XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 08/15/2021 02:48 PM, micky wrote:   
   > In rec.autos.tech, on Sat, 22 May 2021 08:28:15 -0700, Bob F   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 5/22/2021 6:40 AM, micky wrote:   
   >>> How do you get little white/grey spots off of clear plastic.   
   >>>   
   >>> Especially when there is no reason they are there!   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> I have my speedometer cluster out so now is the time to clean it.   
   >>>   
   >>> It has a clear plastic window in front that at the top is just about   
   >>> vertical. Further down it curves around to 30^ from vertical, and the   
   >>> more it approaches horizontal the more spots it has.   As if they are   
   >>> caused by something that falls.    Otherwise, the plastic is like new,   
   >>> totally clear, without a scratch, and even wheree the dots are, I can't   
   >>> feel anything.   2005 Toyota.   
   >>>   
   >>> Rubbing with a watery rag does nothing, rubbing with my finger does   
   >>> nothign also.   
   >>>   
   >>> Greyish spots one millimeter or a little bigger.   
   >>>   
   >>> What are they?   
   >>>   
   >>> What are they from?   
   >>>   
   >>> I spit as much as the next guy, but I don't remember ever spitting in   
   >>> the car at all, and certainly nowhere near hard enough to reach the   
   >>> speedometer.   So where did this stuff come from?  Even in the rain with   
   >>> the convertible top down, it's not going to get rained on.**  what made   
   >>> these spots?   
   >>>   
   >>> And, most important, how should I get rid of them?   
   >>>   
   >>> **Sometimes I drive in the rain with the top down, but even I don't get   
   >>> wet, so how could the speedometer get wet.   And I've done that only for   
   >>> 5 minutes in this car.   (In an earlier car I drove for an hour until   
   >>> the rain stopped. Get a few drops on the top of the rear seat, but   
   >>> everything else stays dry.  The harder it rains the faster you have to   
   >>> go to keep dry.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>Spider poop?   
      
   Consider the possibility of humidity condensing on the plastic,   
   dissolving whatever crap might be in he air or the dust on the plastic   
   and then evaporating.   
      
   > I tried all the suggestions here, and none worked, so I ended up putting   
   > it back the way it was.   When it was in place, I couldn't see the   
   > spots, only after I took out the speedometer, so I guess that will do.   
      
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