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jibby212 11-18-2018 04:06 PM

Cleaning uncured canopy sealer.
 
I am going old school with my RV7 sliding canopy and making the fairings from aluminum, Most likely they will be all mechanically attached but I ordered Flamemaster CS 3247 canopy sealant to seal everything up. I plan on masking but what solvent can I safely use on the canopy that will clean the uncured sealant if it does get on the acrylic. I have been searching, It seems like Naptha might work.

jcarne 11-18-2018 04:18 PM

You might check this document from Van's. Scroll down to cleaning where they have a list of chemicals that are ok and ones that are not.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/Acr...ndow_Hints.pdf

az_gila 11-18-2018 04:37 PM

What the maker says
 
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Originally Posted by jibby212 (Post 1303501)
I am going old school with my RV7 sliding canopy and making the fairings from aluminum, Most likely they will be all mechanically attached but I ordered Flamemaster CS 3247 canopy sealant to seal everything up. I plan on masking but what solvent can I safely use on the canopy that will clean the uncured sealant if it does get on the acrylic. I have been searching, It seems like Naptha might work.

Go with the manufacturer's data sheet, after all, it is made for windscreens and canopies... :)

http://flamemaster.com/wp-content/up...v-11-20101.pdf

IPA - I'm guessing that "IPA" is IsoPropyl Alcohol for the stuff mentioned in the data sheet, not India Pale Ale. :D

jibby212 11-18-2018 06:32 PM

Thanks guys, I actually quickly glanced over the manufactures data sheet and missed it.


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