I'll have to glue in some windshield clear parts in one of my models soon and I was wondering how do you guys go about painting the edges?

I mean, the kit styrene is dark green, the base color is sand yellow. Now, if you just glue in the windshield then mask and paint the sand color, the edges will show up dark green through the windshield edges. What to do to avoid this?

I fear that painting the inner edges of the styrene parts sand before putting in the clear parts will cause the paint to react with the glue leaving a spotty finish.

Any suggestion is more than welcome!

Thanks a lot!
Cristian

I actually use gloss black acrylic. Paint it on in the window frame and set your window before it dries. You can always touch up the outer surface and if any gets on the clear part that is visible , you can use a toothpick and some alcohol to remove it. I used this technique on my matv and it worked a treat! Good luck and let us know how you did.