Removal of old protective coating on canopy's

dwrhoades · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:16 am

Does anyone know of a safe way to remove old protective coating that has become britle on canopy's without damaging the
plexi glass ?
Thanks in advance.
Darryl Rhoades

Kyleb · **Posted:** Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:41 am

dwrhoades wrote:

Does anyone know of a safe way to remove old protective coating that has become britle on canopy's without damaging the
plexi glass ?
Thanks in advance.
Darryl Rhoades

Spraylat or some equivalent?

I know people who've successfully used pressure washers.

Chunks · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:02 am **Posts:** 361

I used very soapy water and then a pressure washer. The soap really helped realease the product from the plexi, but you have to create an opening to get the soap underneath...

Chunks

T-28mike · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:36 am

A HOT water pressure washer works wonders.

SeptRepair · **Joined:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:55 pm **Posts:** 58

Like all before me have said. Hot soapy water and either a pressure washer of your finger nails to help pick at it.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:02 pm

heat gun

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

Warbird Canopy Folks:
Friends of FAH 609!

Good day!

Interesting subject!

We are interested to know if using any of the above methods, does the canopy of F4U-5N Buno 124715, FAH 609 can still be saved? Photo Via Ennio Devoto. c. June 2005.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:06 pm

zorro7 wrote:

Warbird Canopy Folks:
Friends of FAH 609!

Good day!

Interesting subject!

We are interested to know if using any of the above methods, does the canopy of F4U-5N Buno 124715, FAH 609 can still be saved? Photo Via Ennio Devoto. c. June 2005.

whats the matter with it?

Kyleb · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:24 pm

whistlingdeathcorsairs wrote:

heat gun

Blow drier, sure. But I wouldn't recommend a heat gun near anything made of plexiglass. It is too easy to overheat and ruin plexi with a heat gun.

F3A-1 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:25 pm

I had a 1953 dated Corsair FG1-D canopy that was a tough one to clean. I started with a pressure washer and continued with a pheonolic scraper and ended up using wet sandpaper of 1000 grit down to 3000 and buffing.

Best of luck,
Pirate Lex
http://www.BrewsterCorsair.com

zorro7 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:07 pm **Posts:** 483

FAH 609 canopy Folks:

WDF4U:

Good day!

Evidently the angle of the AM sunrays is affecting the plexigalss since c. 2005. It used to be clear color plexiglass when it was located deep into the hangar area. The canopy looks as it has bunch of scratches all over.

We are waiting for better close-ups to further assess the damage.Photo Ennio Devoto

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