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mr sheen on clears part 2 - before and after pic

Submitted by pelagicyachts on Mon, 2017-04-03 08:24

Following on from Paul N's thread (couldn't post a pic in it)

I had some clears that I was keeping to use as a template to get new ones made - tried mr sheen on the weekend and quite impressed - good enough result that I will get another season or two out of them.
I have read on a few US sites that mr sheen will harden the clears and make them go brittle or yellow - unsure if that's true (everyone is an expert on the hull truth) but for me I don't really care as these were stuffed before anyway.
So I washed them first really well with warm soapy water, rinsed with cold water and let them air dry. Using an old t-shirt sheen'ed and polished each side twice, using a separate cloth to polish off the mr sheen. You have to put in a bit of elbow grease but as you can see in the pic they came up pretty good.
Once finished I did notice they were a bit tacky - that could mean there is more build up on them and another round might make them better - unsure and I was stuffed so hung them up in the garage to air - if nothing else my garage smells pretty good now :-)

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 Done the trick came up real

Mon, 2017-04-03 15:22

 Done the trick came up real well ..

 
Was reading that a few people use it on their car duco , boat hulls etc as well and rave about it . On the other hand some people mentioned that there’s silicon in it therefore could be adhesion dramas if you were to get a respray. Dunno , anyway brought a can myself yesterday wasn’t game to use it on the car but the wife’s old pushy came up shiny as new after a quick rub .. $5 a can can’t go wrong .
 
Edit : that’s not a typo “ pushy ‘ as in bike 
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Mr Sheen is silicone based as

Wed, 2017-04-05 21:41

Mr Sheen is silicone based as was originally invented as an alternative to wax polishes for furniture.
Trouble with wax is that the more buffing to make it shiny resulted in a "faster" surface works great on the dance floor but not on a coffee table that often saw cup slide across said table onto the floor. Silicone polish stopped this but didn't like hot surfaces and tended to leave rings where a hot cup was placed on a surface where it was applied.
The only solution to fixing this was a complete sanding and reseal.
Not saying that this will apply to the clears but worth a try if they look like a throw out anyway.
It fills the pores in the material making it more slippery so you will find that water will bead and slide off more readily rather than sticking to the surface, much like potato starch or Rainex does to a car windscreen.
Will be interesting and I hope it does, to see if the application manages to prolong the life span of the clears