Restoring weathered boat canopy clears?

Anybody have any ideas on how to clear boat clears that have been in the sun for a long time?

 

Bubbled and burnt around some edges,  and can no longer see through them?

 

Not looking to get them perfect but a bit of vision through them would be great?

 

Or is it a case of replacing them?

 

Thanks - Mick


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try some mr sheen and a soft

Tue, 2014-04-15 17:59

try some mr sheen and a soft cloth but sounds like they may be buggered?

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Will try that thanks mate,

Tue, 2014-04-15 18:02

Will try that thanks mate, yeah i think theyre pretty far gone..

 

Worth a shot anyways ta

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 go to detailers

Tue, 2014-04-15 18:54

 go to detailers paradise.com.au and ask the question there. They may be able to recommend some compound to clear it. They have done somilar things with plastics and glass.

wont hurt trying.

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yeah if they are physically

Tue, 2014-04-15 19:04

yeah if they are physically damaged nothing short of a repair will do it.

Having said that mine were a bit weathered also and I used Mothers plastic cleaner(or restorer?) from the auto shop and came up a treat.

Lay them on flat ground and follow the instructions

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 There is a specially

Tue, 2014-04-15 22:13

 There is a specially designed product called Plexus, comes in a spray can, seems to work ok

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plexus

Wed, 2014-04-16 06:03

I use PLEXUS on mine it is a cleaner and also soften's them, but if they have gone milky from the sun you will need to replace them

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 Plexus works well if they

Wed, 2014-04-16 15:49

 Plexus works well if they are still in good shape.  If they are already bad, as a last resort which works really well for me is household JIF.  

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