400: Main cabin privacy screen

[feebs]

G'day all,

As can be seen from attached photo of main cabin window, on my L400, privacy screen/sticker it is in need of replacement. What method/products should I use to remove old screen?

Will acetone eat away at window?

Thanks in advance, Brett

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[tuskie]

Hi Feebs,
Apparently acetone is the go.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...le-146142.html

Let's know how you get on. Are you using Lagoon OE decals or the material used for printed advertising on bus windows, etc.?

[feebs]

Merci Tuskie.

It will take a lot of acetone - very slow going.

Using an after market product - same as car advertising ...


Will see how it goes, before increasing Lagoon's profit, if it doesn't last.

Cheers

[aclmck]

I've not tried it on a boat but I'm told that by soaking some foam with vegetable oil and attached to the window for several hours it will melt the adhesive, I have used this on sticking plaster and it worked , I used olive oil and it took 15 minutes so it may be worth a try on a small area and if it works easily it will save a lot of trouble with acetone running all down the side of your boat.

[casablanca]

I've done it with acetone. Easy. To replace the original screens I got a sign writer to computer cut vinyl panels. Mine is done in horizontal stripes rather than dots. Looks good works great.

[feebs]

Thanks for everyone's input.

So I tried olive oil - unfortunately this didn't work.

Acetone worked but was slow going.

Lagoon have a how to guide on this - they say to use a diluted solvent. I have since found out from Lagoon that this is MEK (Méthyl Ethyl ketone). I purchased some from my local auto paint supplier.

Applied with a soft paper towel, sticker ( or is it some type of paint) just dissolved away.

Hope this helps.