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Chillyz
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:09 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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Hello everyone,
I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:05 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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My suggestion is to buy the polish kits they have out there for plastic headlight lenses. That might help.
Barry
From: "Chillyz" <mypulsar3(at)gmail.com>
To: pulsar-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:09:10 PM
Subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair
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Hello everyone,
I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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kdpalmer(at)mweb.co.za Guest
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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Try your Plexiglass supplier they should have various grades of plexiglass
compounds to polish fine scratches and misting off .
K'd
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:16 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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If you haven't done it before - you must polish orbitally and you must keep
moving along (don't concentrate on one deep scratch) otherwise you can
create distortion .
K'd
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:30 am Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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Hi,
I have successfully used a product called Scratch Off in the UK but I know its from the US. You get a kit of foam discs and pads for an electric drill plus several different grades of cutting paste and polish - you might need some fine wet and dry paper which is available in another kit.. I have used it to remove deep scratches and just to polish my RV9 canopy. You just need to be patient with it, but it does work. You will get covered in cutting paste though!
Regards
Martin On Mar 28, 2014 12:06 AM, <barrynorman(at)comcast.net (barrynorman(at)comcast.net)> wrote:[quote] My suggestion is to buy the polish kits they have out there for plastic headlight lenses. That might help.
Barry
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Hello everyone,
I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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lwheat2083
Joined: 03 Jan 2014 Posts: 33 Location: Moses Lake, Washington
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:09 am Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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I have a Pulsar III which I started from a virgin kit. Airplane has about 80 hrs on it and has been sold to a fellow aviator out of Minnesota. Waiting for weather window to fly it back to him. Anyway, depending on the depth of the scratch you can use a Micro scratch remover kit. I can give you details if you want. It takes a LONG time to do the repair but usually comes out pretty good. I cracked my first canopy and had to have another one pulled. Can you provide high resolution pics of the damage and there may be others who can give you advice as well. I am located in Moses Lake, Washington. You can contact me directly at 509 766-3979 (Jackson Flight Center) or 206 819-2352 Cell. or lwheat2083(at)gmail.com. Cheers, Larry
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Hello everyone,
I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:50 am Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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If this is the Pulsar that I think it has a beautiful pant
job with an Eagle design on it. I looked at this Pulsar
some time back. The builder did not intent to fly it,
although he might have said he did. He loved the building
and his friends at the airport. It looked to me that the
construction was good although he added rear windows and
did not install them correctly. They should have been
flush instead of mounted on the inside. If this is not
the Pulsar I saw disregard my comments.
Clarke Coulter
N452PC Pulsar XP
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Hello everyone,
I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group.
I was doing some research online and came across this
site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with
different stages of my build and wanted everyone's
opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who
had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the
aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California.
I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm
not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm
about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap
that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various
areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes
but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry
sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed
out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply
appreciated. Thanks.
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lwheat2083
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:04 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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Yup that is the Pulsar. At 70 yrs young I just didn’t feel comfortable flying it. The new owner is MUCH younger and better equipped mentally than I am. I now am the proud owner of a Jabiru 250 (which is what I was working toward in the first place) and am in a much better place. We are going to deliver the plane to Minnesota and the weather is NOT cooperating. The new owner is getting ansy about getting his new charge, I don’t blame him a bit, I would be too. Anyway it will eventually get there and a new adventure begins. Cheers, Larry
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If this is the Pulsar that I think it has a beautiful pant job with an Eagle design on it. I looked at this Pulsar some time back. The builder did not intent to fly it, although he might have said he did. He loved the building and his friends at the airport. It looked to me that the construction was good although he added rear windows and did not install them correctly. They should have been flush instead of mounted on the inside. If this is not the Pulsar I saw disregard my comments.
Clarke Coulter
N452PC Pulsar XP
On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:09:10 -0700
"Chillyz" <mypulsar3(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
> I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
> Read this topic online here:
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Chillyz
Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 9 Location: Poway, CA
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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Thanks guys. I think Aircraft Spruce has something similar to Plexiglas scratch remover kit. I will give it a try, otherwise, I'll call a Plexiglas supplier and hope that helps.
On another note, Larry, just wondering why you were selling your P3? I saw your videos on you tube. Great stuff!! Learning a lot from all of you. Thanks. Can't wait to get my bird in the air!!
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:47 am Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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You're in Poway, right?
May be you could hope over to KTRM. I am presently working on installing a
new alternator on my Pulsar III.
Ray
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: Pulsar 3 - Canopy Plexiglass Repair |
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On 3/28/2014 7:54 PM, Larry Wheat wrote:
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Yup that is the Pulsar. At 70 yrs young I just didn’t feel comfortable flying it. The new owner is MUCH younger and better equipped mentally than I am. I now am the proud owner of a Jabiru 250 (which is what I was working toward in the first place) and am in a much better place. We are going to deliver the plane to Minnesota and the weather is NOT cooperating. The new owner is getting ansy about getting his new charge, I don’t blame him a bit, I would be too. Anyway it will eventually get there and a new adventure begins. Cheers, Larry
On Mar 28, 2014, at 12:42 PM, HUGH COULTER <ccoulter(at)wavecable.com> wrote:
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> If this is the Pulsar that I think it has a beautiful pant job with an Eagle design on it. I looked at this Pulsar some time back. The builder did not intent to fly it, although he might have said he did. He loved the building and his friends at the airport. It looked to me that the construction was good although he added rear windows and did not install them correctly. They should have been flush instead of mounted on the inside. If this is not the Pulsar I saw disregard my comments.
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> Clarke Coulter
> N452PC Pulsar XP
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:09:10 -0700
> "Chillyz" <mypulsar3(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
>> I'm a Pulsar 3 owner/builder and a newbie to the group. I was doing some research online and came across this site sometime ago. Decided I needed some help with different stages of my build and wanted everyone's opinion/suggestion. Bought my Pulsar from a gentleman who had cancer and past away back in 2008. Transported the aircraft from Oregon to my home in Poway, California. I've been pretty isolated on building my craft but I'm not unfamiliar to fiberglass and composite work. I'm about 80-85% complete. However, Had an unfortunate mishap that caused major scrapes and deep scratches on various areas of the canopy. I tried to repair the deep scrapes but seem to have made it worse by using fine wet/dry sandpaper. Any suggestions? Can plexiglass be smoothed out and scratches removed? Ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.
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> This plane was flown to OshKosh two or three years ago. Emil Radtke pulsar111 Jabiru 3300 engine N143NB
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