F4U-5N FAH-609 canopy resto help
Wed May 13, 2009 6:34 pm
The guys at the aviation museum in Honduras are looking for any help or tips on how to restore the plexiglass canopy on the FAH-609 Corsair.As you can see in the photo,it looks in bad shape with lots of cracks.
Any help will be appreciated.
Any help will be appreciated.
Wed May 13, 2009 6:49 pm
you can try a whole lot of Micro mesh, or contact a company that does canopy polishing, they might be able to give you a hand.
Wed May 13, 2009 6:50 pm
1. Bring it to America.
2. We'll fix it for you.
2. We'll fix it for you.
Wed May 13, 2009 7:47 pm
Chuck Gardner wrote:1. Bring it to America.
2. We'll fix it for you.
Chuck, how deep are those cracks? Is that repair a fill & polish approach? Is it really possible to "restore" that glass?
Wed May 13, 2009 7:57 pm
Chuck Gardner wrote:1. Bring it to America.
2. We'll fix it for you.
I think he means,
We will fix the whole thing, here!
Chuck, I think they keep it locked up with that chain!
Wed May 13, 2009 8:04 pm
the NASM did a great job on the canopy of their Fw 190F-8 back in the 80's; from what I can remember from the magazine article on the restoration, the canopy had some full depth cracks, scratches, and was very yellowed, and by the end of it it looked like new.
Maybe someone there can give you a few pointers?
good luck!
greg v.
Maybe someone there can give you a few pointers?
good luck!
greg v.
Wed May 13, 2009 8:05 pm
note to self:bring new canopy and bolt cutters 
Wed May 13, 2009 8:51 pm
I believe one of the other -5 owners was having new ones blown. I am having trouble remembering who it was right now.
Whoever it was promised me one of the new ones for a good price.
Wish I could remember.
Could of been Graham Hoskin in Australia.
Either way it is being done. Guess 2 to 3,000 and lot of fitting to get it installed.
Whoever it was promised me one of the new ones for a good price.
Wish I could remember.
Could of been Graham Hoskin in Australia.
Either way it is being done. Guess 2 to 3,000 and lot of fitting to get it installed.
Wed May 13, 2009 9:04 pm
Maybe you could find an owner who plans on replacing their airworthy canopy with a new one and maybe get them to donate the old plexi to "609"?
It would probably be in much better shape than what they have currently.
Jerry
It would probably be in much better shape than what they have currently.
Jerry
Wed May 13, 2009 9:11 pm
So a big sheet of 1/8" plexi, a heat gun, and a bucket of pop rivets won't do it, huh?
Wed May 13, 2009 9:11 pm
Used the machine that Jay Leno had on his show that copied parts and make a mold and have a new one made>>>>
Last edited by Lynn Allen on Thu May 14, 2009 9:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thu May 14, 2009 12:46 pm
Call Aero Trader, Chino, CA 909-597-4020
Thu May 14, 2009 6:54 pm
I remember reading about a company that could refinish crazed and yellowed Mustang canopies with very good success. Can't remember anything else though.