<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div><span>Hi James,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449148238589_7230"><span>I restored ports for Gamma that I thought wear toast, it is very easy and fast. When the ports have scratches all over them, I wet sand with 2,000 grit </span>until the scartches are gone, then apply a few drops of automotive polish. I had some 20 year old stuff from my bodyshop days, it is buffing compound. I then polish with a flat buffer. I just bought a cheap oscillating buffer. I would not use the one in your picture because it is to localized and may build up heat. Do not sand with your finger tip and do not try to dig out the scratch, sand the area of the scratch to maintain clear optics. The Stachew book has specs on scratches. </div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449148238589_7229">Hank</div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:59 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv7861141864"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Oh this subject, what's the best way to polish out a scratch on a viewport? I've got a scratch obviously. Nothing too bad, but annoying. I want it gone.</div><div> </div><div>I saw on a program, Stanley Plastics (where I got my flat ports from) using a mechanical polishing wheel a bit like this. But which type and what polishing compound?</div><div> </div><div>Any advice appreciated.<br clear="none">Thanks</div><div>James</div><div><img width="250" height="250" src="cid:w5vxbc3m2wn6O6ZwYeRG"><br clear="none"> </div></div><div class="yiv7861141864gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7861141864yqt5543961311" id="yiv7861141864yqtfd85214"><div class="yiv7861141864gmail_quote">On 3 December 2015 at 11:42, via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv7861141864gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><font size="3"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh, we covered the shield for shipping, too. Polishing that thing was a pain. But the subs lived on board in their own hangers, so it didn't happen very often,</font></font>
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<div><span>Thanks Vance,</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>it would also look sexier than a piece of plywood when</span></div>
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<div><font size="3"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All Perry boats had a shield. It protected the viewport from a lot of nicks and scratches, plus aided in heavy impact protection as the water between one and the other served as a sort of shock absorber. The difference between us and them was (and is) that our viewports stayed pretty much pristine, while the Hycos (and the Perrys later on when the new owners didn't know what the shields were actually for) had their ports hanging out bare as a baby's butt so that every dropped wrench and loose shackle seemed to end up bouncing off the window on the way by. The JSLs </font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">needs a lot of polish and elbow grease during annual maintenance to keep them shiny. Trust me. Been there, done that.</font></div>
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<div><span>Thanks Scott,</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>maybe he had acrylic in a previous incarnation, or I could be mixed up!</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>I do remember one large view port with the false dome about an inch</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>P.S. with regard to Hank's image that he just posted. In case anyone doesn't know</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div>
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<div>His dome cover is fiberglass and is great for keeping the sun off of it. It just sets on the dome. It would have to be strapped down in some way if it were to ever be transported on the road.</div>
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<div>-------- Original Message --------<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] viewport covers<br clear="none">From: Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Date: Wed, December 02, 2015 10:52 am<br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"><br clear="none">
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<div><span>Brian,</span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span>some people use acrylic. I think Karl Stanley has a thin dome permanently</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Regards Alan</div>
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<div>Thanks, Scott and Tim, I think plywood is the way to go, nice and strong ! I'll need 19 of them.</div>
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<div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] viewport covers<br clear="none">Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 05:51:01 -0700<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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<div>My method has worked quite well. I use bungee cords and made a plywood plug. You can see pictures on my project page under KW-350 Trustworthy. They have traveled a few thousand miles with no issues so far.</div>
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