My local wally world had the gloss stuff. I did a Junior Achievement project back in the day where we sold house number and we used this stuff to cover them. At the time Cayman did not have numbered building like the US and they were converting over so they could run the 911 service better. We made a killing.
Fitting the canopy is a
. I think I'll leave that for the weekend when I have more light. I'm not planning to glass the hatch. Just fit the canopy and sand the edges smooth. I have some questions for you experienced builders:
Should I cut a hole in the back canopy support (the vertical curved bit at the back) ? It's pretty light and kind of flimsy so I wasn't sure if it should be cut out. It would give access to put a pilot in later.
I'm going to leave one of the 'floor boards' out so a pilot could fit in through there later on as well. Also hopefully you could see the Rx lights and such.
I want to paint the canopy before its applied to the hatch. I'd like to do some light tinting to it but I'm not sure how to do it. I got a tip from the Woodbutcher to clear coat the entire thing, not just the painted parts. Maybe I can do it with a transparent color thinned out in the AutoAir transparent base.
I'm looking for painting gear because I have none. I'm going to be using the AutoAir paints because they are water based and easy to work with and cheap ($6 for a 4oz bottle). The PPG stuff is pretty expensive and has some scary VOCs. I'm not down to stunt my lifespan for a paint job.
I need a compressor and a decent gun. I have an airbrush for doing small stuff like detail lines. Yay, more tools to buy.
