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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: [LML] Spraylat removal problems
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 07:28:37 -0500
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

I had the same experience in a smaller scale. Over the years I have  
posted many warning on the canard site about Spraylat being porous  
and not to be used as a mask against primer or paint. Always use  
paper or plastic for masking. There is no way removing 2 part epoxy  
or 2 part paints from Plexiglas
except scraping it. Too bad he has to replace the canopy.
Bulent "Buly" Aliev
FXE Ft lauderdale, FL
  http://tinyurl.com/dcy36


On Nov 17, 2006, at 10:07 PM, Marvin Kaye wrote:

> This just showed up on the LML and I figured some of you might find  
> it intersting.
>
>   <marv>
>
>
>  Posted for Matt Reeves <mattreeves@yahoo.com>:
>    Builders,
>     I used Spraylat as a protective coating for my Lancair  
> plexiglas canopy.
>  It
>  was advertised as a plexiglas protectant during aircraft  
> construction so I
>  bought some.  It came in a quart-size bottle with no labels, no  
> directions,
> no
>  warnings, no Material Safety Data Sheets, nothing.
>     I read on all the lists just to brush 2 coats on so I taped off  
> the edges
>  of
>  my canopy and brushed on the Spraylat.  A week or so later, I  
> sprayed an
>  epoxy-based primer over the tape and some primer got onto the  
> Spraylat which
> I
>  thought would protect the plexiglas.  It didn't.  Somehow the  
> primer reacted
>  with the Spraylat and it made the Spraylat impossible to remove.   
> I thought
>  for sure it would protect my canopy during the construction  
> process as
>  advertised and painting is a normal part of the construction process.
>     I contacted Spraylat who said to soak a cloth in warm soapy  
> water and let
>  it
>  sit on the Spraylat.  No success.  I researched the internet and  
> found that
>  Wicks Aircraft online catalog says, "NOT TO BE USED AS A PAINT  
> MASK".  I
>  didn't know that before I bought it from Aircraft Spruce.  So,  
> technically,
> it
>  protects the canopy during the construction process EXCEPT for paint.
>     I have tried everything to remove it.  3M adhesive remover,  
> lamp oil,
>  kerosene, and the only thing that worked was NOVUS 3.  Still,  
> there was 10%
> of
>  the Spraylat which was permanent after a solid week of work.  I  
> ended up
> using
>  a razorblade and then a dremel tool with a felt pad to remove the  
> scratches
>  from the razorblade.  The dremel tool heated up the plexiglas and  
> made small
>  internal cracks and completely distorted the canopy.  Now, my  
> canopy needs to
>  be replaced - there is no way around it.  I was so close to first  
> flight.
>  Now
>  it will take another year to rebuild it.
>     So, here is what I learned:  NEVER USE SPRAYLAT around ANY type  
> of paint.
>     I am wondering if anyone else has had this type or any similar  
> type of
>  experience with Spraylat.  Wicks aircraft told me they had heard  
> of that
>  happening to someone else in the past which is why they added the  
> statement.
>     Also, is anyone else getting Spraylat in plain bottles with no  
> warnings, no
>  labels, no instructions, and no Material Safety Data Sheets?  I'd  
> really like
>  to know.  I am told that even if I received all of that, none of  
> it includes
> a
>  warning that Spraylat is not to be used as a paintmask.
>     This happened on a Lancair but I am posting this to all the  
> aircraft sites
>  so that no one will go through what I've gone through and learned  
> the hard
>  way.
>     I look forward to hearing your experiences and advice.
>    Please respond to me at:
>     mattreeves@yahoo.com
>     I sincerely appreciate anyone else's input and advice.
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