Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Ron Beasley
I remember seeing some Plexiglass rubbing compounds at Oshkosh. You startwith a low grit and move up to about 9000 grit. The stuff is veryexpensive. Might be cheaper to make a new windshield. i think the productname was Prist.dom.>>> dean dayton 06/28 4:10 PM >>>Well, I pulled a real booboo this time.I've been fighting with what I think is a carburation problem on myHorizon 2. I removed the top and bowl of the carburator and startedspraying carb cleaner on everything. Next thing I know it's raining carbcleaner. I accidently sprayed cleaner up through the jet and (youguessed it) it rained on my plexiglass winshield. I now have severallarge spots on the windshield. One spot appears to have small cracks init.Is it possible to polish these spots out? Should I worry about theintegrity of the windshield?Any suggestions would be appreciated.Dean Dayton - Horizon 2 - N7167S________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Marty Hammersmith
Try a product called Micro-Mesh. You start out with a fairly coarse grit paper and, in stages, work up to 6000 grit. By the time you've finished, you won't know where the spots were. Another thing you might try is tooth paste. That's right, dentifrice. Colgate, Aqua-Fresh, you name it, it'll work. After all, besides soap, the other main ingredient is an ultra-fine rubbing compound. How do you think they get rid of the plaque?If the spots are too big or too deep, though, I'm afraid the best thing to do is to bite the bullet and buy another windshield. It would still be cheap "peace of mind" to try the Micro-Mesh first, though. I've seen it advertised in Trade-A-Plane, and most supply houses carry it. From experience with the product, it's super.Ed________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
To answer your questions, no, you cannot polish this out and yes, youshould be concerned about the integrity of the windshield. Those smallcracks are not going to get smaller. Replacement should be seriouslyconsidered for safety. dean dayton wrote:> > Well, I pulled a real booboo this time.> > I've been fighting with what I think is a carburation problem on my> Horizon 2. I removed the top and bowl of the carburator and started> spraying carb cleaner on everything. Next thing I know it's raining carb> cleaner. I accidently sprayed cleaner up through the jet and (you> guessed it) it rained on my plexiglass winshield. I now have several> large spots on the windshield. One spot appears to have small cracks in> it.> > Is it possible to polish these spots out? Should I worry about the> integrity of the windshield?> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.> > Dean Dayton - Horizon 2 - N7167S-- Marty Hammersmith http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/ ... __________

Original Posted By: Domenico Bellissimo
Pietenpol Discussion Well, I pulled a real booboo this time.I've been fighting with what I think is a carburation problem on myHorizon 2. I removed the top and bowl of the carburator and startedspraying carb cleaner on everything. Next thing I know it's raining carbcleaner. I accidently sprayed cleaner up through the jet and (youguessed it) it rained on my plexiglass winshield. I now have severallarge spots on the windshield. One spot appears to have small cracks init.Is it possible to polish these spots out? Should I worry about theintegrity of the windshield?Any suggestions would be appreciated.Dean Dayton - Horizon 2 - N7167S________________________________________________________________________________