Like Brendan said, acetone is evil stuff for acrylic or lexan. I have
used it to clean gel coat on both my sailplane and my boat. As he
clearly states, it will soften the finish and should be used
carefully.
I am on the other side of the US from TAP so I cut my own windows. It
is not that hard. I prefer acrylic over polycarbonate, it lasts
longer for me.
To seal the windows I used marine grade butyl tape, you can
optionally embed a spacer in the tape to avoid too much squeeze out.
The spacer is a plastic line like string trimmer cord. Commercial
window dealers sell the butyl tape with the spacer. No leaks after 6
years in hot wet Florida.
imo avoid silicone unless you get the best commercial quality. Your
local hardware or West Marine do not sell them. Very hard to use for
a first time repair.
mariner #44
:: Where can I find how to repair Express Window water
:: leak?
:: I heard it is common for Express 27. Any article or
:: instruction for the repair?