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Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« on: 19 October 2011, 12:21:22 pm »
My lid got scratched by falling off the passenger seat,  when I was busy putting the disc brake on. The lid is a viper RS -V 121.  Also, anyone know where I can get a battery for the bluetooth?


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« Last Edit: 19 October 2011, 03:12:09 pm by Farjo »
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #1 on: 19 October 2011, 12:24:09 pm »
How the foc that happened,   I know not  :wall
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2011, 12:34:14 pm »
Great technical skills :b
 
New one, I've never managed to get scratches properly sorted on visors.

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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2011, 12:34:42 pm »
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2011, 12:58:49 pm »
Yep,  an irish moment there.   one of the kid's friends.  I'll ask help desk to remove it.    IT challenged isn't the word for me.    I learned to type on a teleprinter in 1990,  and don't seem to have acquired much in the way of technical knowledge.  At least I got a fotie up!
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #5 on: 19 October 2011, 02:19:39 pm »
You can try a tiny bit of toothpaste on a lint free cloth but may be goosed
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #6 on: 19 October 2011, 03:14:45 pm »
Visors these days have a hard coating... certainly last a hell of a lot longer than when I started riding. The downside is that to polish a scratch out you've got to keep going until the surrounding (hard) surface is down to the level of the bottom of the scratch. It should be possible, but it'll take a long time and the result will be a visor that is no longer scratch-resistant.
Long story short... it's time to buy a new one. :)

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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #7 on: 19 October 2011, 06:11:33 pm »
Thanks.   I'll try the toothpaste.   The visor on these vipers are much thinner than other decent helmets.   They're about a quarter as hard as the ones on my arai,  and scratch if you look at them funny  :'( Otherwise, it's a nice snug fitting lid with excellent sun visor and the bluetooth works a treat.    I'll have a scunder round ebay if the toothpaste disnae work, but I still need a wee battery fer the blueteeth.
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #8 on: 19 October 2011, 06:12:20 pm »
ps = thanks Admin for removing the photo.  My kid would have skinned me if she saw her mate on foc-u  :rollin
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Re: Reducing Scratches on clear visor; or where to get a new one
« Reply #9 on: 19 October 2011, 09:38:35 pm »
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