Cleaning uncured canopy sealer.

[jibby212]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by jibby212

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.

[jibby212]

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