Canopy seam to eliminate...

[BarryW]

Has anyone a suggestion of the best materials for this job? all the better if stocked by John.... and any tips. This is something I have not done before and I am just glad I have some spare canopies to practise with!!

many thanks

[stona]

Finer and finer grades of abrasive ending up with the very high grit micromesh sanding/polishing cloths. Smoker's toothpaste used to work but I don't know if it is still available (no,I don't smoke )

I've seen materials like 'Brasso' suggested but I'd be very wary of anything that might fog the plastic.

Afterwards a dip in Klear should bring it up nice and shiney.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Brasso does work a treat, However, I read somewhere that they changed their formula recently?

I can't confirm as I still have an old tin.

Otherwise as Steve says, very fine wet n dry to start then finer and finer grades of polishing pad.

[stona]

Brasso does work a treat, However, I read somewhere that they changed their formula recently?

I've never tried it m1k which is why I urged caution. It's good to hear that it does the job. Sounds like it would be worth a test on some unwanted clear part to be sure of the new formula.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Hi Barry

Try this link it shows you exactly how to do it.

Vaughan

[Guest]

It's possible to buy Micromesh on sanding sticks, as many as four grades to a stick. If your favourite stockist hasn't got any, try Little-cars, and remember that the recommended method, with Micromesh, is to use each successive grit at 90 degrees to the preceeding; I prefer to use it wet, as well.

Be very careful with Brasso, since it used to be based on a spirit, which attacked plastic; if we needed to polish plastic, at work, and we had no Micromesh, we used Silvo, which is a lot gentler.

Edgar

[Ian M]

Or you could buy these. Florymodels Sanding Sponges Its one of my better buys £3 and works a treat. The blue one is better for general smoothing but the green and white one is the bees knees for canopies. The white side is so fine I first thought it was just plain plastic.

Scrape of the ridge with a scalpel then use the green side to smooth it down. Then the white side to polish it up. Dip the canopy in klear and your done. Quick clean and no mess!

Ian M

[BarryW]

I have those Flory sponges and will try that - Thanks Ian and everyone else...

[Guest]

Finer and finer grades of abrasive ending up with the very high grit micromesh sanding/polishing cloths. Smoker's toothpaste used to work but I don't know if it is still available (no,I don't smoke )I've seen materials like 'Brasso' suggested but I'd be very wary of anything that might fog the plastic.

Afterwards a dip in Klear should bring it up nice and shiney.

Cheers

Steve

I think you mean Eucryl toothpowder, Steve. It is still available. I dont smoke either but I've taken to drinking more tea than normal! I've never used it for modelling but I do have a canopy to experiment on.

Keith