Lee: Have you ever considered having your lettering cut inreverse from adhesive backed vinyl and placing it on the inside of your canopy so it can be read from the outside, somewhat like they do when they make stencils for painting graphics on vehicles. Some plotters have the capability of using cutters instead of pens.
Don Burlington IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <sidney.w...@l-3com.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 7:50 AM Subject: KR> Canopy coating > Can anybody remember or have first hand experience if you can use the > coating on a canopy for masking for paint?? > Lee Van Dyke > > Lee, > The solvents in some paints will attack the coating and get to the > Plexiglas. This will leave a permanent haze on the Plexiglas. Also you > may have pin holes in the coating you won't see until after painting. > Recommend you peal the coating back just an inch or so around the edge > for bonding to the frame. Tape the paint line with vinyl tape directly > to the bare Plexiglas. Then tape plastic sheet to the vinyl tape to > cover the canopy using more vinyl tape. Do the same for inside the > canopy. Tape a foam pad to the outside top of the canopy so you don't > scuff the plastic cover (and Plexiglas) when you have it upside down on > the bench working the frame. > The above is right out of the Tony Bengalis book. Do get the > four-volume set; there's lots of good advice to keep you from a lot of > rework. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N642 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
