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I have a vague recollection of some after market canopy frames for the Bf109 that needed soldering together but such things are not generally available. I think you'd be looking at scratch building something yourself which means a bit of fiddly masking would be a much simpler option

Cheers
Steve

Depending on the scale my favoured method is ordinary masking tape laid over the whole canopy if possible or sections if not, burnish into the indented panes with a cocktail stick then with a new our recent sharp scalpel blade cut along the indents, peel away the frame sections, mask three innards and airbrush, or just brush as haphazardly as you like.

I'll mention it's a doddle on 48th scale, even a hurricane, fiddly but manageable on 72nd and nigh on impossible, (for me) on 144th

I've some time tomorrow and will do a step by step on some unfortunate canopy part from the spares box and post it here if you like. My method of masking is pretty standard though everyone develops their own little tricks and variations.
It really isn't that difficult in the common scales,it takes about fifteen mintes for a typical section (and bl**dy hours for something like a Ju88).
Let me know!
Cheers
Steve

The only Kit I have seen that has septate frames and glass is the big mossy by airfit.

The short version is the best way is to mask and paint...Having said that some canopies have such obvious framing lines they are a breeze to brush. Others have such fine marks for the frames they are almost impossible to either mask or brush paint. Still not the reply you hoped for, but the gist of it is it rather depends on the canopy as to the best way to paint it.

Ian M