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Is it best practice to apply clearcoat (either gloss utility coats or final matte coats) with canopy masking on or off? In other words, do we ever apply clearcoat to the transparent parts of the canopy? Thanks.
Never put a matt clear coat on clear parts, unless you want them to appear fogged. Many apply Future to the canopy before installing or masking, and leave the canopy maskings on until the model is finished.
John
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Once I am done painting and the final clear is down, then and only then does the masks come off the canopy.
BK
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I always paint the canopy as a separate item and do not install it until after the final matt coats are on and cured.
Jim
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I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
jeaton01 Never put a matt clear coat on clear parts, unless you want them to appear fogged. Many apply Future to the canopy before installing or masking, and leave the canopy maskings on until the model is finished.
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Masks on while clear coating with the airbrush!
I think whether a canopy or windshield should be shiney or weathered depends on how you are building the rest of the model. I think it is funny when I see a WW2 bird with dozens of mission markings or kill markings, lots of other stains and weathering, but a pristine canopy. Sure, it could have happened, maybe the old one had bullet holes or cracks and was recently replaced. But it still raises a concern. Likewise, a plane that looks like it just came out of the factory, but with a fogged or really dull canopy looks odd. Whole model should look like it came through the same environment.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
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