Plexiglass Question

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Smokey14

Raven Since you were in the business you can stop me if this sounds like a bad idea but what about applying a heat to the surface of the plexi with a heat gun of map gas torch.Have some one hold a wet sponge on the other side to keep it from getting to hot and warping.

no it will make it either bubble or sag...deform ect...

when we did our bending the heat strips were kept at a precise temperature
using individual transformers...

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Raven

no it will make it either bubble or sag...deform ect...

when we did our bending the heat strips were kept at a precise temperature
using individual transformers...

no heat guns?? i guess i am old school.

I made a bunch of beautiful displays (risers) for my gallery using a band saw to cut out the pieces from a larger sheet, then a heat gun. but that was all small pieces. Do larger pieces require direct contact form a heat source?

[Raven]

a heat gun...

but by keeping the gun at a reasonable distance you
the operator are the thermostat.

[vanstaal]

you can generally buff them out with a high speed buffer and some polish and compound .

[teaser]

Thanks for all the answers guys!

I will take the windshield off the boat and try the aquarium method first on a small spot and see if it works and if that fails I'll try the buffer on it.

I know I probably won't have the same result as new glass because it got washed on both sides of the plexi with steel wool (SOS) so the outcome is probably going to be a negative but I'll try anything first and then as a last resort I'll just have to have another one made.

You guys are great and thanks again for all the help and for you're time.

You's all deserve keepers on your next trip out!

[beamie]

After you fix it, get the SOS off the boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Raven]

nebe is old school