kena48 said:
Been doing this for years. Buy a bottle of Peroxide and pour into a plastic spray bottle. Let it sit a minute, and clean with a micrfiber cloth - it really gets bugs off. I always follow-up with a wipe-down of Plexus, which I think is a great product. I have had windshields that have better visibility with a coating of Plexus.
Cool tip! Thanks!
Here's another method that has stood me in good stead since the 1970's...
Get a nice, soft, well-used cotton terry-cloth bath towel - I use ones that are being *retired* from shower/bath use - and wet it down with warm, clear water. Drape the towel over the windshield (I have a 22" Parabellum on my S-10) completely letting the lower part fall down over the headlamps. Leave there for 10 to 20 minutes. When you come back the bugs and their juices will be all softened up, as will their crusty, dried juices. Use the wet towel to wipe away any tougher bug guts and goo, then follow up with my favorite plastics cleaner/polish - 210
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/210cleaner.php
It's designed and manufactured for the care, cleaning, and polishing of aircraft windshields, and it's truly wonderful stuff. I used Plexus for years until a friend pointed me to 210, and I've been a convert ever since. It's not only a great cleaner and polish, but is also anti-static and anti-fog, which makes it great for helmet shields, too. I keep a couple of the large 14oz cans around the shop and at home for cleaning windscreens and my helmet face shields, and keep one of the smaller 7oz cans onboard the bike for the handling the same chores on the road. As an aside, I have had excellent service from "Aircraft Spruce" obtaining it, but it is available from numerous aircraft and marine supply sources.
And though it hasn't been mentioned... There is another wonderful chemical I have been using since the '70's - Pledge.
That's right... Plain, ol' garden variety, get-it-at-the-grocery-store Pleadge furniture polish. I use it to wipe down the tank and bodywork (including side cases) of my bikes, and have for decades. I find it works even better than the hallowed Honda Spray Polish - and I was a Honda dealer for many years! We used Pledge to wipe down and clean all our inventory bikes on the showroom despite having ready access to Honda Spray Polish. In my experience Pledge does a far better job of light cleaning, gives a far brighter shine, and protects so well it keeps bug goo, road tar, etc. from sticking too well making post-ride clean-up much easier. It's also much, much *CHEAPER*, yet goes a long way more, than any of the specialty motorcycle polishes I've tried over the decades.
Oh, and though I have no laboratory data or independent testing to back it up, I swear the *LEMON* Pledge is by far the best!
Smells the best, anyway... Though the orange is a close second.
Hope this helps!
Dallara
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