Hay all,

I have a question? How do you remove the mold line form the centre of a clear canopy? And then get the clear part back to a smooth finish with out any marks on it??

Thanks,

Scott.

Hi Scott.
The best way I've found to get rid of a canopy seam is to sand it down with ever finer grade sanding sticks or equivalent. The last grade being a polishing stick.
The canopy will look dull but a quick wash and then a dip in Johnsons Klear will have it shining like new.
Hope this helps,
Nige

Cut the line with a sharp blade then polish the canopy with some toothpaste.
But you'll need to be patient

Micromesh supply a sanding stick, with four grades on it; I've resurrected a chrome finish with one. In the U.K. Little Cars stock them. Remember that the system, with Micromesh, is to use each grade at right-angles to the previous, and I always prefer to use it wet.
Edgar

What I did was I went to my local auto shop and bought an assortment pack of wet/dry sanding paper (1000 - 1500) and a polish. First thing you should do is either pack the inside the canopy with clay or wet paper towels…this help so that you have a firm grip on it AND that it doesn’t crack or you’ll be looking for a replacement.

Start by using a new blade and ONLY scrap the seam, the under water start using the sand paper working your way up. Once finished either dip or spray a coat or two of Future Floor Wax.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

I solved such problem a couple of times very succesfully by:

- put masking tape left and rigth of the seam to protect most of the canopy from scratches
- scratch away the seam very carefully (scratch from front till aft) with a very sharp razorblade or X-acto knife
- remove the masking tape
- polish the canopy with tamiya polishing compound. This is the most difficult step; if you put too much pressure then the canopy might break

the whole process should not take more than 10 minutes

lots of success

Thanks guys, i tried the tooth paste method and it worked very well!