Terry I agree. It will work fine on the surface, but for the actual inside of
the plastic that has deteriorated (discoloured), it will not do anything.
There are plastics do break down over time with exposure to certain frequencies
which are in natural sunlight. I remember many years ago hearing about the the
early perspex cockit windows of planes collapsing as the molecular structure
had been weakened. If they had only stayed under the clouds and stopped flying
to sunny California they would have been OK.
So I suppose those down there don't need the soft tops as much as the rest of
us but when they do their back windows will deteriorate faster. In fact you
probably want to keep them under covered as much as possible when the top is
not up to preserve their life of the window.
I'm preserving mine by having the car breakdown more often and stay in the
garage!
Alan
Original Message:
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From: Banbury, Terrence Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:27:37 -0400
Subject: RE: Rag Top Plastic Window
If anyone tries carnuba wax on the plastic windows, please let us know how
it works. My hunch is it won't be that successful on highly deteriorated
windows. Carnuba wax is great stuff, though. You can use it on just about
anything.
Terrence Banbury
> ----------
> From: Laura.G@141.com[SMTP:Laura.G@141.com]
> Reply To: Laura.G@141.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:25 PM
> To: Mike Chmura; Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rag Top Plastic Window
>
>
> At February's Triumph Register of Southern California meeting, we had a
> guest speaker who is an auto upholsterer/resto specialist-and he said that
> when the plastic windows are old and cloudy and beyond the plastic polish
> (or even before that)-carnuba wax! Yes, he said get out the carnuba and
> wax
> the plastic windows and they'll clear up! So, you'll be able to see!
>
> Cool tip, eh?
>
> I haven't tried it yet as my top is pretty new and only been used a half a
> dozen times...but, I plan to try the carnuba on the scuffs from where the
> frame rubs on the windows.
>
> Laura
>
> Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Chmura <m.chmura@umassp.edu>
> To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 7:23 AM
> Subject: Rag Top Plastic Window
>
>
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Just got a 78 Spitfire and have a question (actually many) about the
> > possibility of cleaning or clearing up the plastic windows in the top.
> > Is there any product or technique to restore these windows? I know they
> > will never be like a new window but some improvement would be great.
> > The top itself is in good shape. Are there replacement windows at least
> > for the zippered one?
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > mike chmura
> >
> > 78 Spitfire brg
> >
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