The standard answer is 'Maguire's Mirro-Glaze.' Been used for years. There is a polish, which is lightly abrasive, and a cleaner, which isn't. You only use the former when you need it.
Good auto-parts stores have it; it's the answer for convertables which have soft plastic back windows. So do FBOs. Double the price at the FBO. :-( There are other products, but I notice they always seem to compare themselves to Maguire's. It is to plastic windows what Lexol and mink oil are to leather. Never clean airplane windows with a circular motion. The swirls that result are very problematic. Always go just straight up and down. Always use water to rinse any dust off BEFORE you do anything else in the way of cleaning. A bare hand is more reliable than any other implement as a wiper. But don't wipe until nearly all the loose abrasive crud is gone. And if you do use water and a bare hand, watch those rings. Real cotton diapers, never used for anything else, are great for applying cleaners and polishes. Paper towels are of unknown abrasive quality. And don't make the mistake of using the same rag you used to wax the bird; it will have traces of abrasive compound in it. Same if you use the Macguire's polish; don't use the stuff that's been used with the abrasive when just cleaning the windows. My former flying club used 'Pledge' on windows. I always had my doubts about that (and some of the other things they did). Not to mention that I didn't like flying around with an aerosol can back in the ditty box, nor even parking the plane on a sunny ramp that way. Keith wrote: > > Ok, you veritable storehouse's of information....What is a good polish for > the canopy/windows that will remove small scratches, and clean the glass > without damage? Thanks. > > Keith > N5663F
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