Wilsons Sandbox

We used a lot when I had my picture framing business. Mostly for cleaning acrylic boxes and glazing. Number 2 which was thick worked well on motorcycle windshields, face shields, cleaning and removing fine scratches. If you have heavy scratches, most Aquarium shops sell a heavy duty remover. George Escondido, CA Shane wrote:

> > Has anyone on the list tryed out the Novus products for plastics? > >

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>>>>>>>>>>Has anyone on the list tryed out the Novus

products for plastics?>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've used the 3-step Novus process on some pretty bad windscreens and the results were great. Brought three of them back from the dead (and then to eBay). Don't expect miracles when dealing with gouges or crazing, but fixing up PO's (or our own) mis-handling of acrylics just takes some elbow grease. You won't necessarily need to do all 3 steps; each has it's application, but I use all 3 to nicely refurbish stuff. I tried it once on a faceshield, but being anal about shields, I wasn't satisfied. Preventative care is easier -- I've got shields/screens with lots of years and/or miles on 'em that look like new (see anal note above). I use only clear, clean water; carrry a soaked bug sponge in a zip-lock, and a small micro-fiber cloth dedicated to my shield. Never use anything with alcohol, never use anything at a gas station. The same treatment for windscreens. I carry spare shields (ie tinted) in a padded shield sleeve... I need help. JOE in WI ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html

At 11:06 PM -0800 1/12/07, C L Cooper wrote:

> Third solution - was to buy a low mileage '89 complete >engine. After checking out engine changes over the years, I decided that I >just didn't want to go backwards as far as mfg engine improvements, so plan >B was scrapped. > >The solution I arrived at after much thrashing around and ambivalating, is >to buy a low mileage, late model bottom end on e-bay - $465 (with shipping), >forged 685cc piston, bore and head machine work from Schnitz Racing (sp?) ~ >$1,000. I have all the parts and have been making steady, if somewhat slow, >progress on reassembly. > >My biggest problem has been that I didn't do a good job of defining scope at >the beginning of the project, so it just keeps getting bigger.

Plan B would have been the better choice, cheaper, faster, and just as (or more) reliable. All of these "improvements" that occurred really amount to $hit. Mark