KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
I left all my new Mooney Plexiglas pieces covered in Spray Lat up in the loft of a hangar for a couple of Georgia summers years ago and had the same trouble trying to get the stuff off. After trying every type of cleaner know to man it seemed, and not having great luck with heat applications my wife suggested a product marketed at the time for removing the glue residue left over after peeling price tags off retail products. This stuff was called "Goof Off", and while I was skeptical I was at the point of believing I was going to have to purchase new Plexiglas again anyway, so I tried the stuff. It worked slicker than you can imagine. I always keep a can of it around for eating through any glue like stuff I need to clean up. Works on bugs too. Todd thelin Spanaway, WA In a message dated 6/23/2009 7:04:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sidney.w...@l-3com.com writes: This past weekend I removed the Spray Lat coating on the Plexiglas canopy on my KR-2. I had heard and read all manner of horror stories about leaving the coating on too long and how difficult to impossible this task was going to be. Sure enough after a couple hours of tedious picking at the edges I figured there was something to those stories. One sage advised using kerosene, another praised WD-40; I did not relish cleaning up that sort of mess. I called the Spray Lat folks who advised me to remove the coating within one year. Yeah, right, look it's only been 23 years since I got this bubble from RR. The best they could come up with was to put the Plexiglas in a tub of very hot water and dish detergent and hope. I don't have that big of a tub. Not to be deterred, the Spray Lat engineer suggested putting towels on the canopy and soaking these with boiling water. And wished me good luck. One of my Chapter 478 members suggested using a hair dryer to heat up the canopy and the Spray Lat would peal right off. Lo and behold, after a bit of trial and singed fingers, the Spray Lat indeed peeled off in two big sheets to reveal a most pristine bubble canopy. It won't get any better than that, especially thinking of all the Wisconsin bugs and Florida sands that are waiting. Moral of this story: 23-year old Spray Lat will readily release from Plexiglas with application of heat (guess about 200 degrees F). Todd Thelin "The older I get...The faster I was!" rdrace...@aol.com 912-596-8057 **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377077x1201454398/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072=62=Jul yExcfooterNO62)
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
and now it has whitener ;) - Original Message - From: "Patrick Driscoll" <patric...@usfamily.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:46:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal Jack wrote: You may want to try a micromesh kit. You should be able to get it from Wicks or Spruce. For a very fine finish, try polishing with Colgate tooth paste. We used to use it back in the 50's to polish radio crystals to their final frequency. Patrick Driscoll aint Paul, MN patric...@usfamily.net If you can read this, Thank a teacher If you are reading this in English, thank a veteran --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html --- ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
I suggest after you have sanded it down to 2000 grit, you polish it with fine paint cutting compound like T-cut. I have used this to restore scratched CDs, it works well. Peter Drake - Original Message - From: <mplane...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:52 PM Subject: Re: KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal On the subject, mine is also RR 1997, but I have a nice scratch in the center, fairly deep appx. 1" long. Anyone have a way to fix it?
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
Jack wrote: You may want to try a micromesh kit. You should be able to get it from Wicks or Spruce. For a very fine finish, try polishing with Colgate tooth paste. We used to use it back in the 50's to polish radio crystals to their final frequency. Patrick Driscoll aint Paul, MN patric...@usfamily.net If you can read this, Thank a teacher If you are reading this in English, thank a veteran --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html ---
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
Another alternative might be one of the headlight clean up kits being advertised Mothers, etc. -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of jack.cooper2009 Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:57 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal You may want to try a micromesh kit. You should be able to get it from Wicks or Spruce. Jack - Original Message - From: mplane...@aol.com To: kr...@mylist.net Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:52:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal On the subject, mine is also RR 1997, but I have a nice scratch in the center, fairly deep appx. 1" long. Anyone have a way to fix it? ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
You may want to try a micromesh kit. You should be able to get it from Wicks or Spruce. Jack - Original Message - From: mplane...@aol.com To: kr...@mylist.net Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:52:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal On the subject, mine is also RR 1997, but I have a nice scratch in the center, fairly deep appx. 1" long. Anyone have a way to fix it? ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
Wet sanding. All the way down to 2000 grit sand paper. And do it by hand so you don't build up heat. My brother had to do that on John parker's Thunder mustang after every race season. Fred Johnson Reno, NV mplane...@aol.com wrote: On the subject, mine is also RR 1997, but I have a nice scratch in the center, fairly deep appx. 1" long. Anyone have a way to fix it? ___
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
On the subject, mine is also RR 1997, but I have a nice scratch in the center, fairly deep appx. 1" long. Anyone have a way to fix it?
KR> Plexiglas Spray Lat Removal
This past weekend I removed the Spray Lat coating on the Plexiglas canopy on my KR-2. I had heard and read all manner of horror stories about leaving the coating on too long and how difficult to impossible this task was going to be. Sure enough after a couple hours of tedious picking at the edges I figured there was something to those stories. One sage advised using kerosene, another praised WD-40; I did not relish cleaning up that sort of mess. I called the Spray Lat folks who advised me to remove the coating within one year. Yeah, right, look it's only been 23 years since I got this bubble from RR. The best they could come up with was to put the Plexiglas in a tub of very hot water and dish detergent and hope. I don't have that big of a tub. Not to be deterred, the Spray Lat engineer suggested putting towels on the canopy and soaking these with boiling water. And wished me good luck. One of my Chapter 478 members suggested using a hair dryer to heat up the canopy and the Spray Lat would peal right off. Lo and behold, after a bit of trial and singed fingers, the Spray Lat indeed peeled off in two big sheets to reveal a most pristine bubble canopy. It won't get any better than that, especially thinking of all the Wisconsin bugs and Florida sands that are waiting. Moral of this story: 23-year old Spray Lat will readily release from Plexiglas with application of heat (guess about 200 degrees F). Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net
