windshield experiment

[playboy]

Been toying with the idea of a shorter windshield for awhile now since I didn't win the F4 with a vent. Already had gone to a short wide 13 1/2 " which I like but since it warming up so quick wanted to try a little shorter. So I dug out my old stock shield after reading some threads to day and wacked it off down to 10 1/2". Everything went as planned as far as the cutting and sanding but somethings I did notice.

 

I used masking tape instead of the duct and after final cleanup I noticed that in several places where the masking tape was all the scratches were gone, assuming this had removed film on shield,but heck it was clear.

 

So I took the scrap piece I cut off and reapplied masking tape even warmed with a heat gun trying to find away to remove the rest of the film but no luck.

 

Then I used Meguires scratch x by hand and then with 6" buffer did reduce some of the haziness but not the film sure didn't make it any worse.

 

Does anyone know of way to remove all of the film if I could do that i would have a clear shield.

 

If it can't be removed has anyone added tint like to have it smoked out for the summer months. Think it will be fine for short trips this summer but going to be to much buffeting for the wife on the long hauls. But it looks cool.

[Kirby]

I've tried just about everything I can think of and some of the coating just will not turn loose!! Good luck, if you find a way to clean it all off, post it here.

[ragtop69gs]

I used that super tape most people refer to as nascar tape, it has a super sticky adhesive. I took off all but a few small spots of the coating on mine. The shield was great for a while but scratched very easy. I have now cut it down so I can look over it, problem solved.