| |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
| Boat Fishing & Boating A new forum at Striped-Bass.com for those fishing from boats and for boating in general |
 |
06-06-2005, 09:00 AM
|
#1
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Easton, MA
Posts: 75
|
Plexiglass Cleaner
Can anyone recommend a product to clean Plexiglass? Need something to take on the boat.
Thanks.
|
Fishing from an 18' Parker called "Moor-Sea"
|
|
|
|
06-06-2005, 09:41 AM
|
#2
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
|
If its real plexiglass only use soap and water and be very careful with it, it scratches very easily.
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2005, 10:46 AM
|
#3
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Noank
Posts: 153
|
hi pressure fresh water from hose when you get back to the dock or what mike said. It scratches very easily!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2005, 10:50 AM
|
#4
|
|
........
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
|
plexi glass shop
worked in one....for a time...its the density of oak and cuts slow on the table saw to prevent splinters /cracking... if it hasnt turned white from the sun...
it may be buffed out again to look clear (maybe). we always used a rag and some lite alcohol to remove excess adhesive from the paper backing or solvent used in the bonding process.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2005, 03:23 PM
|
#5
|
|
Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
|
Now I know why your old boat WAS so clean.....Sorry I messed it up on you   |
“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
|
|
|
|
|
06-06-2005, 08:07 PM
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: West Wareham
Posts: 1,189
|
PLEXUS maybe?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-07-2005, 10:23 AM
|
#7
|
|
zoom
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
Posts: 4,145
|
polish dont wash
We have some plexy windows on machine shop equipment and it cannot be cleaned without scratching. We use aluminum oxide (polishing compound) to clean and polish it. AL-OX is used as a metal polish also.
Years ago I did this on my old MFG with a plexy windshield, worked great. Easy for me cause I have access to metal polishing compounds here at work.
|
~..~..~.. ><((((º>
Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
|
|
|
|
|
06-08-2005, 06:57 AM
|
#8
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 6
|
The product you want to use is called Novus. It is a polish that also "clears
up" scratches on acrylic (Plexiglass) and polycarbonate (Lexan). Do NOT use
anything like Windex, 409, alcohol etc. My company sells it (don't want to
mention the name, not sure about the rules here). You can PM for if you
want more details or call any plastic distributor. Also you should not use
paper towels to clean acrylic or lexan, they cause scratches. Use a 100%
cotton product. Let me know if you need any more advise. I am in the plastics business.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-08-2005, 09:02 AM
|
#9
|
|
........
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
|
hey pirate (question)
whats the difference between plexiglass and lexan in applications or properties...light diffusion...one
and two is castolite still around?....pours like liquid glass and hardens like a rock? or whats its equivalent that good be used for making plug bodies...?
not to hijack this thread but broaden it a bit from just cleaning products...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-09-2005, 06:57 AM
|
#10
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 6
|
Biggest difference between acrylic and polycarb is that acrylic will break or
shatter if stuck with any real force while polycarb is nearly indestructable....both clear
acrylic and polycarb have nearly 100% light transmission but acrylic would appear to be "clearer" and "cleans up" much nicer and is easier to work with...
that being said I would still prefer polycarbonate for a boat windshield....with proper care it should last much longer...acrylic has roughley 17-18 times the impact strength as glass and polycarb has about 20 times the impact strength of acrylic....if drilling holes in either material for screws or bolts always drill the hole slightly oversized to allow for material expansion and contraction with tempature fluctuations....and yes, there are pourable acrylic
products still on the market for making castings...pm me if you want to know more about them (my company sells them but I am not sure about rules regarding posting other websites)....please excuse the spelling errors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:12 PM.
|
| |
