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  • Member since
    July 2009
Posted by Blackbelt2 on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 2:20 PM

After listening to Don's comment, I decided to leave them alone but I will give the Goo Gone a try. Thanks for the help.

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    July 2009
Posted by Blackbelt2 on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 2:19 PM

Don,

I was thinking about that and since my B-17 is heavily battle damaged anyway, I don't think crystal clear windows were the norm. Thanks for insight.

Karl

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    August 2011
Posted by Blueline on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 9:33 AM
Try this. Get a bottle of "Goo Gone". I buy it at Wal-Mart. Put some on a Q-Tip and wipe the canopy lightly. It will remove any tape residue, but won't harm the paint. Thats how I do it.
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 8:42 AM

I have seen dullcoat sometimes leave a very faint foggy appearance on transparencies.  Not enough to bother me, though. WW2 era plexiglas was not uv resistant and fogged and yellowed quickly anyway.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Monday, March 31, 2014 8:16 PM

Not many agree, but I say Future is for floors, not models.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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    July 2009
Masking residue?
Posted by Blackbelt2 on Monday, March 31, 2014 6:34 PM

After using Future on my squadron clear B-17 canopies and windows, I masked them with an Eduard mask set made for the B-17. After painting and spraying the gloss and flat coats I removed the masks and noticed the windows were not crystal clear but foggy. What did I do wrong or can I clean up the windows with windex? The masking worked beautifully but I am disappointed that the windows are not crystal clear. There doesn't appear to be any sticky residue but the windows are not crystal clear.

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