Smoked Canopy
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Hello
I'm searching a product to smoke my canopy. I would like the same effect that on the Axiome but in blue coor.

Anyone know where can I find it? and how to apply thos to have the same color ont the all canopy?
Thanks a lot.
best regards.
Philippe
I'm searching a product to smoke my canopy. I would like the same effect that on the Axiome but in blue coor.

Anyone know where can I find it? and how to apply thos to have the same color ont the all canopy?
Thanks a lot.
best regards.
Philippe
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If you can get the Testors Candy Blue paint that they use for car bodies, I have used that with good success. Just put a couple of coats on the inside of the canopy and you will get a nice transparent blue. The more coats you put on the darker the blue.
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If you can get the Testors Candy Blue paint that they use for car bodies, I have used that with good success. Just put a couple of coats on the inside of the canopy and you will get a nice transparent blue. The more coats you put on the darker the blue.
If you can get the Testors Candy Blue paint that they use for car bodies, I have used that with good success. Just put a couple of coats on the inside of the canopy and you will get a nice transparent blue. The more coats you put on the darker the blue.
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From: Sapporo Hokkaido, JAPAN
Hi, Philippe
Generally everybody use chemical colorant for dyeing a clear canopy ( but I have had no experience).
How to use of the dyes for resin and so on is as follows.
1 Dilute the dyes with water to 5%.
2 Warm the aqueous solution until 60c degree to 80c degree.
3 Dip a canopy to the warmed aqueous solution.
4 Wash away the canopy with neutral detergent.
http://www.osaka-kaseihin.co.jp/syohin.htm
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Generally everybody use chemical colorant for dyeing a clear canopy ( but I have had no experience).
How to use of the dyes for resin and so on is as follows.
1 Dilute the dyes with water to 5%.
2 Warm the aqueous solution until 60c degree to 80c degree.
3 Dip a canopy to the warmed aqueous solution.
4 Wash away the canopy with neutral detergent.
http://www.osaka-kaseihin.co.jp/syohin.htm
Best regards
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From: Perth, AUSTRALIA
Sarashina, I've never had good luck with doing that. I either have ended up with a weakly tinted canopy, or worse, a well tinted warped "thing"
Maybe we have the wrong plastic here in australia.
Maybe we have the wrong plastic here in australia.
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Hello
Thanks a lot guys to help me with this canopy.
Thnaks a lot sarashina I will send you pics as soo as I will finished my new plane.
Best regards.
Philippe
Thanks a lot guys to help me with this canopy.
Thnaks a lot sarashina I will send you pics as soo as I will finished my new plane.
Best regards.
Philippe
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I've used a product found here in the US called RIT dye. It is found at the local grocery stores and its used to dye clothing. It is in a powder form. Just pour it into a bucket of very warm water stir it up and put the canopy in. Its like coloring easter eggs. Good luck.



