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[Guest]

My 12 month old canopy windscreen has weathered realy badly. The sides and rear are perfect. Is there any way to restore it to its former glory. I cant see where I`m going.

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[LORDNELSON]

It is suprising that it has weathered so quickly. The usual remedy is to ask a sailmaker to sew in new windows. It might be worthwhile discussing the rapid decay of your sprayhood windows with your original supplier and see if he can assist you since it seems there must be a reason for the rapid weathering.

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[Evadne]

I'd agree that 12 months seems a short time for it to become opaque, if the sides are as new then there must be a specific cause. It may be worth lowering it when the boat is at her berth.
In case you get no joy there was a thread on this very subject not long ago. One recommendation was a starbrite product, there may be others, and for motorcycle visors Duraglit or brasso is often mentioned. It only gets rid of minor imperfections though, not deep scratches or serious weathering. To seriously polish something you may need to start with crocus paper or even 600 grit glass paper then work down the grades to brasso. Experiment on a corner to see if its worth doing the whole screen, the effort may exceed the benefits.

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

You are supposed to have UV / salt water safe plastic, by the sounds of it you my have the stuff used on caravans, is it going brown too?

You can by replacement material from C & J Marine textiles

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[richardandtracy]

If the screen is the one that always faces into the sun, then unfortunately it'll be UV damage & you'll have to replace it. Once the plastic's degraded, that's it, no repairs possible.

However, you may be lucky. Is your neighbouring boat one with a penchant for greasy food? (Basically, could it be cooking grease deposited by an extractor fan?) If so, try a bit of neat washing up liquid on it.

Regards

Richard.

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