[C38] plexiglass scratch removal

[Les]

Our magical fix has been alcohol on stainless fittings.  Almost any
stainless fitting that freezes can be loosened with common alcohol.  It
is better than Lockease or Liquid Wrench (I keep both of these on board
as well).

Nancy's favorite passtime is polishing brass (well, maybe not favorite).
She uses lemon juice and salt on bad spots and a tooth brush where a rag
can't reach.

We use lemon juice or Reallemon to help clean up aluminum (like the
window trim).  

In both cases, clean well with soap and water and wax afterwards.  There
is no protection at all once the lemon juice attacks the oxidation.

Regards,
Les H

On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 14:56 -0400, Charles wrote:
> Like (I hope) most of you, I have been spending as much time as possible 
> on my boat during these warm... but short....  months of sailing in the 
> Northeast.  One of the things that has been bothering me for years is 
> the cloudy view out of the Bowmar hatch in the cabin.  Replacing it is 
> both expensive and a pain, so I looked for an alternative.  I found 
> it!   There is a company called Janvil 
> (  http://www.janvil.com/?gclid=CLmO6N7-2Y0CFRk4gQodPQfmZw  )  who make 
> a polishing/cleaner kit that really works.  With about 20 minutes of 
> polishing, I now have a hatch that is as good as new!
> As I also have plexiglass cabin windows as well as having modified my 
> forward hatch with a large, curved plexiglass window, I am happy to 
> report this product essentially eliminates the one downside to replacing 
> our cabin glass (scratches).
> 
> BTW,
> I plan on creating a new page on our C38 website dedicated to products 
> we have found work well and would recommend to our community.  I want to 
> include vendors, marinas, etc. that our members feel particularly good 
> about as well.  So, if you have some great product, vendor, mechanic, 
> etc. that you want to share, please email me with the particulars and I 
> will get it out for all of us.
> 
> Charles Finn
> Webmaster
> Mighty Quinn, #114
> 
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