| 1.
Curtain clouded up due to water being trapped in it when rolled
up. |
If
the curtain is exposed to direct sunlight for any length of
time during the day, the whiteness will gradually disappear.
You can force this phenomenon with a heat gun (Milwaukee Brand
etc…) or a common hair dryer. Hold 4-8 inches (depending
on ferocity of heat gun) from surface, working a 12 inch square
area at a time…be patient…it takes a few minutes,
then you will suddenly see the cloud radiate out of the vinyl,
concentric to the center of the heated area. Do not
overheat or concentrate heat in one area for any length of
time. You do not want to distort the vinyl. |
| 2. Waves
have formed in the curtain from being rolled up for a long time. |
If it
is a good, hot day and the sun is going to thoroughly warm
the vinyl, it should "shake out." If not, use of
a heat gun or common hair dryer can force the glass to relax
to its "memory." Use heat gun or dryer in the same
fashion as described above in "clouding" discussion. |
| 3. Overspray
from nearby painting in the boat yard. |
Try
lacquer thinner first-this should take off most light over
sprays. If it is set up linear polyurethane (Imron, Awlgrip,
Sterling, etc.) it will require acetone. Either application
is tricky, and you do run the risk of destroying the finish
on the vinyl…Lay the curtain on a large table covered
with towels, or something soft. Using a cloth baby diaper
(the best material for polishing anything) or an extremely
soft cloth, apply lacquer thinner or acetone either directly
to a small area on the vinyl or to the rag. Work the area
with the product quickly, then take another clean, dry cloth
and buff the area you just treated. You must not allow
the thinner or acetone to melt the surface of the vinyl.
This is a tedious process, but it will work. Having completely
cleared the panel, it would be advisable to lightly compound
the surface with ultra-fine compound, like 3-M Finesse-it,
then wax with Collinite Insulator Wax #845 (see Care
and Maintenance Section) |
| 4. Poor
watershed off vinyl. |
You
(or the fabricator) may have used the wrong product on Strataglass
to begin with, or perhaps overspray from the yard got onto
it. Start by washing the vinyl thoroughly, then applying 3-M
Finesse-it then waxing with Collinite Insulator Wax
#845 (see Care and Maintenance Section) |