PlastX on Convertible Plastic Rear Window

[pwt65]

After lurking in this website for the past month and learning a great deal about how to keep the cars nice, I now understand how exciting car detailing can be.

I tried PlastX on the plastic rear window of our Z3. The window had suffered some abuse and had a nasty line of scratches where the window folds when the top is down, as well as surface contamination that a regular wash would not remove.

Here is the view from inside. You can see the line where the window folds:



At first, it didn't seem that PlastX was doing much. Then I figured out that I shouldn't be shy about it and really work the product in. The window looked better, but it still wasn't getting all the contaminants. A closer look revealed that the contaminants I was seeing were on the inside! After playing the contortionist and doing one application on the inside, the window was much improved:



This is after one application inside and three on the outside. While the photo doesn't show it, the line is still there where the top folds, but it is much less visible. I will probably try another application on the inside in the future, but I think it looks pretty good now.

Many thanks to Meguiars and the folks on this website who take the time to share the detailing techniques!

[chrisx]

And how you have shown that the product works. Good to see before and after pics.

[LnkPrkSoldier]

congrats on the good job, i would sure be happy if that were mine

[pwt65]

Thanks!

[SchwarzenSchafe]

Does anyone know what kind of plastic these are made from? I have one with a small cut in it. I've done some plastic welding before but I suspect this stuff is thermoset plastic. It'll get tape before it gets replaced, so I'm hoping theres a way to repair it that's a little higher quality.