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Originally posted by JVN
Unless you effect it chemically. In 2001 my HS team had forklifts made out of 1/4" lexan. We spray-painted them so that the drivers could easily see them from the booth. Late in the day at Long Island, we had a minor collision with 263 (they blasted right into us coming into the endzone) and the forklifts shattered.
Near as we can figure, the Lexan was weakened by the spray paint.
Moral of the story:
Don't paint Lexan. It can weaken it greatly.
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Are you sure this was Lexan? I have never heard of Lexan shattering, but acrylic would do exactly what you say. Certainly spray painting could have surface effects but by the molecular nature of polycarbonate I don't see how it could shatter, even if the surfaces are eaten away a little.
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