Clear Plastic Cleaners

All 14 products worked to some degree, but we were most impressed by the Armada 210 and Plexus among the sprays, the Dolphinite among the liquid pastes, and, as a Best Buy, the Mer-maids among the liquids.

Sun, salt, general weathering, and possibly ûcaustic cleaning agents have probably taken ûthe clear vinyl windows in this well-made ûdodger past the point of no return.

At their best, all but brand-new flexible plastic "windows" are wrinkly, often scratched or cloudy, and vulnerable to dirt that further obscures vision. There are, however, a number of products on the market that are designed to preserve, clean, and even repair some of the damage. For this comparison, we tested some of the clear plastic cleaners/preservers dedicated to this task, as well as those that purport to repair minor scratching and clouding. Several brands come in two- or three-part systems.…