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RE: Rag Top Plastic Window

To: Mike Chmura <m.chmura@umassp.edu>, spitfires@autox.team.net,
Subject: RE: Rag Top Plastic Window
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 11:50:27 -0400
Once they turn brown, it's pretty much new top time.

> ----------
> From:         Douglas Braun & Nadia
> Papakonstantinou[SMTP:dougnad@bellatlantic.net]
> Reply To:     Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou
> Sent:         Wednesday, April 05, 2000 11:07 AM
> To:   Mike Chmura; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject:      Re: Rag Top Plastic Window
> 
> 
> Mine were beat up but useable for several years, and then they
> suddenly started getting this almost-opaque brown film on them.
> I tried all sorts of polishes and cleaners, but no luck.  I even
> tried wet-sanding with 2000-grade paper.
> 
> I finally gave up and replaced the top when some seams started
> splitting...
> 
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit (with handsome new top)
> 
> At 10:23 AM 4/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >Hello all,
> >
> >Just got a 78 Spitfire and have a question (actually many) about the
> >possibility of cleaning or clearing up the plastic windows in the top.
> >Is there any product or technique to restore these windows?  I know they
> >will never be like a new window but some improvement would be great.
> >The top itself is in good shape.  Are there replacement windows at least
> >for the zippered one?
> >
> >Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> >mike chmura
> >
> >78 Spitfire brg
> 

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