What have you found works best, handles well, and holds good for the clear canopy adhesion?
thanks

I like Pacer Formula 560 canopy glue. Holds like a champ.

Ditto on the formula 560, appy it with a syringe for a nearly invisible bond line. The stuff looks and smells like white elmers glue but dries to a rubbery consistency that is almost crystal clear. Once applied you can wipe the excess off with a damp rag since the glue is water soluable.

try rc56 and you'll find it works hands down abouve 560

I like GOOP.It dries clear and then the excess just peals right off,leaving no trace on the canopy or whatever.And its STRONG STUFF...Steve

I found this stuff at the hardware store....works good.
It turns into a clear, semi-flexible plastic....

Dave.

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RC56 and 560 are exactly the same product.

John

RC56 or 560, whatever it is, YES its the only stuff to use. Enought said

I have used RC56 successfully for years on canopies but am now finding that it doesn't hold well on canopies in some ARF kits. Perhaps its the canopy material or the fuselage covering material. Have also found that these canopies can't be dyed with RIT dye. I still use RC56 but have been using small screws and/or trim tape to backup the glue.

Goop and Seal All have been suggested in this thread and I might try those on test surfaces. Thanks for sharing your discoveries.

If RIT dye does not tint what does?

I've used RC56 and had horrible results...just wouldn't stick, so I switched to silicone...which worked better but I couldn't make it look 'clean'. Recently on RCU there was a post about using a product called Fletch-Tite. This stuff is used for fletching arrows and can be found in archery stores for about three bucks. Simply fit the canopy to the fuselage and tape in place every 1" or so. Apply a tiny (the smaller the better) bead of the Fletch-Tite to the edge where the canopy is contacting the fuselage. Let dry for an hour or so. Remove the tape and apply the glue to the remaining areas. Let dry for an hour or so. You can optionally run another bead along the entire edge.

The canopy will be sealed around it's entire perimeter and won't come off without a large amount of force. The glue around the edge will be barely detectable...the Fletch-Tite shrinks as it dries. This stuff is great...for $3 you have to try it!

-Tom

Rocketman:
Do you reckon it's that "Genuine Iron on Film" they are always talkin about
You know the typical shelf paper crap. Ive used the rc56 stuff on only Monokote (i.e Moneykote) and Ultracote, and always had great luck. I wonder what it would be like if you used it on covering like VMar's new "ECS-Enhanced Covering System" That stufff is terrible!

Note on the Seal All- you gas burners in particular-I have used it for years to seal leaks on automobile gas tanks! If you have a clean surface, it will stick even when gasoline is running out of the leak!

You can get a real nice small bead with it, right out of
the tube....and it dries really fast as well.