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Unread 03-12-2003, 08:07 PM   #7
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taken from bb2k's link

"Incidentally, there is a way to minimize the effect of such a cut. A wipe across the raw edge with methylene chloride will re-melt and smooth the micro-fissures which propagate the fracture. We also found that the windows which became distorted as a result of our crash tests had become fracturable (after the test) as well. Some people choose not to have cars repaired immediately....sometimes not ever. A grossly distorted polycarbonate window would not carry the same safety advantages of a non-stressed window. A point to ponder."

the methylyne chloride will melt the microfissures back into the plexi. would you have to use methylyne chloride to make it melt, or could you use some other melting type of liquid...lets say paint thinner?
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