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Tony Dillon
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Initially Posted - 11/07/2001 :  16:16:59  Show Profile
I need to replace the skylight in the V berth on Mental Floss, seems to accumulate water between the upper and lower plastic lense. I remember seeing an article about this in some of the old posts, but I can't remember what it said I should use for adhes
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 :  16:27:06  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Tony – I used “Life Calk” last year and have not had any problems with it. Life Calk is not as strong as some of the other adhesives but I figured I might want get it off if I cracked the plexi again. Also I could b
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 :  17:30:37  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
I replaced mine about 3 months ago. I bought the plastic from a local plastic company. The old lense had cracked. It had been installed with silicone so I re installed it with same. No leaks yet.
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/07/2001 :  22:53:14  Show Profile
My original was done with clear silicone, so I also used that. I recommend that you work hard to get as much of the old silicone out as possible--not an easy task. Oddly, silicone doesn't adhere to itself very well. Also, while making sure to use enoug
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