An original LS6 clear canopy should be made from proper
mecaplex which filters a lot of UV already - about
95% according to an article on the DG website.

Tinted Mecaplex has the tint right through the perspex.
A home made surface tint on a clear glider canopy
could be an expensive mistake if it goes wrong.

John Galloway




At 16:30 03 February 2005, wrote:
I would like to know this as well. I used to tint my
plexiglas canopies
on my Hobbie Hawk RC sailplanes. I would heat up water
with yellow food
tint and put the canopy in the boiling water for 20
seconds. I'd pull
it out and wollaa it was bright yellow. I'd be to scared
to dip my
sailplane canopy in hot water. Too afraid of distortion.

It would be great to be able to do something on the
canopy to help
knock out some of the UV's on some of these older gliders.
I don't even
know if I can replace my LS-6 canopy with a New UV/tinted
canopy.
Sunscreen is cheaper, that's for sure.

Thanks,
Jerz

Gordon Schubert wrote:
Is there any way to effectively and inexpensively
tint
a canopy? If so, where would I have it done and what
does it involve?
GORDY