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Kitlooney1000

posted on 1/3/04 at 03:53 PM Reply With Quote
Oops, Ive scorched the polyurethane

when i was bending the polyurethane for the aeroscreen, i held the heat gun a bit close and it bubbled up and scorched it. is there any thing i can use to remove it or will i have to live with it. any ideas would be welcome. i thought about using increasingly finer glass papers, then wire wool and then a polishing mop. would this work?

[Edited on 1/3/04 by Kitlooney1000]

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Mix

posted on 2/3/04 at 08:09 AM Reply With Quote
If the material is perspex or one of it's derivatives, (not polyurethene) then yes your method will work provided the damage is fairly shallow. Finish off with T Cut and then metal polish, (Brasso).
An alternative is Micro Mesh, this is a kit of several sheets of very fine abrasives and a bottle of finishing polish, must be available on the web somewhere but will probably be expensive.
If you have used polyurethene for a screen I don't know any method to restore it.

Mick

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Kitlooney1000

posted on 2/3/04 at 08:09 PM Reply With Quote
It was polycarbonate sorry. not to worry, made another one out of the piece i had left over now its not needed. spent more time heating it this time with less heat. Turned out just fine this time, just some distortion on the inside, no scorches though. thanks for the advice

[Edited on 2/3/04 by Kitlooney1000]

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