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Any way to buff-out a foggy clear canopy?

HELP!
Anyone know of a way to fix a fogged-up clear aircraft canopy? While
painting my F-104, paint thinner fumes apparently worked underneath
the paper and tape masking and clouded an area of the canopy. It
looks awful.
Is there a technique to buff-out the fogged area so it at least looks
more transparent? I'm not expecting miracles, but anything would
help. I don't want to buy a second kit just for the canopy. Thanks.
David
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David M.
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You can try one of the polishing systems the car guys use on their paint jobs,or some nail buffers. Rubbing it out with toothpasteworks sometimes also.Then a coat of future(I cheat and use tamiya clear gloss)I even waxed one once!
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Eyeball2002308
You might be ble to fix it just by dipping it in Future. If not, go to a plastic distributor, and get Novvus plastic polish.
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Robert Skipper
You might be ble to fix it just by dipping it in Future. If not, go to a plastic distributor, and get Novvus plastic polish.
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Robert Skipper
brasso works for me. also polishing compounds for stone are effective.
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A q-tip with a little Turtle Wax (car polish) does miracles on fogging and light paint staining.
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Bassie Adriaensen
Thanks everyone for your input. I'm happy to report that I was able to achieve 90% clarity for the fogged canopy by using Turtle Wax scratch-remover followed by Future floor wax. I first tried toothpaste and Pledge, but they were not successful.
I hope that this thread can help assist others with this problem.
David
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David M.

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