PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
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resistant acrylic windshield for your
Kiowa?
To get a trim fit when installing it,
foLlow these tips:
Don't remove the windshie±d's pro-
tective coAting befOre cutting.
First, meAsure the window AgAinst
your bird's window frame. P±ace the
inboard edge of the plastic against the
windshieLd center post as A guide. You
won't cut that edge of the plAstic.
FIRST, WE MUstA
meVr HOw ±uCha
²o-BiG ³´µ¶ ·¸¹'15!
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Use a grease pencil to mark the rest
of the acrylic fOr trimming. The sheet
is large And bulky, so get someone to
he±p hold it while you meAsure.
Cut the window (or hAve your sup²
port ³Lks do it) with the band saw in
the ´VIM machine shop. ThAt µpe sAw
is best becAuse the blade rotates in only
one direction. That Lowers the chance
of cracking the plastic.
38
OCT ±4
BefOre starting the sAw, rub a bar of
soap over the blade to lube it, mAking
it less likeLy to grab.
Try cutting a smAll piece outside of
your greAse pencil markings first, from
OCT ±4
39
A section of plastic that'l± be thrown
awAy when you ¶inish. The test cut wil±
give yo· a chAnce to adj·st the saw's
cutting speed, b±Ade size And number
of teeth. Then cut the window A±ong the
markings.
InstaLl the windshieLd As ¸ara
2º»28
of TM
¼¼½»¼20º228º23
sAys.
Then clean o¹f the coating, using the
materials listed in Para
»º»8
of the
º23
or in Table
2º»
of TM
¼¼½»¼00º333½24.
Remember to pocket rings or wrist²
watches befOre cleaning the windows.
The plastic's scratchºresistant, not
scratch proof!
Use low»pressure water and soft
cloths, NSN
830¼½00º64»º¼606¾
fOr the
wash job. Rinse suds o¹f befOre they
dry¼ ½therwise, you'll wind up with
white streaks on the window and hAve
¾o do the job over.
To put a shine on your new wind¿
shield, use polish, NSN
7930¿00½93¼À
3794.
For longºterm protection, apply
A coating of Rain Repellent and SurÀce
Conditioner (REPC½N), NSN
68¼0º
00ÀÁ39º¼297.
ParA
2Â37
in TM
¼¼º»¼00À333º24
hAs the word on how
to use it.
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