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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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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