Cleaning GSA screen

Graham,

Having had a few GSA's over the years and too easily scratching a few of the screens here are my tip's:

Only was with soapy water and your hand (without rings on) to wash the screen. Keep a small container of sunlight in your pocket.

Do not use the "squeegee" sponge thing at the garage.

Only dry the screen with a chammy. Dry it by dabbing it on the screen and not rubbing it.

When the screen is dry spray Mr. Min onto it and rub off with a soft dry cloth.

Others will have other ideas but this insures that I do not scratch the screen.

best I find is lots of Mr Min spraying it on with bugs and guff still on, leave it for a while then start wiping it taking care to turn the microfiber cloth to never have hard bug pieces left on the swipe surface of the cloth, after that I use an old t-shirt folded in a buffing pad with all seams tucked away to shine it up.

Sounds much more onerous than it really is and after about 3 years I have not added any swirl marks/scratches

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Thank you Geoff and tkb for the sound advice.I bought my preveous 1200 gs in 2008 and although I washed it regularly, but did not apply any thing other than soap and water the screen had gone dull with no shine. Thank you both once again

I would also be dull and have no shine if I spent most of my time upside down!!!!!!!

How do you know my history so well 

shakey how do you know my history so well ? 

You can get rid of the dullness with with car polish such as Rallywax.

Mr Min / Mr Sheen will attack plastic after prolonged use...

Get some Megquiars PlastX.

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product_detail.do?q=4596

Interesting Corne.

I have used MR. Min for years on the entire bike and my visors (even my goggle lenses) with no visible adverse effect.

I think that problems only occur if:

1. You leave it on for too long before wiping it off, or
2. you use it on the special soft fog-absorbing layers of a visor.

I do not use Mr.Min on my Uvex visor, though it is great on the cheaper visors of older helmets.

........... and on the other side of the coin... if you ever do get a damaged screen and want to remove the scratches..... Fakopol - Nr. 9303 .....   as used on the cockpit windows of European fighter jets! 

Now, now Goose. No problem with name in Britain and Europe, but in SA... Someone is going to get it wrong,eish!

cleaning stuff from CRC

CRC Aviation Window Cleaner

or just clean the old fashioned way - leave a wet cloth/old towel draped over the screen for a couple of minutes to loosen all the grime and insects. Clean off with water and dry with soft cloth or chamois.