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  • Member since
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Help needed on canopy
Posted by navy07 on Saturday, April 25, 2015 1:19 PM
Help! I am building Revell's F-22 Raptor, in 1/72 scale. The canopy has got some film on it and makes the canopy look cloudy. I've tried cleaning it with paint thinner and brush cleaner, but to no avail. The canopy is slightly tinted in a yellow tint, and I soaked it in future floor polish. How did I mess up and how can I can clean it up. Thank you. Lenny
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    August 2012
Posted by AndrewW on Saturday, April 25, 2015 2:09 PM

The Future can be removed with Windex (ammonia version) and a little scrub.

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    October 2005
  • From: UK
Posted by antoni on Saturday, April 25, 2015 3:12 PM

Try polishing it with toothpaste.

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    August 2013
Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, April 26, 2015 6:47 AM

I second Antoni,s comment but use The non gel toothpaste.

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, April 26, 2015 9:05 AM

Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol is a good cleaner for canopies. It will not polish it, but it does clean a lot of  crud off without any damage.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    April 2015
  • From: New Hampshire, USA
Posted by UKguyInUSA on Sunday, April 26, 2015 9:06 AM

If it's not too badly marked, I usually do what Antoni and Jay Jay have suggested, using the grittier white toothpaste and rub it all over with a cotton bud/Q-Tip, usually in circular motions, then rub/polish it off with clean cotton buds/Q-Tips, again, in circular motions. If that doesn't do it, then I sand the canopy with 4,000 / 6,000 and 12,000 grit paper, finishing with the toothpaste.

Cheers,

Martin : )

  • Member since
    February 2006
Posted by navy07 on Sunday, April 26, 2015 3:15 PM

Thanks all for your help.  lenny

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