learning experience

Had the same experiance with press and seal on a canopy. I don't think I like that stuff very much. Paint was everywhere under the press and seal. And yes I did burnish it down.

this scares me. i have three a/c with press and seal masks on the canopies. now i am afraid of what is underneath.

joe

ok next question how do i remove paint from a canopy? took the mask off and found the paint was everywhere. should have known that easy did not mean problem free. many words come to mind right now but will leave it with. help.

I'll warn you up-front - I'm pretty much an amature.

This is the only method I've come up with - but I'm all ears if anyone has a better technique.

I mostly do hand painting of canopies with acrylic paints. When I goof up, I take a toothpick and chisel it to a sharp, short point. If you make it long and thin it doesn't work. It has to be stubby but sharp (am I making sense ?) then I gently push the paint off the surface. I don't think this would work with a dried enamel paint. If you push to hard or rub too much it can leave little scratches in the plastic. I hit them with Future and that usually helps reduce the visibility of the scratches.
My 1/72 avenger "greenhouse" came out looking pretty good - I liked it.

What are you using to paint - airbrush, hand brush or rattle can? I would think that even a poorly adhesive mask would still provide reasonable results with a fine mist and low pressure from an airbrush...shouldn't allow for much if any bleed-under either I would expect.

Bri~

If I'm spraying Acrylics, I dip the canopy in future 1st, then mask and spray.
If I get any bleed I soak it in windex,which removes the future and the paint along with it, wipe off any paint left behind, then dip it in Future and try again.

uilleanne, used an airbrush (albiet a testor beginner). put several coats on lightly. thought i had burnished it down.

bossman i will try your method. thanks.

joe