So, being the amateur model builder I’am, I have read many postings, and articles on how to build a model right. Now I have not seen this anywhere but a question comes to mind. Do you paint the canopy before or after you use Future?. My assumption is paint first, but better to ask the model builders first. Thank you in advance for your time and answers.
Sand and polish the canopy, dip it in Future, let it dry 24 hrs minimum, then mask and paint it.
The Future does a few things. First, it gives the canopy a crystal clear finish (assuming you sanded and polished it well). Second, the Future will keep CA glue from “crazing” the clear parts. This comes in handy if you plan on adding photo-etch details. Third, it helps the paint stick to the canopy a little better.
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Great Thank you very much for the help.
I’ve had future-coated canopies craze from CA. Maybe not as readily as without the future, but future is no guarantee against crazing.
Have you tried the gel type CA glue? Loctite has a gel CA that takes a few seconds to cure. That’s what I use and I’ve never had any problems with crazing on Future coated clear parts.
Thats the best way to do it...dip in Future, let dry and then paint. I screwed up a paint job on a Futured canopy and just set it into a container filled with Future...took the paint off by dissolving the future under it. Some people dont like using it but I`ve never had a problem… yet…lol.
Yep, Loctite gel is my normal CA glue. Love the stuff, but it still leaves white deposits on clear parts, even when I future them. Not as much as if I use regular CA, or do not future them, but the deposits still show up sometimes. It seems to depend on the weather, the phase of the moon, etc.