1. This is how my plug looks ready for forming, at first I covered the whole thing in styrene, but I like to have an edge for cutting that shows up well. This plug is covered in resin, but it is not necessary, you just need to form .040 styrene over your plug first, this is ONE of the keys to a totally clear canopy. Form it, cut it to shape then spray the back with 3M spray adhesive, then carefully stick it to the plug. Give it a good wet sanding with 600 grit sandpaper, this is a very important step, it has to be smooth.. NEVER use anything on the plug, don’t touch it with your greasy fingers either!!! Let it sit for an hour after sanding to make sure it is totally dry in the area where you will be forming your canopies. Don’t let it dry outside then bring it inside and start working on it, the temperature change could cause moisture to form. ANYTHING on the plug will cause it to be a bad pull.

2. You will need a tack cloth and have the wife do a good job on cleaning the stove, when you pull the protective backing off of the plastic you will be amazed at all the crud it will pull out of thin air! Or how the smallest piece of fly dung can totally ruin your otherwise perfect canopy! I wipe the plug down good and also the plastic.

3. When making things with white styrene the placement in the oven in relationship to the heat source is not an issue, but that’s not true with clear PETG! I use the broiler to heat the oven, turn it on and close it so that the oven will get heated up. Put the plastic in about the middle, if it’s to close to the heat it will melt to fast and holes will form very quickly. Keep a close eye on it and when it sags about 21/2 or 3” it’s ready to go.

4. I like to have my 6hp shop vac already running when I put the plastic on the plug.