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#286545 03/17/17 04:52 PM 03/17/17 04:52 PM |
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 118 fl Mn3Again
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Posts: 118 fl | We sail with a guy who has been a wind surfer for-ever. He was just talking about a spray-on product used to clean/clear old and foggy widows. I will ask him this weekend again about it. perhaps it has some UV/hydrophobic properties too?
I typically fall/jump/capsize through my windows before they fog up, and/or they don't last too long here in the fl sun and need tape/replacement (they aren't that expensive to replace)
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#286554 03/18/17 06:17 PM 03/18/17 06:17 PM |
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 27 55.500N 82 29.050W Dave W
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Posts: 4 27 55.500N 82 29.050W | I've used RainX on glass with very good results. I've not used their product for plastic though.
For restoring old sail windows visibility I've used 3M Vinyl Cleaner and Restorer. It did a very god job on the windows in 20 year old windsurfing sails. They didn't look like new but they looked pretty good ... until I fell through them.
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#286555 03/18/17 07:13 PM 03/18/17 07:13 PM |
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Posts: 382 SE MI / NE IN | I bought and started using a product called Plexus a couple years ago. It seems pretty good http://plexusplasticcleaner.com/about.html, but by the time I got it, my sails were already 5 years old so it was too late to determine effectiveness. As well, it doesn't have the hydrophobic properties that a product like Rain-X has. Enhancing longevity is one issue, but to me, visibility is probably more important. If there is a reasonable way to enhance visibility, or reducing labor restoring visibility, then it has some real value. Opinions? Ideas? I have new windows and want to do it right from the start | | | Re: RainX for the window?
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#286563 03/20/17 09:24 AM 03/20/17 09:24 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | what material is the window itself? I know boat canvas folks who make dodgers may have some suggestions... Yacht owners don't like the little salt stains on their plastic windows!
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#286569 03/20/17 01:57 PM 03/20/17 01:57 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | mylar on most sails. Windows in canvas applications typically use a softer, more flexible, vinyl material.
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#286573 03/20/17 03:02 PM 03/20/17 03:02 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | don't need no stinkin window. I send the crew to the bow
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#286635 03/28/17 10:51 AM 03/28/17 10:51 AM |
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Posts: 118 fl | Spoke w my friend about this product: the product was wind surf specific. My friend mentioned that his wind-surfer sail window was much more "rubbery" than his cat sail window. I will guess that it is a vinyl product, not similar to our mylar windows. He didn't know the name of it either We sail with a guy who has been a wind surfer for-ever. He was just talking about a spray-on product used to clean/clear old and foggy widows. I will ask him this weekend again about it. perhaps it has some UV/hydrophobic properties too?
I typically fall/jump/capsize through my windows before they fog up, and/or they don't last too long here in the fl sun and need tape/replacement (they aren't that expensive to replace)
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