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16/3/2005 at 11:05pm
 Location: Hounslow
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What is the best for cleaning /polishing plastic window.   I saw a product on Ebay called RENOVO but they were asking £3.00 for a 30 mm bottle which I thought seemed a bit steep?    My windows are smoked and very slightly scratched as if rubbed wih a harsh cloth.       

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16/3/2005 at 11:12pm
 Location: NW of Glasgow
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Fenwicks I should think.  Look at their website.


16/3/2005 at 11:23pm
 Location: Whitburn Scotland
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Fenwick's windowize is made for this job, it does not scratch and is a fair price in a 50ml tube. Available from Most caravan dealers and Towsure

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16/3/2005 at 11:23pm
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Thanks for that, I have just ordered their Caravan cleaner & Bobbydazzler from Towsure but they did not list Windowize.  i have some Mer window stuff for glass but just wondered what most people use on the plastic stuff.

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16/3/2005 at 11:29pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Nigel Ackland on 16/03/2005
Thanks for that, I have just ordered their Caravan cleaner & Bobbydazzler from Towsure but they did not list Windowize.  i have some Mer window stuff for glass but just wondered what most people use on the plastic stuff.
Hi Nigel it is item no FW3 - Fenwick's Windowize Scratch remover for plastic/acrylic windows from Towsure 50ml tube

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17/3/2005 at 1:52am
 Location: Planet Zig,3 light years left off Mars
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Does a great job on very very mild surface scratches, but if there is a lot off scratches from cleaning the windows while very dirty (ie a lot off small scratches in a circular formation) be prepared for a lot off elbow greese to go with it......Took me a good half hour per window with a soft cotton cloth to apply and then a clean one to polish off, gowing over each window in small stagesf.......remember to use in a circular motion as you apply it and remove it.........Its worked Ok on my windows but could deffo do with another going over...........at £4.00 a tube its not cheep but does work.......eventually

There i actualy said a Fenwicks product works :p

Other folk have said that Brasso works well on plastic windows but i thought it may be a bit too abrasive....so didnt try it......Windowize works but as i say....be prepared for a lot off polishing if u want good results.



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17/3/2005 at 1:41pm
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Lol Baggy, would agree with not using Brasso as well, does a lovely job on an old trumpet or candlesticks but too abrasive on plastics, I tried several different brands on a sheet of acrylic which I ran a piece of sandpaper over first, Fenwick's came out tops, ok its around £4-5 tube but at the end of the day it does the job and is a lot cheaper than getting a new window made. Haven't used it on our vans windows, we have glass ones in the old girl!  Vinegar and water! Don't tell Old man Fenwick though, !

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17/3/2005 at 7:32pm
 Location: farnborough, hampshire
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Just to confirm what others have stated, we used the Fenwick product on our van windows today and it did a fantastic job, just follow the instructions


17/3/2005 at 10:49pm
 Location: Ramsgate Kent
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Done mine today with MER excellent stuff


17/3/2005 at 10:54pm
 Location: Lancashire
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hi all,i use fenwicks windowize the results are very good.may need a bucket full when i get my windows back as the cover is scratching the side windows badly.tried all sorts to stop it.last resort was cling film.this could cause craze.17

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17/3/2005 at 11:20pm
 Location: Hounslow
 Outfit: CI Sprite Musketeer
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Thanks guys, looks like Fenwicks wins hands down.    I don't mind paying that bit more for a product which 'does what it says on the tin', but I hate being ripped off.  I guess most people think the same.

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