We are using plexy as a temperary windshield in the 53. Grant and Mike (the kats that chopped the top, wired and other wise are building my car) installed it last night. Grant (hubnut) says that there are a couple of cracks. Will they run like safty gl***? Will going with a thicker gauge make it less likely to crack?
DO NOT use plexi-glas...it's not as strong as LEXAN...GET LEXAN...USE LEXAN...I cannot stress this enuff...Lexan is what they make jet canopies out of...it'll withstand just about anything... Toss the plex...use it only for a pattern on the Lexan...comes in various thicknesses...and tints. R-
The plexi will shatter. A buddy is using acrylic in his '48 chev pickup ... strong, bendable, but it scratches very easily. I'm using 1/4" lexan to lighten up my '57 chev, the stuff is practicly unbreakable but also scratches easily. They also make lexan in a Mar-Guard finish that makes it resist scratches like gl***. WWS
Lexan is the GE brand name for a polycarbonant. We use lexan in most of the drag cars.Buy a Mar 10 Grade and it will last a long time.You can polish out small scrathes but it can get distorted then.
ALMOST anything! This is from the "We Did it for Love" website. There was a vintage dragster show at a local track here in Phoenix in January of 2003. The ****** in the Hemi Under Gl*** grenaded and did this...Some lucky HAMBers were in the right place at the right time and have a couple of kick*** souverniers now!
i use plexi and lexan quite a bit. the best way i've found to cut it, is a table mounted router. i make templates from MDF and then use contact cement, like they use to do landau tops, and glue the lexan to the template. use a bottom bearing bit to run on the MDF and it will duplicate your template out of the plexi. once cut, use a sharpened putty knife to seperate the MDF from the plexi. usually the paper coating will pull away, and there ya go. always be sure to use a good bit, let the glue dry well, and ya need to use wd40 to cool the bearing as you cut. i guess i'll do a tech on cutting plexi and aluminum with a router sometime. hope this helps. matt
[ QUOTE ] i guess i'll do a tech on cutting plexi and aluminum with a router sometime. hope this helps. matt [/ QUOTE ] Please do a tech, I'd like to see exactly how you do it. It makes a lot of sense.
Check ebay for lexan remnants, there is a compapany back east that sells their leftover pieces on their and you can usually find something that is big enough for resonable price. Shawn
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