Looking for help on a poor canopy seam removal

I find that after I am done with about 1000 grit, dipping the canopy or other transparent structure into Future smooths out any residual fog.

Hello!

To be honest I don't quite see the problem from the photos.

For work like that I usually take the nail polishing file (the one with multiple grades of abrasive) - and then dip in furure, and it works for me. Good luck with your projects and have a nice day

Paweł

It's hard to see, however did you first use a #11 blade to lightly scrape the seam off before beginning sanding, and cause striations by doing that?  If that uis the case you'll have to sand them out

 

I always use a #11 blade very carefully first... then wet sand 600, 1K, 1500, 2K and thats it then Future.

 

However I pretty much agree with Don.

I saw something in one of the tutorials (this web site) where the "pro" was discussing something that you could dip the canopy in that would remove the scratches and return you a clear "like new" canopy. Sorry I don't recall which one but it should be easy to search out.

Yeah I made sure  start with a brand new #11 blade... And I did dip it in future/klear  I sanded out what I had felt semi comfortable with because I was scared to acciddently sand to much in fear of certain spots looking like weird indentations. Thats why I went ahead and did tye future dip hoping it would seal thos up like all of the previous canopies I have finished without any of the troubles this one has given me... And I apologize for the late reply Ive been super busy with school this week and but Ill be back at it this weekend.

Its future/klear/pledge floor care which is acrylic based, which I have done, but still thank you for thr reply!

Why not use either Meguiars' No. 7 Showcar glaze, or No. 9 swirl remover? You can also use Plastix which is made for clear acrylic. I've used these will excellent results for model parts both coloured, and clear. No need for messy cover ups, or spraying clear, or future over it, and the canopy will remain exactly as it should be without worry of discolouration at a later time, incompatibility, or other problem. Just rub the sanded area with a cotton swab with the polish on it until clear without scratches - problem solved!

 

~ Cobra Chris

Cobra- The Meguiars' brand I'm not very familiar with, but googling it made me think of a can of tire shine(the wet look) my father had a few years back. Going to their site and under the Americas car care products tab there wasn't anything that had a # at the end of its name. There was 2 products thay kind of caught my eye though was something called 'PlastX clear plastic cleaner & polish' and 'ScratchX' but didnt look into them at all are they close to what you were talking about? And to everyone else, I'm sorry my replies are taking SO long to post, I guess I'm still on the newb probation period and EVERY reply has to get approval before it'll actually show up... I was under the impression that only the original 1st post needed to be approved.

...andthen there is this nifty how to article on polishing canopies that I came across, at the following link

http://modelingmadness.com/scott/basics/buff.htm