X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:59:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5405410 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:35:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.3; envelope-from=N4ZQ@verizon.net Received: from new-host-4.home ([unknown] [98.118.3.188]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LZN007QSW2LETH0@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:35:10 -0600 (CST) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: Acyrlic trivia From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." In-reply-to: X-Original-Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:35:09 -0500 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-id: <18578CDC-CF3C-4856-A090-AEFEB0C69062@verizon.net> References: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Evonik Cyro LLC is the successor to Cyro Industries. Cyro Industries produced a type of acrylic called Acrylite GMU... ACRYLITE=AE GMU acrylic sheet is designed for general aviation and = helicopter glazing applications. Superior to standard cell cast acrylic = sheet in both optical quality and thickness tolerance. ACRYLITE GMU = sheet is certified to Military Specification MIL LP-391(MIL P-8184F and = MIL P-5425E) Acrylic Sheet: Thickness: Colors 48" x 72", 48" x 96", 60" x 96", 72" x 72", and 72" x 96" .060", = .080",.100", .125" .150", .187", .220", .250", .375", .500" Colorless = and colors http://www.acrylite.net/product/acrylite/en/Pages/default.aspx continuing on to the present era, Aircraft Windshield Company in Los = Alamitos, CA made the molds for the Lancair 235, 320/360 as well as the = Legacy. They are very much still in business and will make you a = replacement canopy. Apparently, they can get two 320/360 canopies from a = single sheet of Acrylite GMU. This is the only type of acrylic they use for aviation purposes. Did you = know that a 235 has larger acrylic area than the 320/360? You do now... Anyway, they suggest using isopropyl alcohol, naptha(lighter fluid), = plexus plastic cleaner, and if you are in some 3rd world region where = none of these are available, they also suggest draining some hydraulic = fluid from your brake system and use it! In the end, I had success with De-SOLV-IT http://www.dtep.com/de-solv-it.htm Angier Ames N4ZQ=