A couple of canopy questions

[Charles in SC]

1. What is the thickness of the canopy? Is it the same all over. The drawing 43 in the detail drawings that are labeled as full scale vary from 1/8 to 3/16 inch. I have not cut mine yet and so I cannot check the various places shown.

2. For those of you that repainted the canopy frame, what color did you use and why? I just finished fitting mine and it is a little battle scarred.

Thanks!

 

[Jeff R]

If I remember correctly, it is about 3/16". However, don't do any metal or plexi trimming/cutting based on the measured thickness. Put off any cuts and trims for as long as you can lest you make a mistake (don't ask me why I am telling you this).

You can paint it whatever color you want! Due to my scuffing up the powder coat, I removed it and painted the frame with Rustolium rattle can paint (almond color). I used this paint for the cockpit area and it has been holding up surprisingly well. To remove the powder coat, I used a paint stripper. This worked well on the round tubes but, for whatever reason, not so well on the square tubes. It took several applications and a lot of scraping to get it off, whereas for the round parts it bubbled right off. Strange.

 

[Lars]

I've done two, both varied in thickness around the canopy. The newer bubble more so, from about 7/32" to about 3/32". I was surprised at the variation, though in the end both canopies (for the same proect, unfortunately) came out fine.