Clear part confusion. . .

MillenniumFalsehood · Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:51 am

Okay, I just got a nice kit of a Cessna 172 from Minicraft, and the windows have very bad distortion. I sanded them all flat(or in the case of the curved ones, flat in respect to the contour), then dipped them in Future to clear them up. So far, though, they aren't clearing totally; the parts are kind of "foggy" in appearance, as if it's winter and they have condensation. I can still strip them if I shouldn't have used Future, but is there a better way to remove the sand-marks?

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:59 am

How fine a sand paper did use to finish the piece? You should work progressively up to 6000 grit and always use a wet sanding technique.

Cheers,

Mark

MillenniumFalsehood · Post by **MillenniumFalsehood** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:01 pm

1500 grit wet and dry. I've got some 5000 grit, but nothing finer. Will that suffice?

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:08 pm

I should. Finish it past the 5000 by getting some old fashioned style toothpaste (gritty type list regular Crest or Colgate) and use that like you would polishing compound for car finishes.

That is an old jeweler's trick for polishing delicate jewelry (Making jewelry is one of my other hobbies...hehe).

Make sure to clean it thuroughly with alcohol then coat with the Future.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Mark

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:02 pm

Try using a nail buffing kit from Wal-mart. Use it wet and follow the instructions for the sequence of grits exactly as listed.

I use it all the time for clear parts. Works like a charm, and at $1.99, the price is right.

Kenny

MillenniumFalsehood · Post by **MillenniumFalsehood** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:51 pm

Okay, thanks for the replies! I'll go out and get some ammonia to strip the Future.