Paint stripper damage

I had my plane painted recently, he did a decent job except for
allowing his masking to slip on all windows and windscreen. This
allowed the stripper to damage (cloud) spots on the plexiglas.
It appears to have penetrated the plastic so the damage may be deep
rather than a surface problem.
Now - before someone yells "sue the SOB" he has already closed shop and
evaporated. Yes, I know where he lives but I don't know where he
works. Incidentally does anyone in centeral Texas know where Pat Vela
is working? I need to garnish a paycheck.
Back to the subject. Has anyone dealt with a similar defacement by
polishing out a few spots? I replaced the windscreen but would like to
try something cheaper and possibly easier for the side windows.
Thanks, Leo

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I need to garnish a paycheck.

You can't just garnish a paycheck without a judgement or document
entitling you to payment.

Assuming it's a surface problem, some people have reported good luck
with high-grit sandpaper (6000) and water. You could start with 1500
or so and work your way up.

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Back to the subject. Has anyone dealt with a similar defacement by
polishing out a few spots? I replaced the windscreen but would like to
try something cheaper and possibly easier for the side windows.

I had some similar spots on one of the rear windows of my Cessna 150. I was able
to remove one with micro-mesh, but after seeing how long that took, I just left
the others. In addition, the polishing reduced the thickness of the window at
that spot. This resulted in some distortion of the image there. Since it was the
back window, I didn't regard that as a real problem, but it would be an issue in
other places. This might not happen with flat panes.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

You can polish out the spots, but it will leave distortion. New is the
only cure if you want it correct.

Karl

OtisWinslow wrote:
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I need to garnish a paycheck.

You can't just garnish a paycheck without a judgement or document
entitling you to payment.

If you can't answer the question why do you need to invent a question
you can answer? I didn't ask for legal advice. Leo

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OtisWinslow wrote:

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I need to garnish a paycheck.

You can't just garnish a paycheck without a judgement or document
entitling you to payment.


If you can't answer the question why do you need to invent a question
you can answer? I didn't ask for legal advice. Leo

....so just hit the delete key. Geesh.

You said you were going to garnish someone's paycheck. If you didn't
want comments on it then leave it out of the post.


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OtisWinslow wrote:
wrote in message
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I need to garnish a paycheck.

You can't just garnish a paycheck without a judgement or document
entitling you to payment.

If you can't answer the question why do you need to invent a question
you can answer? I didn't ask for legal advice. Leo

On 17-Aug-2005, wrote:

This allowed the stripper to damage (cloud) spots on the plexiglas.
It appears to have penetrated the plastic so the damage may be deep
rather than a surface problem.


Are you sure that the clouding isn't just on the surface? It is very
difficult to tell by observation. If in doubt, why not try to polish the
affected areas using Micro Mesh or a similar system. You have very little
to lose by trying.

Good luck!
--
-Elliott Drucker

No, I am not sure the damage is deep and I will try some polishing
compound, etc and report back. After all I have a removed windshield
to mess with. Thanks. Leo