Glenn Frels
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Does anyone know of a safe way to remove the residue from the protective wrap on the canopy. Goo Gone seems to be a logical step, but are there any long term affects from using it on the plexiglass canopy?
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2. Acrylic plastics are long chain polymers. You can reduce them to
short chain polymers and monomers by "cracking" them with heat and a
solvent. In this sense "cracking" has the same connotation as "cracking"
in a petrochemical refinery.
3. The crack resistance (in a mechanical sense) of acrylics depends on
their being long polymers. When you reduce them to short polymers they
will then lose their crack stopping properties and allow cracks to
propagate from any tiny surface imperfection.
4. Both vinylester and polyester resins may or may not contain solvents
that will depolymerize acrylics. The composition of either is quite
variable and dependent on the local manufacturer. This explains why some
people have got away with both polyester and vinylester resins on occasion.
5. The more aromatic (lighter fraction in general) the solvent the worse
it hates plexiglass. If you have to clean plexi it is best to use heavy
(non-aromatic) hydrocarbon fractions. The safest are kerosene or mineral
turpentine. There is a fraction called X95 which is slightly lighter and
still safe. This is the chief component of WD40 and most other
penetrating water displacement agents. Anything based around the benzene
ring (benzine, toluine etc) is bad, bad, bad.
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GooGone is great but I did have a problem with it one time. One of the Windows/Intel stickers on my laptop was coming off and I successfully wiped off all the goo. Months later another one came off and I confidently went to clean it up with GooGone. It ruined the powdercoat finish. Only after the fact I remembered that I just used water on the first one.Mike S said:Just a suggestion here----------a product called "Googone"-----(no, I am not joking, that is the real name). Although I have never used it on plexi, I have used it on many surfaces, and never had a problem.