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Lexan glass, pop rivet hell (yeah i know not really glass it's polycarbonate plastic)

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Old 03-11-08, 01:50 AM
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i highly recommendation this product to keep it clean and protected. Once application will last a long time too. 303 Aerospace Protectant http://www.303products.com/tech/inde...Product_ID=428 I can attest to this product. It will form a great barrier to resist scratches, dirt, dust, static.
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interesting.

it still has the static thing going on which is why all the dust is stuck to it
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yea i cut plexi at work and everything sticks to it, give it a try. I did the whole interior of my car the vinyl the plastic with a bottle of it and a year later it looks great. It's like a fresh coat of armor all with that shine but it dries and you don't get that lame *** oily film which then attracts dust like no other.
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good info...i was asking 2cute after she got done with my car what to keep the windows clean...thanks for the post
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yeah well its regulation so....no choice there.
geh, whoes regulations is that?
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w/e class he is planing on running in. im going by what i was told.
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a layer of clear mylar on the lexan resists scratching
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dryer sheets for the static clinge?
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lol yeah ill be sure to go put a bunch of dryer sheets on the windshield
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Looks good, what thickness is it?
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geh, whoes regulations is that?
hey smart guy...check the nhra/nopie rules for 2008 book...it will tell he/she what class and what is allowed and not allowed detailed to the "T" even what you can and can not do in the pit's...1/8th inch thick clear none tint...
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yeah. what teddy said.

hey man im surprised you dont have any new pics of the baby up yet.
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That's seriously a lot of work I commend you. I helped a buddy with his and it is time consuming and a pain in the ***. If you crack a sheet your fucked I hate Lexan and love it all at the same time. My dash is 1/3 lexan painted black but not near the amount of work you put in. Good job.
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thank you. yeah i think the most time consuming part of that was riveting everything in. that and actually cutting the shapes out.
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Originally Posted by 2cute
thank you. yeah i think the most time consuming part of that was riveting everything in. that and actually cutting the shapes out.
Out of curiosty why not nuts and bolts in case teh lexan cracks? It would be easy to cut and replace that way would it not?
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it takes less time to drill out a pop rivet and replace it then it does to remove a nut and bolt and replace it. plus nuts and bolt are WAY more of a pain in the ***.

and honestly to crack/break lexan you have to be trying. and even when your trying its still not easy to do.

plexiglass is different that **** breaks no problem. all you have to do is look at it funny.

you would have to bend lexan back on itself to get it to break. or hit it with some serious force
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polycarbonate will not break as easy...It's really flexible...When i was taking the the 4 foot by 8 foot sheet I had it bent at a 90 in my truck with no problems, while it was still blowing in the wind driving on the highway at 80 miles an hour...
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lol yeah i was actually trying to break a piece off when i was cutting. and the **** bent all over the place but just wouldnt break i had to cut it. ugh.
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trying to half *** my **** huh?
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lol no it was a scrap piece i was trying to break off the outside so it was a more manageable shape. but it didnt work.
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lol 2cute got caught slipping!!!!!!!! lol
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lol not at all
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how did you do the driver\passenger windows?
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very carefully and with much pain to my hands and arms
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