I find warm water is the best. If some bugs have crusted on, just keep it wet for a little while and they will come off. As you mentioned, chemicals are always a mixed bag and you are not sure what will or won't damage the plastic. Can't go wrong with water and a towel (with gentle rubbing). Even a soft paper towel works well if you want to keep it fast and simple. Warm wet towel to remove the dirt, dry towel to absorb the water. No streaking.

 

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Visors are expendable. Like tires and brake pads. When riding long distances I carry a wet wash cloth in a ziplock bag and a clean microfiber. At home I take it off, yes they are removable, and wash in the sink with dish washing soap.

 

Hydrogen peroxide removes bugs really well. Follow up with some windex for no streaks.

 

I use Zeiss Lens wipes, they don't scratch and have alcohol which cuts the road grime. They also come in small packets that are easy to carry.

 

Warm wet cloth and Plexus bout every 3rd or 4th time. Plexus is expensive but it doesn't take much. Had the same can over 3 years.

 

I tend to take the "visor is expendable" method because I'm often using a gas station paper towel dipped in squeegee solution when riding through very buggy areas. It actually doesn't seem to be too harmful.

 

Yes, the visors today are really hard to scratch. As long as it’s wet. Not like cheap old plastic ones from the 70-80’s which the bug itself scratched.

 

Take a moist paper towel and lay it upon the shield (don't wipe or move it around) and just let it sit there untouched for a couple minutes. Remove, then wipe off gently with a microfiber towel, and everything'll come right off. That eliminates any type of scrubbing that might scratch it, however minor.

 

Dang I must be the only one that uses Meguiars Qwik Detailer on glass, Plexi, and acrylic.
Works great in the visit for cleaning and leaves behind a coating that makes it easier to clean once applied.

Microfiber cloth is all you need and a small spray bottle in your tank bag to clean the visor and headlights while protecting them from those awful live bugs we have twice a year in the Deep South.

 

Dang I must be the only one that uses Meguiars Qwik Detailer on glass, Plexi, and acrylic.
Works great in the visit for cleaning and leaves behind a coating that makes it easier to clean once applied.

Microfiber cloth is all you need and a small spray bottle in your tank bag to clean the visor and headlights while protecting them from those awful live bugs we have twice a year in the Deep South.

Love bugs. Creatures from he!! 😡

They are out here right now. 😡

Prople in other parts of the country have no idea.

 

Yep moist paper towel over the visor for a few minutes, than carefully dry with a microfibre cloth. I have used wax on the outside of the visor to give a bit of a protective film.

 

After I soften the dried bug bodies with a warm, wet, microfiber cloth (a wet paper towel is fine to lay over the visor, just don't rub with it) I wipe with that same cloth. Sontara window wipes are made for plastic/plexiglass so I use them to dry it and finish with Plexus and another window wipe.

 

 

I've always rubbed the visor clean with a sponge under running water. I'll use a fingernail on any speck that's doesn't budge. Dried off with a microfibre. Years and years of visor use with zero damage from cleaning. Wish cheek pads would last as long.

 

After a ride , I spray the visor with water then put paper towels on it and wet it real good with a spray bottle, wait for 5 min and then wipe her down, and dry with a clean towel, then apply Rain-x or Plexess, If you wait till next day to clean the bugs will be dryed and alot harder to get off, Just my 2cts, enjoy

 

Rain-X: I have a bottle and applied according to the instructions, but I think that it smudges the visor a bit, making the light diffuse which is annoying.

 

Try buffing the shield again with a clean cloth, I have been using on shields and car windshields for years and never any trouble, sounds like there was still some product on there that needed to be wiped longer,

 

Thanks! Will do.

 

My visor is covered with bugs when riding the country roads and mountains. I need to clean my visor a couple of times per ride. I use blue shop towels with bottled water and it works great.

Anyone riding without a full visor around here is going to have a face full of nasty bugshit.

 

Anyone riding without a full visor around here is going to have a face full of nasty bugshit.

Yep, and there are also the bigger hits from bees or the type of rocks that can crack a car's windshield to be concerned about.

Once upon a time just after dusk in South Dakota it seemed every flying bug in the state decided to swarm me. I was concerned about just being able to see the road. Stopped at the first station to clean my visor and headlights. The lights had lost a lot of effectiveness. Between the visor & lights, it felt like I'd entered a thick fog even after the swarm was gone.

This only happened the one time. But it was bad.

I like my visor!

 

Just posted a thread about these.

they work well. For .05c

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