Clear up cloudy windshield

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jdowd1
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Clear up cloudy windshield

Post by jdowd1 » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:26 am

What can be done to clear up cloudy clear plastic like on an airplane canopy. Thanks, J.

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Post by Yoxford » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:47 am

what has worked for me is the "future dip"

Clean the canopy and then dip it into a cup of future (yup the floor stuff) and let it drip off and dry in a clean, dust free place ( if possible, on a napkin in a tupperware container....the next day repaint the frame and the clear bits will look much less cloudy.

FYI Future is the thing for decals too.
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Post by Buckyroo » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:41 am

Yoxford wrote:....

FYI Future is the thing for decals too.
Do you mean for coating decals you print yourself or after you apply the decals to the model?

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Post by pcoughran » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:13 am

He means coat in Future first for a great gloss coat then add decals then put on either more gloss or flat overcoast depending on the use.
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