To apply a blackout to the bottom of your new Windshield click the this link for full instructions.
UPD Plastics only applies a Blackout to the bottom of a new shield if the customer sends their old one in (Must have Authorization to do that). The reason why we only do this with the old shield is because if we apply a Blackout only the customer will have a tough time trying to transefer the holes from the console to the new Windshield as you will not be able to see through the blackout the holes in the console.
To learn how to make a Deck Templates for an Antique boat that does not have the old Windshield click the this link for full instructions.
UPD Plastics can replicate a Windshield for your Antique boat even if you do not have the original. By providing us with two sets of templates we can compare them tothe many molds we have tocome up with a generic Boat Windshield that fill fit your boat. In this instuction sheet you will learn how to do that as well as what to do about a frame for the top and where to purchase a rubber deck seal for mounting it.
Making a Paper Template for a Boat Windshield click the this link for full instructions.
UPD Plastics shows in this download how to make a paper template for a basic boat windshield with lines for the bends and curves for us to replicate when basic measuremts will not work.
To learn How to Drill, cut and polish Acrylic. click the this link for full instructions.
UPD Plastics illustrates the process here on How to Drill, cut and polish Acrylic Windsheilds safely for modifications. Following these tipswill ensure you can achieve a factory finish and cleanly drilled holes.
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Asking Question
This email is for general questions only, please. Questions about the below we cannot answer.
1 If you want to find a potential match for your windshield, you will need to first search our website here: https://www.updplastics.com/windshield-manufacturers/. UPD Plastics only offers options for a match if we have the old shield in hand (You must have the authorization to send it in first). Please do not send pictures without a quote form asking us to find a matching shield. Customers must perform their own due diligence.
2 If, after searching our website and you do not find a match, please click on the link to submit a quote form on our website so we can help you. Each listing on our website has a link below it for this in blue.
If you are asking another question not related to the above, please Click the link to send us your message, and we will try to answer it as best we can.
When you opt for sending in your windshield to our facility to be verified by our engineers, they will determine if it is a match or not. In which case we will have to digitize then cast a mold to make a new template. (Does Not Include: Transferring of Mounting Holes as well as Blackout and/or Whiteout Bands)
