http://smart-ir-heat.com/en/tags/window/ Recent content in Window on Smart IR Heating Solutions Hugo en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:34:37 +0800 http://smart-ir-heat.com/en/posts/using-shortwave-infrared-lamps-for-aircraft-window-frame-coating-removal/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:34:37 +0800 http://smart-ir-heat.com/en/posts/using-shortwave-infrared-lamps-for-aircraft-window-frame-coating-removal/ <h1 id="getting-rid-of-aircraft-coatings-with-shortwave-ir">Getting Rid of Aircraft Coatings with Shortwave IR</h1> <p>A lot of guys in the shop see an infrared lamp and think, &ldquo;Oh, it&rsquo;s just a fancy hair dryer.&rdquo; But when you&rsquo;re dealing with window frames, that&rsquo;s a mistake. We aren&rsquo;t trying to dry anything here. We&rsquo;re using shortwave IR to basically shock the old coating right off the metal.</p> <h2 id="the-trick-to-fast-stripping">The trick to fast stripping</h2> <p>If you want to get old paint or sealant off without warping the frame, you can&rsquo;t just slowly warm it up. You need a hit of high heat, and you need it now. The cool thing about shortwave IR is that it dives straight through the coating and turns into heat right where the paint meets the metal. You hit a specific temperature, the bond snaps, and the coating blisters. From there, you just peel it away. If you just hover over the surface trying to &ldquo;dry&rdquo; it, you&rsquo;re just wasting electricity and risking overheating the rest of the airframe.</p>