I will, my Lexan still looks good after 15 years. Besides I vary rarely fly with them up so no kicking needed.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "A.J. Demarzo" <noshit...@...> wrote: > > Not to piss on the parade as I usually do, but Lexan will scratch much > easier, be tougher to polish out and is just about impossible to break, > especially when you're on your back trying to kick them out. > > When I replaced all of my glass, I used Lexan for the strength, workability, > weight, cost, availability and tint. But I won't do it again. I won't fly > under the George Washington Bridge again either! Just too old. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roy Stubbs > To: texasavia...@... ; [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:37 PM > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] new side windows. > > > > > > > One that note - a few years ago I purchased a 4' x 8' sheet of 0.060 Lexan > from Home Depot for $50. They cut out six window sized pieces at no extra > charge. > > > > Beats the Univair price for one window! > > > > Roy > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of ALAN FAIRCLOUGH > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] new side windows. > Importance: Low > > > > > > > > > Ed. > > > > I would suggest getting the new windows cut out of Lexan rather than > acrylic. > > Lexan is the stuff they mahe CD's out of. If you have ever tried > braking a CD that you are sick of listening to, you will be impressed with > it's toughness. > > Since you have to drill holes to attach the window edges, it will be > much easier to "drill" the holes than it will be with acrylic. > > When I refer to drilling, I find that with acrylic (or lexan) it is > much better to just pulverize a hole through it with a dremmel tool with a > small grinding bit, as this does not produce expansion forces that can crack > the acrylic. > > > > Lexan will not work for the windshield because it does not tolerate > gasoline splashing on it from the header tank. > > > > > > Alan Fairclough > > N87333 > > N94694 >
