dirt inside the canopy

hay path ...yes static is sometimes a problem. I try to keep everything as clean as possible  i like to blowout everything with a can of dustoff ..then move on , i dont think your missing a step ...just keep your workplace cleaner ...pete

I get this problem when I have to make mods to the fuselage after gluing on the canopy.  Recently I had to drill a hole.  Try as hard as I might to keep from drilling too far into the cavity, I still ended up with styrene dust in the fuselage that was drawn immediately to the inside surfaces of the canopy :-(

I try to clean out the fuselage before mounting the canopy (air from the airbrush with no paint helps with this), but I have to work harder to ensure the fuselage is completely done before I glue the canopy or windshield on!  I have never found a way to fix this problem except for removing and cleaning canopy.

Yes, often my canopies inside appearence looks like a pillow factory, totally maddening. Now with larger scale fighters I don't cement the main canopy part in place, only the windshield. Then I carefully fit the main bit with tight tolerances, cementing 4 small plastic strip tabs at the front and back internal sides.

They fit into the fuselage interior about 1/8th inch, hard to see when canopy is installed as for flight, then when dust does make it's way inside it's easily removed for a quick airbrush blowout. The tabs keep the canopy in place very well, then I'm a happy camper with a clean canopy. 

Patrick

I often fix the canopy on while doing finishing work by using blue tack/poster tack.  Seals the cockpit area but still lets me remove the canopy easily for whatever reason.