Removing paint from a clear canopy.

Very fine sandpaper will do it. It used to be a real struggle, because after removal of the paint, one had to sand with finer and finer grades of paper, then finish off with a polish. Then, we learned about Future!  Now, we do not need to use the super fine sandpaper or polish.  Use a fine paper 600 or 1000 to get paint off, then apply Future. It fills in the micro scratches and restores the shine.

        i have just recently painted an Academy P 38 windshield, etc, etc. I painted the "window frames" with a tooth pick. But even that would get paint where I didn't want it. But the toothpick worked pretty nice removing the unwanted paint. I know this was already touched on above, but I want to add, I had one part that I left the paint sit overnight, and it was hard to get off. The best time to get it off i think is about 20 minutes after its been painted. This way the paint is dry enough to not smere, but not dry to make it really hard to get off.

My best tried and true method is 99% iso alcohol. Anything above 90% works well too. Just put it on a q-tip or cotton ball and scrub off the paint. Be careful though as it will also take off the paint on the intentionally painted parts too. After all scrubbed off, give it a rinse with some warm water as it may leace some residue streaks caused by the alcohol.

I have used liquid car wax.  Put a little on a microbrush, apply it to the affected area, gently swab around, then carefully wipe off.  You will have to wash the canopy with warm soap water after that, as the wax residue will make any additional masking work difficult.  Don't get any wax on the intentionally painted areas.

Easy Lift Off (ELO) will also work.  Remember to test on a spare part first!

HTH, and good luck.

 

Sometimes the tip of a toothpick will be good enough to 'scrape' it off without marring the surface.

regards,

Jack