Cleaning Clear Plastic

After I got home with my Ion,I noticed the clear plastic covering the gauge
cluster,was hazy/filmy,like the car sat out in the heat for months before
shippng,I was thinking of using a wet(water with a little dawn) terry cloth
wash cloth,to clean it,but,is that soft enough?.I sure as hell don't want to
have it scratch from a washcloth,you never know.

 

Page 358 of the 2003 Saturn ION Owner's Handbook reads:

Cleaning the Instrument Panel Gauge Cluster Lens

Use only mild soap and water or a clean damp lint-free cloth. Sprays
containing silicones or waxes may cause a hazy appearance on the instrument
panel cluster lens. To remove silicone waxes from the instrument panel
cluster lens, use a mixture of five parts clean water, one part ammonia, and
one part mild dish soap and a lint-free cloth. Always wipe with a new
section of the cloth to remove all the residue.

Useful things, them owners manuals!

 

If what Kirk suggests doesn't work well, try Meguiar's PlastX. Designed for
clear plastic it should remove anything. I've always just used a paper
towel and windex on the gauge cluster but that PlastX works great on my poor
sandblasted headlights.

Charles