow, leaving a film of salt. You see your visor splashed up, wipe it with your finger and it's fucked.

That's because salt is harder than polycarbonate and scratches it.

They don't do anything about it for the same reason they didn't make long lasting filament lightbulbs.
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[monkeybiker]

You can get plastic polish. It takes some time and effort but does work. I've got a bottle somewhere but can't find it so don't know the brand but google it and you should find some.

[Pete.]

Looks like what happens when you wipe your visor with tissues or kitchen roll. Never use tissues or kitchen roll (unless it's Bounty). A yellow duster, microfibre cloth or soft sponge with plenty of soapy water is what I use.
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[doggone]

I haven't had one even need changing before the helmet did the last ten years at least.
In the 80s you needed a new visor every year.
They should not scratch in normal (careful) use if complying with current standards.

[Skudd]

I use plenty of water and soap with limited rubbing when cleaning visors, but still change them every year or sooner if needed. Just treat visors as a consumable like a lot of bike stuff. I always have a couple of spare visors, dark/clear for my lids.
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[iooi]

Crystalusion

Get some of this. Put it on your new visor and it works a treat.

Helps bead of water. Allows you to wipe a dirty visor and leaves no scratches.

You will find that, the soft patch will collect muck and scratch your visor far more than a harder surface.

I would go to somewhere like Racevisors for a new visor.
pay peanuts and you end up with a visor that may not be upto the job...

[Taught2BCauti...]

[talkToTheHat]

I was going through HJC HJ-09 visors at an alarming rate. They seem very soft. My Shark visor seems to be fairing much better.

I have used toothpaste on indicator lenses and suchlike and it works well, not tried it on visors but I might test such ideas on a retired hjc visor before daring to mess with my shark visor should it get scratched.
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[andys675]

visors are anti-scratch, not scratch proof

visor cleaner? =hello I've just put solvent all over my plastic visor
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[mr-jermy]

sounds similar to what happens to car headlights after time, where they get scratches on due to the crap off the road, a tip i got told from a friend of mine whom is a professional valeter, try getting some toothpaste on it and rubbing that in it should help clear the scratches up, if your unsure try googling using toothpaste on headlights, cant guarantee it will work completely but should help
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[Mudshark]

brasso
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[ws4936]

Just remove the visor and wear glasses instead
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