Re: Polishing Lexan or Plexiglass

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<davep-at-quik-dot-com>
 >
 > >I'm wondering if there is any way to polish the edges to
 > >reduce/remove machining marks from the Lexan.
 >          There is a product/system used in aircraft
 >
 >          maintenance for polishing windscreens.  Name
 >          escapes me:
 >                  micromesh, microscreen
 >          ?
 >          Something like that.  Approved by the FAA, leaves
 >          an 'absolutely' clear finish.  (so they say.)
 >
 >          Poking about on the web, or a visit to a (smaller)
 >          airport with small a/c maintenance shop might
 >          help.
 >
 >          best
 >          dwp

	Those products work fine on acrylic wind shields, but I haven't used
one for years (no longer a plane owner) and wonder if anyone has tried
one on softer stuff like Lexan or polystyrene? I've used paste type
silver polish with only fair results.

Ed