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How to temporarily hold open canopy closed while painting rest of plane?

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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
How to temporarily hold open canopy closed while painting rest of plane?
Posted by qtaylor on Friday, November 11, 2005 9:52 PM

I've been thinking this over.  The best way to fill the big hole of the open canopy is to set it in place...as if it was closed.  Now, how to seal it to keep the airbrush out of the cockpit?  White glue, blue-tak?

 

Ideas?

QT

"Neither a purist nor a perfectionist be."
  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: British Columbia,Canada
Posted by bstrump on Friday, November 11, 2005 9:59 PM
I've used Micro Kristal Kleer when I wanted to do this but the white glue will work just as well. In fact, I even use it when I want to keep the canopy permanently closed. It's surprisingly strong.
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  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Friday, November 11, 2005 11:16 PM
I stuff the cockpit with wet paper towels (wrung out of course). Paint away, and then when the paint is dry, re-wet the towels and pull them out.

So long folks!

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted by qtaylor on Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:42 AM

OOooohh...the wet paper towel idea is an interesting one.  When you do that, you leave the canopy off?

QT

"Neither a purist nor a perfectionist be."
  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, November 12, 2005 8:24 AM
yup!  the thing is though if you are doing a camo pattern it's usually better to put the canopy on if the camo will stretch over it... otherwise the paper towel thing works...  
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:52 AM
I also use the paper towel or tissue paper(Kleenix).  Dampen lightly and carefully fill the area you want to protect (I've found a set of curved tweezers work better than your fingers). I dampen the paper again just before I paint and again just before I remove it.  Also works great for wheel wells and openings in the cowling.
Quincy
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