Blue Chevelle window drama

Bill Newcomer
When selecting parts to distribute among my 4 Chevelles, there was an extra set of windows which were tinted. I chose the blue 72 to be the recipient. The extra set of clear I put away for future use. Well, when I opened the beat up baggie for the tinted windows, I found the rear messed up with glue spots on the inside. GRRRRR. I tried to find what the heck I did with the clear ones but I can't find them. (So much for plan B) Fortunately I was taught by another modeler years ago how to fix glue damage on clear parts.

Chris Greathouse
Did you sand it off then buff the glass back to normal see-through?

Bill Newcomer
No buffing, Future.

Chris Greathouse
So sand it off then just dunk it in Future? Explain the process?

Bill Newcomer
Progressively finer grits of sandpaper. Then BRUSH on a layer of Future.

Chris Greathouse
Thank you... Glue spots are my specialty 🙁 Hopefully this'll help.

Nathan Dempsey
Nice save there Bill. I've actually used this technique on some damaged aircraft canopies as well. They were small enough to dip the entire part though.

Chris Greathouse
I didn't see the captions, my bad! And I agree with Nathan, nice save!!

Bill Newcomer
I suppose I could have dipped it. I have a 3/8" flat brush that lays it on pretty smooth.

Dominik Weitzer
The same technique I used after the same desaster, but I didn't brushed future. I'll keep that in mind!
What colour you used for tainting?

Bill Newcomer
The windows came tinted. Kit was very old.

Chaz Gordon
I have a few 1/24 cars I restored in my teens that had painted glass, not quite so sophisticated then, I rubbed them down with 240 grit wet and dry, then brush painted a heavy coat of Humbrol varnish. They didn't look too bad, kind of gave them a factory bronze tint quality. I've seen the Future technique promoted for when there is a need to sand down defects in Aircraft canopies too

Spanjaard
i believe dipping is better than painting, in regards to future and clear parts.... but yours looks good anyway.