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May 06 2005
Plexus Plastic Cleaner & Polish Review
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| Summary: Bulky, yet a excellent scratch remover and screen cleaner
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Plexus - Plastic Cleaner Protectant & Polish is a relatively old product in the market. However, with the introduction of the PSP's scratch fragile face plate, a demand for such products is increasing.
You may have tried or seen some other products listed on various web sites that promote themselves as scratch removers for IPOD's and PDA's. The truth of the matter is, if the product is in a creme form or syrup/oil form, it is abrasive.
Abrasive cleaners are generally used like sanders. They contain micro particles that, when you wipe in a circular motion, are essentially sanding out the surface area to match one another. This leaves a swirl of scratches that are "spiderweb like" in appearance. In reality, these type of scratch removers are used to take out moderate to large scratches. It is useless practically if you are trying to remove the small/micro scratches on electronics that come from pockets, general use, and paper towel wipes.
I was skeptical about Plexus due to the fact that every cleaner out on the market for electronics was abrasive. Plexus amazingly, is not. Basically Plexus is a WAX. I found nothing different from Plexus than your run of the mill car wax, minus the fact that Plexus was formulated with plastic in mind, so it is a more gentle formula. Words can only go so far, so I decided to try it out on my Logitech Playgear Pocket Case and my PSP's screen.
For my PSP, I had/have 1 finger nail scratch and 7 "spider web" scratches from the PSP's stock soft case. When I used Plexus on the screen and wiped it dry, all my spider web scratches were gone! However, my fingernail scratch still remained, but it was highly reduced in appearance, turning it into a spider web scratch.
For my Logitech case, I removed the inner inserts and applied Plexus to the entire case, inside and out. After I had finished wiping through, once again, all my micro scratches from everyday wear and tear on the case being in my backpack/bag were gone! Of course, more severe scratches that came from banging the case around remained, but those too were greatly reduced in appearance.
So far so good, but there has to be some negatives right? Yes, you are!
The negatives about Plexus is that is comes in an Aerosol form. That means that it literally has to be sprayed onto whatever your cleaning, and since it was really invented for large-scale use and not for electronics, you're going to end up dousing whatever you're cleaning if it's a small electronic.
The second negative is that Plexus is applicator un-friendly. Since Plexus removes micro-scratches, your applicator must also be safe to use. That means you must have a micro-fiber cloth or similar material used for cleaning "lens" surfaces exclusively. If you don't, you end up mixing lint and dust with the Plexus wax.
In my overall opinion, Plexus is really more or less used for people who take good care of their PSP, and if they own a Logitech PlayGear Pocket case, can make the case look brand new. This product does wonders in removing fine scratches and gives you an extra barrier of protection against future scratches.
If you're the type of person who can't stand 1 dead pixel, 1 spider web scratch, and treat your PSP like a newborn baby, I highly suggest you pick up Plexus and start restoring/protecting your investment. You can't go wrong, this thing really does work wonders and makes your PSP store bought looking new! For the casual guy however, Plexus may seem like "Diamond Polish". It's not essential and may seem vain, if not entirely a waste of money.
You can find Plexus on their official web site, but they charge a little bit more than most online retailers who carry it. I suggest you pick up some on Amazon.com or go to your local car shop/motorcycle shop and ask if they have any in stock.
Remember that Plexus was originally used for automobiles and airplanes. It is a wax, and it is non-abrasive. Bottom line, it's good stuff for your PSP.
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Comments
05/06/05
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shirase
| Texas USA
Great review! While I'm lucky enough to not have any scratches on mine yet *knocks on wood*, it's nice to know there's a solution in case I wanna take care of it. Thanks!
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05/06/05
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slb
| California USA
Plexus has been around for years - I use it on my motorcycle windshield and helmet shields...excellent product.
If you go to a motorcycle dealer, you can also find Honda brand (and likely others too) that are just as good, and sometimes better for less money.
Either way, they are good products for plastics.
SB
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05/06/05
19
Agent808
| Hawaii USA
very cool, definately sounds like something worth trying if or when something hurts my PSP screen.
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05/06/05
19
deadlock32
| Illinois USA
**Great review! While I'm lucky enough to not have any scratches on mine yet *knocks on wood*, it's nice to know there's a solution in case I wanna take care of it. Thanks!**
DUDE WATCH OUT THATS YOUR PSP
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05/06/05
18
shirase
| Texas USA
HAhaha, OH NOES! Must. buy. stuff. now!
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05/07/05
24
kyoshiro
| Hong Kong
must buy too. I was trying to fix a dent on my freind' PSP Display, after 1/2 hr of polsihing, no luck. it was Displex for phone monitors.
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05/07/05
poly4life
| New York USA
Actually, the scratch removers that you find on the web, the non-abrasive ones - this one included - do not remove scratches. They merely spread the abrasions surrounding the scratch to make it nearly inviisble to the naked eye. I believe the wax reduces or, in some cases, eliminates the light that is reflected to your eyes. Abrasive cleaners can damage the screen by sanding it down. This is the difference.
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05/07/05
20
AlgaeEater
| California USA
kyoshiro said: "must buy too. I was trying to fix a dent on my freind' PSP Display, after 1/2 hr of polsihing, no luck. it was Displex for phone monitors."
Hi Kyoshiro
If you have a literal dent in your friend's PSP display, no scratch remover is going to remove it! Plexus is used to remove faint and light scratches, so in reality it will remove all the scratches made by the Displex you used, but it will not make the original dent disappear! It might help reduce the appearance of it, but there's no physical way anything can remove a dent unless it is re-filled. The Plexus wax will partially fill up deep abrasions such as that, but it will not perfectly make them go away. 
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If you just bought a screen protector you wouldn't need this product anyway!
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05/13/05
9
carreraGT
| California USA
does a Brando (or one of the same type -- JAVO edge, etc.) screen protector still apply and stick to the screen after using this product? i'd like to get all of the little nicks out (from that stupid sony case) before I essentially "seal it up" -- that way, it *should* appear perfectly scratchless after applied.
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06/06/05
skateamerica
| New Jersey USA
Agent808 said: "very cool, definately sounds like something worth trying if or when something hurts my PSP screen."
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08/02/05
10
jamezz
| New Zealand
ne one heard of that displex stuff (used here link is it ne good?
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08/02/05
10
jamezz
| New Zealand
shirase!! u reckon u dont have ne scratches?? well put ur psp unda a bright light....mmm suprising isnt it!! u have millions of 'micro scratches'. they r from cleaning. so if you clean your psp ul have these no matter what. ive had mine for a few days and ive got quite a few already. GOD DAM HIGH GLOSS SURFACE!!
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08/02/05
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mikeh
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| UK | XBC: Rhyfelwr | KAI: Rhyfelwr
if you have very small scratches from the sony case, generally applying a screen protector will hide them and jamezz, just put a good screen protector on now before it gets worse, thats what i did
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08/03/05
10
jamezz
| New Zealand
yea im still gona get some of this though. what screen protectors would u reccomend????
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