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Chalky look on resivoirs

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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Short of replacement, has anyone sucessfully cleaned the chalky white scale off the plastic cups so its clear again. Like when it was new and you could SEE the fluid level in them? Any refurbishing tips would be much appreciated.
 
I have tried different things, brake fluid, oil, WD-douche, silicone spray, some others. None worked very well.
 
Tom...me too.Even tried things like Back to Black, all sorts of Purple Power type cleaners...and notta so far.
 
Tell the process please. Got some pics of a rehabbed one? I know they wrent crystal clear to begin with, but the ones i want to clean up are literaaly white looking...like white paint overspray on them.


Any damage to the raised lettering? seems sandingb would be "tricky" with the letters..yes???
 
I have found the chalky ones to be very brittle, think it's mostly UV damage that makes them chalky. I usually replace them because I don't want them to break.
 
chuck hahn said:
Tell the process please. Got some pics of a rehabbed one? I know they wrent crystal clear to begin with, but the ones i want to clean up are literaaly white looking...like white paint overspray on them.


Any damage to the raised lettering? seems sandingb would be "tricky" with the letters..yes???
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i didnt sand the outside, just the inside smooth surface. just tcut and polish inside and out after, like you would paint on a tank.
no pics as i did it on my GS1k years ago before i swapped to modern m/c's
 
The "scale" if you will that I mean is on the outside surfaces..If it wasnt there they would be awesome.
 
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