Smok'em if ya got'em
 

Can anyone recommend the best way to smoke canopies? I tried to smoke the canopy for my 4*60 with DieRite. Used per instructions and left it in for over a week. But to my dismay, the canopy was only a light, light smoke. Could barely tell....

Thanks!

Smok'em if ya got'em
 

SIG makes their canopies out of a different material then other manufacturers and I have also tried to tint them, no luck. The material just won't take the dye. :(

Other Manu's
 

OK, so SIG won't take the die. How about Great Planes or just any other manu. If you know of another option or application that would work it would really help. I guess I could always paint the canopy black from the inside.

Smok'em if ya got'em
 

We used a Lexan paint to tint the windows on my sons r/c car. It was translucent, and worked well. Dark enough to look like tint, but you could still see though it. Loren

Sig canopies...
 

Will take dye..at least this one did..

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It is Rit #13 Purple, heat the water to maybe 110F, and soak for a few hours, heating the water ever so often.

I used 2 packets of dye and some salt in an aluminum turkey pan, Wash the canopy good with dish soap first and rinse all the soap off.

That's how I did this one, anyway.