whisturx Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Have had an incident with a Croatian tree and scratched a couple of my Heiki roof lights. Any one know of a paste or similar to remove the scratches. Obviously if they are too deep, an exchange cover if you can buy seperately, will be the only cure ? Why do they always put low trees on camp sites !!! Its hard enough watching out for tree trunks, walls ,children ,and badly parked cars. May need a roof camera or periscope fitted next !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterandlinda Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi T-cut will do it but you need to be patient and careful. On the low branches issue, they don't know any different - we are in the north west of Spain at the moment and someone from The Netherlands was complaining about tree branches. Quite rightly, the campsite owner/manager pointed out that in July/August their customers quite like shade and guess what, the vast majority of their income is gotten in July/August. Us northern Europeans don't really appreciate how the economics of southern European campsites work, with our ACSI discounts - there is a good reason why these don't apply in high season. P&L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I've got a tube of Farecla Caravan Pride that I've had for a good few years. Very effective, but AFAIK, it is no longer available. You may wish to try Fenwicks Windowize, which is pretty widely available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi Ian, You need Mer Scratch remover and make sure you follow their recommendation to only polish in straight lines, up and down and then side to side, NOT in circles. PS Mer is part of Farecla or vice versa! Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugga Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Brasso liquid will also work as that is a mild abrasive which is suitable for plastics and it is cheaper than the others, wouldn't use it on paintwork though :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'm probably a bit late with this..but as daft as it sounds,as long as they're not too deep, toothpaste is pretty good at getting rid of scratches(..a tip I picked up from on here.. ;-) )...it maybe worth a try.. I used some a while back on our side windows,after rubbing a hedgerow and it worked a treat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisturx Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Many thanks for all your advice. I found a tube of Fenwicks Windowise which I bought years ago "just in case" and after a fair bit of elbow grease they look as good as new. Only the 2 metre scratch on the awning and scraped mirror to go !! But that is going to be a paint shop job. Must avoid one way streets with low roofs next time !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Since we got our van in April last year, we've 'collected' a few scratches on the windows so I told hubby about the toothpaste trick. Today he's been cleaning the van and has just had a go with the toothpaste and I can confirm that it certainly works a treat with no ill-effects whatsoever. :-D Just gotta convince him to go on the roof now and sort out the scratch on the Heki! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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