Future Polish

[dragnut]

Are thery any safe ways to remove future without damages being done to paint and decals Thanks in advance for any help with this steve.

[Zoom Zoom]

Not sure about decals but any cleaner with ammonia will remove the Future and shouldn't harm the paint. Windex should work...

[pharr7226]

Zoom Zoom

Would the ammonia or windex method remove acrylic clear without harming a lacquer base? How about clear over an enamel base?

[Karmodeler2]

Zoom Zoom

Would the ammonia or windex method remove acrylic clear without harming a lacquer base? How about clear over an enamel base?

I don't have the answer for you from my experience, but I think the best way to tell would be to get some plastic spoons, and do a full "build" in the spoon and then let it dry. Wipe ammonia on it to see what the effect is. Then dip it in ammonia and see what it does.

I know I use Ammonia all the time to remove future and it works great. But generally its removing it from a clear piece or a machined piece where ammonia does not harm it.

By a full "build" I mean, spray your spoon the same way as the model you have in question. Use primer-base-decals-clear or whatever the order is. This will give you an idea as to what will happen on the model with the ammonia without possibly destroying a complete build. Also, you can sand the future and re-clear it if the problem is just in the clear coat.

David

[MikeMc]

I have stripped future over lacquer using windex with no problems paintwise. I have not tried it on a decaled surface,I suspect evil things will occur with the decal...Try the spoon routine with a decal or two...

[dragnut]

Will try the windex with ammonia hopefully wont ruin the in and out burgers f/c thanks guys steve.

[pharr7226]

I don't have the answer for you from my experience, but I think the best way to tell would be to get some plastic spoons, and do a full "build" in the spoon and then let it dry. Wipe ammonia on it to see what the effect is. Then dip it in ammonia and see what it does.

I know I use Ammonia all the time to remove future and it works great. But generally its removing it from a clear piece or a machined piece where ammonia does not harm it.

By a full "build" I mean, spray your spoon the same way as the model you have in question. Use primer-base-decals-clear or whatever the order is. This will give you an idea as to what will happen on the model with the ammonia without possibly destroying a complete build. Also, you can sand the future and re-clear it if the problem is just in the clear coat.

David

Thanks Karmodeler. Zoom Zoom gave me the same advice.