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Old 03-01-2010, 05:50 PM
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Default canopy scuffs
As a casualty of my work creating a fiberglass aft canopy fairing, the back of my canopy has some nasty scuff marks. The sort you would get from scuffing it with sandpaper or scotchbright
I've tried several applications of ClearView polish on these, but the white-ish scuff marks remain.
They're over the back of the baggage compartment, so not an issue in flight, but still a cosmetic blemish. Is there anything that I could use to buff these out, so that they show less?
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Old 03-01-2010, 06:13 PM
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Matt Dralle has a nice write up about his experience in removing scratches from his canopy...

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/displa...=67132&row=283

It's in three parts. Click on "Next Entry" to see the other two parts.
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:36 PM
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Meguires plastic cleaner and polish can remove some scratches. Don't know about yours.
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:43 PM
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has anybody tried to put Clear Coat in a scratch like this and polish it?? It would be catalyzed of course. sure sounds better than buying a new Canopy.
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:58 PM
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I've watched paint shop guys whip out their Leatherman and carve out stripper burns. Successive sanding grits all the way through the Micro-Mesh 6000 and polish and it's crystal clear (maybe a little wavy). Point is, you can polish anything out of acrylic sheet if you pick up all your scratches with each successive grit and final polish.
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Old 03-01-2010, 08:36 PM
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Refer to this older thread...

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...nopy+scratches
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