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RichWill

Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 24
Location: Southern Maine

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:24 am Post subject: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

After "carefully" fussing over several hours of fitting a brand new formed windshield onto my KF3, I was down to the final fitting and trimming... when one final push and tweak.... boom!



I cracked the windshield right at the curve on the leading edge attach point.. It's a 4 inch crack headed inboard... 



Any suggestion, recommendation on repairing, stopping the crack from continuing, masking, filling in so it's not noticeable... OR am I stuck with a $500 piece of plastics scrap??



Rich

Kennebunk Maine

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Don Cravener

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 10

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

Rich:

You can stop the crack by drilling a 1/8" dia. hole at

the very end of the crack. Then deburr the hole to make the edges

very smooth.

I have a couple of cracks in a similar area and didn't attempt any

further repair and they have not spread. Doesn't look nice but 

has apparently has relieved the stress in this area.

My 2 cents

Don C.

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clint_bazzill(at)hotmail.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:07 am Post subject: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

How come the Lexan cost that much.  I bought a half sheet of 1/4 inch (by 

mistake) thought it was 3/16 and installed it on my model IV.  No problem, 

did increase my VNE to 140 though.  My Lexan from Tapp Plactics was about 60 

or 70 dollars.  Clint

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Subject: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:24:01 -0800






After "carefully" fussing over several hours of fitting a brand new formed 

windshield onto my KF3, I was down to the final fitting and trimming... when 

one final push and tweak.... boom!



I cracked the windshield right at the curve on the leading edge attach 

point.. It's a 4 inch crack headed inboard...



Any suggestion, recommendation on repairing, stopping the crack from 

continuing, masking, filling in so it's not noticeable... OR am I stuck with 

a $500 piece of plastics scrap??



Rich

Kennebunk Maine 





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RichWill

Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 24
Location: Southern Maine

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

P/N 1334           Windshield - One Piece with Overhead, extends from cowling to turtledeck - Heat Formed tinted...



$380.60 Clear



$456.90 Tint Plus shipping....



Nice but, expensive...agreed.

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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: Fitting Formed Windshield - I Could Just Scream

Rich,

with a magnifying glass find where the crack ends, then go 1/4" in front of 

it and drill a 1/8" hole. This should guarantee that your crack will not go 

beyond this point.  Next , drill a #40 or smaller hole on each side of the 

crack close to the edge of your windshield ( hopefully these holes will be 

covered up later by the edge fairing) You will use these holes to lace your 

crack together after working some Plexiglas glue into the crack. When 

working the glue in be careful not to make it crack beyond the stop drill . 

Use .020 safety wire for lacing.

You may not be able to get the glue all the way to the end of the crack but 

if you get any at all in there it will keep the two halves from moving and 

propagating the crack. Access glue can be later removed with a razor blade 

and buffed.

Eric

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