Future floor polish

[Olle F]

Seems like a lot of people use Future for different purposes, and one thing I would like to try is to polish paint with it. However, I have never used it so I have a few questions:

First of all, is it compatible with enamels and waxes? Right now, I have a body that is painted with Testors enamel, and I have already polished it with Micro-Mesh and The Treatment model wax. It looks pretty good as it is, but the model is not assembled yet and I would think that some Future will make it more resistant to handling and fingerprints. If it's ok on the enamel, what about The Treatment?

Second: How do you apply it? Do you wipe it on, spray it or is there any other method that would be easier/better? And do you have to polish it after it dries?

I'm not sure if Future is a good idea in this case (especially as I have already used The Treatment on it) so any information will be appreciated!

[Harry P.]

Future isn't a wax or a polish, it's actually clear acrylic.

It's water based and safe over any type of paint. In fact I'm using it as a clearcoat on my current Pocher Alfa project.

You can brush it on with a wide soft brush (it's pretty self-leveling), but I get better results and control by airbrushing it...straight from the bottle, no thinning needed. (It's already thin, about the consistency of skim milk).

And I wouldn't use it on top of an already waxed finish.

[Zoom Zoom]

An awful lot of people think Future is a "wax" or polish of some kind. It is not.

It's merely a clear acrylic coating. It's a very mild clearcoat paint. It can be brushed on, airbrushed on, or even applied w/a cotton ball or cotton swab. For airbrushing I find it's best to not thin it, but actually to let it sit and evaporate a bit, as it goes on runny. If you want to polish it after it's dry, it doesn't stand up well at all to wetsanding. Dry sand and buff only. Personally I've found it of limited use as a finish coat, I prefer clear lacquers instead. Future can be removed w/a bit of ammonia.

I don't think Future is really what you may be looking for. If you've already done the polishing you mentioned, you don't need Future, properly dried enamel gives a harder finished surface with more durability against contact while building/finishing the model. You might want to buff the paint to a higher gloss and the Treatment applied w/the softest cloth possible will give you great results. You have to buff the paint w/enough friction to generate heat, and the heat helps to level out the paint and make the orange peel and microscopic scratches from the micromesh vanish.

[Olle F]

I see... so it's just an alternative to other clear coats then. I think I'll stick to the method I'm already using, The Treatment has always worked well for me. Thanks for the replies, guys!

[Harry P.]

Husband: New Shimmer is a floor wax!

Wife: No, new Shimmer is a dessert topping!

Husband: It's a floor wax!

Wife: It's a dessert topping!

Hey, hey, hey, calm down, you two. New Shimmer is both a floor wax and a dessert topping!

Husband: Mmmmm, tastes terrific!

Wife: And just look at that shine!

[Jairus]

:)

Just spray it with an airbrush and clean up with water....

[Luis Ayala]

Heres a link with more info on this subject. Hope it helps.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

[Olle F]

Heres a link with more info on this subject. Hope it helps.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

Wow... That's some interesting reading right there! I was going to follow Harry's advice and use dessert topping to polish my next model, but after reading that I might try Future instead.