Focus Canopy Painting

[Anthony Romano]

On my Focus I used the spray cans for the RC cars very easy to do and lots 
of colors.

Anthony






>From: "Tony Stillman" <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: Focus Canopy Painting
>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:17:29 -0600
>
>Re: Focus Canopy PaintingIf you tint the canopy, it won't melt in the sun.  
>I have been doing this for years.  What I do is mix some black with clear, 
>about 10 parts clear to 1 part black.   Then I tape off the canopy, scuff 
>it up with a Scotchbrite pad and spray on the tinted clear.  Put on 
>additional coats until you get the amount of "tint" you want.  Very easy, 
>and you could tint the clear most any color you want.
>
>Tony Stillman
>Radio South, Inc.
>3702 N. Pace Blvd.
>Pensacola, Fl 32505
>www.radiosouthrc.com
>800-962-7802
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Bill Carpenter
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:29 PM
>   Subject: Re: Focus Canopy Painting
>
>
>   Bill,
>
>   Don't paint the canopy black unless you don't mind having it melt in the 
>sun.  If you leave it clear, the sun will "greenhouse" inside and wrinkle 
>the floor covering, making it look awful.  I tried painting my ARF canopy a 
>pewter color.  It's a light color, doesn't clash with the ARF colors, and 
>the paint itself doesn't weigh as much as something like silver.  I trimmed 
>the canopy with white striping tape and it looks great.
>
>   Bill
>   ----------
>   From: phelps15 at comcast.net
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>   Subject: Focus Canopy Painting
>   Date: Wed, Mar 19, 2003, 4:43 PM
>
>
>
>     Guys:
>     Need your opinion - how do you feel about the visibility in the air of 
>a clear canopy vs. one that is painted black?
>     Thanks!
>     Bill Pritchett
>     765-744-9322
>


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