Canopy Scratches: Can You Use Novus Fine Scratch Remover?

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I have a canopy with a few little scratches and wondering if I could use Novus Fine Scratch Remover? Has anyone tried this?

TY,

Dave

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Never heard of it tilli searched google sounds to me like it would as long as seal it with future.

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Smokinguns3~Thanks for the reply. I’ll give it a try but think I’ll practice on clear sprue to make sure it doesn’t cloud it up or anything.

Thanks,

Dave

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Novus is made for polishing plastics and plexiglass, it will do the job.[tup]

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Thanks Doc, I’ll rest a little easier!

TY,

Dave

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Depending on how fine the scratches are, you may be able to fix them with a few applications of Future. Give the canopy a quick dip and let it dry and see if it’s cleared them up.

-Fred

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Gigatron, Yeah I tried that with the canopy and the Future did indeed seem to wash over minor scratches. There were a few remaining scratches so I removed the Future and will try and give a Novus treatment and then re-Future.

From now on if there are only very minor scratches I’ll just give it a dip in Future.

Thanks,

Dave

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Another thumbs up for Novus.

Before I found my current method of canopy-scratch-removal, I used toothpaste and a polishing wheel in a Dremel. Worked great.