Hi,
I am unable to obtain Future where I am, so I'm going to have to try something else for my canopies. If I use Tamiya clear (gloss) acrylic, can I get the same result (obviously at a higher cost)? If so, for dipping how much should I thin it out? Also, is dipping better than spraying?.
One other question about canopies: The canopies I have are not scratched, but when you look through them things look distorted. Does polishing and dipping in clearcoat help to remedy that?
Regards,
MB
I have had good results hand painting tamiya clear on canopies
Polishing and dipping does help the distortion sometimes...but if its really bad I'd replace the canopy
No. You have a thick piece of clear plastic that's curved, so it behaves like an asymmetric lens, and small variations in the thickness of the plastic make it worse. Sanding & polishing might even out the thickness a bit and reduce the distortion, but not by much.
If you want to eliminate the distortion, replace the canopy with a vacuum-formed part.
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