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e - 27 May 2004 03:21 GMT

so how do you use foil to mask a canopy?

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EGMcCann - 27 May 2004 04:18 GMT

Apply foil
Burnish down
Get a nice, new, sharp #11 x-Acto blade and trim around the glass.
Get a toothpick and carefully remove the foil from the areas you want to
paint.
Reburnish corners if needed.

Alternately, for natural metal aircraft, do the same, but remove the glass
part.

> so how do you use foil to mask a canopy?

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CSRZ28 - 27 May 2004 04:42 GMT

> Apply foil
> Burnish down
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> Alternately, for natural metal aircraft, do the same, but remove the glass
> part.

If you burnish just the egdes, removing BMF will be easier and a lot less
residue to clean up, if any.

--
Chuck Ryan
CSRZ28@REMOVEearthlink.net
Springfield OH

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Keeper - 27 May 2004 05:59 GMT

>If you burnish just the egdes, removing BMF will be easier and a lot less
>residue to clean up, if any.
>
>--
>Chuck Ryan

Yeah, I concur. Use finger pressure for the glass area and lightly burnish the
edges. For cutting I use an X-acto swivel knife (very tiny blade will swivel on
curves) and your favorite magnifying device. After you paint, use a sharp knife
to pull up one edge. If you leave them on for a year like I do (just call me
speedy!) you can clean up the residue with naptha/benzine/lighter fluid.
hth

The Keeper (of too much crap)

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e - 27 May 2004 05:52 GMT

>Apply foil
>Burnish down
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>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release Date: 5/26/2004

that seems to need a pretty steady hand.

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Peter W. - 27 May 2004 10:23 GMT

> so how do you use foil to mask a canopy?

My memmory is little fuzzy this time of the day - but I'm almost sure
there was an article on this in a recent FineScale Modeler Magazine.
Their website lists
contents of the old issues - maybe you can find it there.

http://www.finescale.com/

Basically, you use Bare Metal Foil instead of masking tape.
COver the entire canopy, score it along the edges, peel unwanted
parts, burnish,
paint and peel off. I haven't done this myself for a while...

Peteski

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Rob de Bie - 01 Jun 2004 16:37 GMT

>so how do you use foil to mask a canopy?

I *just* posted a message telling the world about my new web page about
canop masking with Cheap Chocolate Foil:

http://www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/models/ccf.htm

Rob

My models: www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/models.htm
Me 163B site: www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/me163.htm

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e - 01 Jun 2004 18:57 GMT

>>so how do you use foil to mask a canopy?
>
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>My models: www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/models.htm
>Me 163B site: www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/me163.htm

bookmarked. thanks

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