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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Members,

      What is the best product  any of you know of to clean a Plexiglas canopy.

  

 Tracy Stone

 ZodiacXL

 Harker Heights, Tx

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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:05 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

I've been using Novus #1 with very good results.



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		   Members,

      What is the best product any of you know of to clean a  

 Plexiglas canopy.




	


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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:15 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Robert,

I've been using a product called Clear View in a spray can and 

microfiber towels to polish and

clean the canopy.  It works great and the microfiber towels can be 

bought at any local Farm & Fleet

or automotive store.  Just water with microfiber towels works well for 

removing bugs too.



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

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robert stone wrote:

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		   Members,

      What is the best product any of you know of to clean a Plexiglas 

 canopy.

  

 Tracy Stone

 ZodiacXL

 Harker Heights, Tx

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Tim Juhl

Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Posts: 488
Location: "Thumb" of Michigan

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Canopy cleaning

Tracy,

Over the years I've tried many products and finally settled on a cleaner/polish from LP Aero  http://www.lpaero.com/accessories.html

There are many good products out there which would work just as well, but often the other aspects of window cleaning are ignored.



You must remember that the plastic of the canopy will easily scratch.... using paper towels and sponges is often the equivalent of going at it with fine sandpaper.  If you ever did a microscopic exam of a paper towel you would find small particles of grit embedded in it.  There are some new ones specially made for cleaning plastic (DuPont Sontara AC Window Wipes) but I haven't tried them yet.



The procedure I recommend is to use plenty of preferably warm water (with a drop of dish soap added to break surface tension)  work the bugs off with your bare fingers and wipe with a piece of clean 100% cotton flannel.  You can then use the damp cloth to apply the polish and then wipe it off with a dry one.   I had my wife buy a couple of yards of flannel and cut it into 1 foot squares which I store in a big ziplock bag.  You will never eliminate all scratches but you can slow down their accumulation.  LP Aero also has the full text of their maintenance instructions at http://www.lpaero.com/CAREINS.pdf



Good luck!



Tim Juhl

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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Bryan,

     Thanks for the reply, but you did not tell me where I can get the 

stuff??



Tracy

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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Larry,

     Thanks for the reply but like Bryan who also replied with a sugestion 

as to what to use, you did not tell me where I can get it.



Tracy

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Robert,

The Clear View can be ordered from Aircraft Spruce and it's as good as 

anything, but

microfiber cloth is the more important choice because it's used to 

polish anything acrylic

and it doesn't scratch at all.  Slightly more cost, but they are also 

washable.



Larry

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robert stone wrote:

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 Larry,

     Thanks for the reply but like Bryan who also replied with a 

 sugestion as to what to use, you did not tell me where I can get it.



 Tracy

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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

you can also use talcum powder as a scratch remover.



juan



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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:29 am Post subject: Canopy cleaning

Aircraft Spruce carries it. $3.95 for an 8-oz. spray bottle or $10.90  

for 64-oz. They also carry the Novus #2 and #3 for light and heavy  

scratch removal. I've also used those with good results. Other places  

sell Novus plastic polish but A. S. seems the have about the lowest  

price.



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 Bryan,

     Thanks for the reply, but you did not tell me where I can get  

 the stuff??



 Tracy

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zodiacjeff(at)msn.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: canopy cleaning

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		  What is the best product any of you know of to clean a Plexiglas 

canopy. Try Lava soap. jeff



	
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