REFLECTOR: Re: Windows

[Scott Derrick]

I like the idea of aluminum tape over the blue masking tape.

Scott

At 12:58 PM 7/21/2004, you wrote:
>I used spray lat also and had mixed results. It worked fine on the side 
>windows, but was a nightmare on the windshield. I put it on nice and thick 
>too. I finally discovered the problem:
>
>If sun can shine on the spray lat, even through one of those fiberglass 
>hangar doors, it really messes things up!! It won't come back off without 
>weeks of work!!  I tried the tricks mentioned on the reflector about 
>putting hot wet towels on the surface for a while, and while it helped, it 
>was still a nightmare. I tried goo gone, I tried mineral spirits, and 
>nothing worked. I ended up scraping it off a sliver at a time with my 
>thumbnails.  Wish I would have known about the U.V. problem ahead of 
>time.. I could have covered it with a towel most of the time.
>
>What I do now is:  cover the plexi with blue painters tape. It is very 
>easy to remove, but it also has a bad habbit of curling up. So I cover the 
>blue painters tape with duct tape. Now it is strong... has some 
>impact/abrasion resistance, and it comes off really easy.
>
>The
>Aluminum tape is a good idea too, but I would put it over the blue masking 
>tape, just because it is so easy to clean off the plexi.  By the way, you 
>can get 3 big rolls of that aluminum tape at harbor freight stores for 
>about $7.00, I think home supply stores cost that much a roll.
>
>Don't let spray lat get UV exposure, even indirect, for any length of 
>time!   You have been warned ( my thumbs will never be the same).
>
>Kurt
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