[simpits-tech] crazed lexan part II

[Alan D. Mazurka]

hi,

thanks for the input on my painting problem. some things i did not make 
clear (so to speak):

i'm painting the panels on the backside, but looking at them from the 
front. if i try to sand the backside, i'm afraid i'll be looking at sanding 
marks from the front side.

the lexan has been amazingly resistant to chemical action, and i did manage 
to remove the paint once without _much_ trouble. i introduced more 
scratches with the mechanics of the removal process, itself. the tolulene 
didn't seem to touch it at all. i really think the paint reacted with 
itself, and because it wasn't "attached" to the lexan, managed to lift 
itself off fairly easily.

i'm not concerned with incredible adhesion, since the painted side will be 
on the back of the panel (and protected from any scratches, or things that 
will scratch it).

this is definitely a case of reading all the labels to find an appropriate 
match.

that, and lots of testing on scrap materials. lexan is _definitely_ a 
different animal from styrene or even plexiglass.

thanks again,

  - adm -




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Alan D. 
Mazurka 
adm.design at verizon.net
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