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Old 04-07-2012 | 10:43 PM
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PHIL GREENO
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Default RE: TINTING AN ULTRA FLASH CANOPY?

With my Ultra Flash due to bedelivered in a few weeks in colour swap green to red I will be spaying (inside) the canopy Subaru Metalic blue.

I have not used Fabric dye since I used to dye the white nylon on my combat models when I was about 14 years old.I think it was called "Dylon"

For those of you that are not happy cooking their canopy then dont be afraid to use a good quality RCcar polycarbonate spray paint.

Having raced RC cars for many years I painted hundreds of clear polycarbonate bodies.

The trick in getting good results is to wash the inside of the canopy with warm washing up liquid/water then dry with a kitchen paper towel.Leave to dry in a warm room for 20 minutes.

Always spray in a warm atmosphere say 65-70 deg F /20deg C. Wear a mask if you spay in your kitchen/workshop.

Use 2 or 3 light coats,dont try to cover in one coat.

If you are using a solid colour you can roughen up the inside of the canopy with 1200 grit paper.This gives a better key and you wont see the marks after painted.

I have found "Tamiya" polycarbonate color spray gives the best results and is available in dozens of colours including translucent light blue /smoke etc.

Hope this helps

Phil.