Here are a couple of pictures where i had started repairing the canopy, all the cracks in the paint have been ground out with a dremel an and filled with slow setting epoxy, similarly the splits at the front and around the canopy clip had a large bead of epoxy spread over the inside of the split as well as the outside. This was then left to dry for a few days, and once dry the epoxy on the outside was gently dremmeled back nearly flush with the suprounding area, i left the bead as it was on the inside for added strength.
Then came the laborious job of finishing the rubbing down by hand until it was smooth and flush with the canopy line. This is the stage shown in the photos below.
Once this was completed the existing paint was rubbed down with 600 wet n dry and was primered and left for a few more days. Once the primer was on it shows up all the blemishes that are still around the repaired area. So these were then filled with knifeing stopper, which is a bit like a cellulose putty that can be spread very thin to fill minor bemishes. This is again rubbed down and primered, and repeated until all the belmishes are gone.
Sorry forgot the primered pictures, but a primered canopy is just a canopy painted grey.
Finally i was ready to get the first colour coat on, which was done via a rattle tin, I think it should be visible enough.
The other colours that are going to be used are a flourescent yellow, Dark Blue/purple and silver, but you'll just have to wait and see the where each color goes and what the finished article turns out like.
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Kevin
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