The windows on Helene were very cloudy and needed replacing. There is a lot of excellent information in bulletins about how to replace them so I got stuck in. The only variation to established practice I adopted was the use of closed cell sealing tape in place of the more usual butyl tape. Slightly more expensive but so worth it. No mess, excellent seal. Highly recommended.
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A124 A124 Window replacement
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A124 2014 02 A124 Windows 02
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A124 2014 02 A124 Windows 03
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A124 2015 07 A124 Windows 04
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A124 The old window was used to create a plug in plaster of paris on a plywood base.
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A124 The plugs were made out of plaster of paris. I used silk fabric between the plug and perspex to ease removal but this left a very fine ‘weave’ on some of the windows.
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A124 Perspex is heated in the over for the correct time (depends on grade of perspex) and then placed over the plug.
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A124 Cooked perspex, plug and old window.
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A124 Fitting long bolts through the frames to compress the tape to allow the short machine screws to be fitted.
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A124 The bronze frames with the closed cell tape stuck on. So much cleaner than mastic.
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A124 Longer bolts were used around the frame to initially compress the tape so that the correct (short) bolts could be inserted.
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A124 It looks really neat without any mess to clear up. And it is waterproof!
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A124 It looks really neat without any mess to clear up. And it is waterproof!
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A124 All done.
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A124 2015 08 A124 Windows 14