X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:49:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 917785 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:05:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.5; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.111.4925f095 (3924) for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:04:50 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <111.4925f095.2fa24780@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:04:48 EDT Subject: Window Replacement X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1114697088" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1114697088 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Craig, If your bird wasn't pressurized I don't think I'd want to take on replacing the window. But.... My windshield cracked in transit from Redmond to Colorado in the back of my Ryder truck. Of course, the top of the fuselage was still off the airplane and the layups weren't in place around the window either. I was able to remove the windshield with a small pry bar in about 5 minutes. The Hysol stayed stuck to the fiberglass and made a nice release for the new windshield. You are in luck because you can remove your door and don't have to work inside the fuselage. I would carefully cut the layups around the edge of the Plexiglas and use a pry bar. Who cares what happens to the window! You could sand down the layups or leave them there. If you could get the new window to fit tightly without drilling all the holes to secure it you might be able to save the paint. Maybe just weight to hold it tight during bonding. You will likely need to touch up the paint, but even that's easier on the door than the fuselage. If you resign yourself to repainting the door, I would use a heat gun to remove the layups and drill the holes to hold the window during bonding. Mike P.S. I would guess you got some chemical soaking into the Plexiglas during the paint process. -------------------------------1114697088 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Craig,

If your bird wasn't pressurized I don't think I'd want to take on repla= cing=20 the window.

But....

My windshield cracked in transit from Redmond to Colorado in the back o= f my=20 Ryder truck. Of course, the top of the fuselage was still off the airp= lane=20 and the layups weren't in place around the window either.

I was able to remove the windshield with a small pry bar in about 5=20 minutes. The Hysol stayed stuck to the fiberglass and made a nice rele= ase=20 for the new windshield. You are in luck because you can remove your door and= =20 don't have to work inside the fuselage.

I would carefully cut the layups around the edge of the Plexiglas and u= se a=20 pry bar. Who cares what happens to the window! You could sand do= wn=20 the layups or leave them there. If you could get the new window to fit= =20 tightly without drilling all the holes to secure it you might be able to sav= e=20 the paint. Maybe just weight to hold it tight during bonding. Yo= u=20 will likely need to touch up the paint, but even that's easier on the door t= han=20 the fuselage.

If you resign yourself to repainting the door, I would use a heat gun t= o=20 remove the layups and drill the holes to hold the window during bonding.

Mike

P.S. I would guess you got some chemical soaking into the Plexigl= as=20 during the paint process.

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