Using Pledge Floor Care Tile & Vinyl Floor Finish with Future Shine

[cchapman195]

I don't brush it on personally but I would continue to put thin mist coats on it. Here is my tutorial in case you have not seen it. You will see how I start and it is flat and gets shinier and shinier with each coat. I do realize my video is done using an airbrush but applying it is the same layer by layer. I generally ise 1 1/2 to two ounces of floor polish before getting a shine on it. Maybe this vid will help.

[1hobby1]

looking forward to trying this stuff!

Edited February 13, 2015 by 1hobby1

[jet]

Has anyone tried a drop of Simple Green to their airbrush cup of Future for the super wet look yet? How about placing a shoebox over car bodies to help slow drying time and help levelling?

[hooknladderno1]

Has anyone tried a drop of Simple Green to their airbrush cup of Future for the super wet look yet? How about placing a shoebox over car bodies to help slow drying time and help levelling?

David,

I have added Simple Green to Future as mentioned on Swanny's Models website. It did a nice job! As with anything, practice on some scrap just to get a feel for how it handles...

David

Edited October 21, 2014 by hooknladderno1

[Jon Haigwood]

whats the trick to air brushing? A lot of light coats or just keep spraying until it smooth's out?

[FordRodnKustom]

Is this stuff still available? Can't find it at any of the "Big" Marts around here.

[Hawk312]

For those who are interested, I was just able to pick up one of these Pledge bottles with the boots on them at my local Walmart. It was back in a corner with all the mops and floor cleaning supplies. This is my first time working with this or Future, and it seems to be doing what others here have said. I am using it to hold down some old decals that weren`t adhering. I was actually able to put it under the decal with a q-tip and burnish down the decal while not having any residue on the paint like you would get with white glue or clear enamel/lacquer. I am very happy about that. The decals were also very cloudy before (they are transparent over a dark color) and now the cloudiness seems to be completely gone.

Edited November 3, 2014 by Hawk312

[72 Charger]

I read somwhere in this post about cleaning your airbrush with amonia . Will cellilose thiners clean my airbrush or is amonia the only thing you can use?

[John Pol]

All depends on what kind of paint you use

[72 Charger]

All depends on what kind of paint you use

why should that make any difference? I want to use the floor polish to clear coat . I asked can I use cellulose thinners to clean out my airbrush ,As I do not have any amonia!

[Miatatom]

Looks like Johnson has repackaged their Pledge Floor Care. Here's the new bottle on the left and the previous version of the same product on the right.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/baddogracing/Model%20Car%20Photos/DSC_4520_zps91e007d2.jpg

[Belugawrx]

Yep just picked up that new bottle on the left and am trying it out tonight.......

I will post the results

Found it at Home Depot in their cleaning aisle

Also at Canadian Tire (for all of us Canucks)

Edited January 5, 2015 by Belugawrx

[dieseldawg142]

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Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142

[hooknladderno1]

Has anyone else used Simple Green in their Future? Though I used it several years ago, I don't recall the Future to Simple Green ratio. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

David

[thatjellyfish]

I am using a dupli-colour automotive paint on my body, can I use futura as a clear coat on it?

[ZTony8]

Yes,it will work fine.It's an acrylic so it won't harm anything.One hint-if you brush it on,don't go over it with a second coat until the first coat dries.It will make an an unholy mess.

[cchapman195]

Like Tony said. It can go over everything and make sure each coat is dry.

[plasticfrog]

Has any one else had trouble with it cracking after a few months completing your project?

[cchapman195]

I just barely had my hood on a 70 Plymouth roadrunner crack on me. Everything was flawless. I polished it and waxed it and next morning it had fine cracks all over in it. Another person contacted me and had the same problem. We have determined that it has to be from cold. He was able to fix his by lightly sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper and then putting on 2 thin coats of floor polish. I already put mine in to removes the paint.

[martinfan5]

Has any one else had trouble with it cracking after a few months completing your project?

Yes

I do hear its real nice as a floor polish though.

[Krazy Rick]

Yes

I do hear its real nice as a floor polish though.

As long as it's over tile ...... not so good on carpet floors

[426-Hemi]

-I wanna try the stuff on car tires for adding decals and sealing gel pen ink to them, BUT for the life of me, can not get the stuff locally....... NO WHERE local to me carries it and most only to seem to remember it it, nothing more......

I'd actually pay someone for a bottle of it and cost of shipping if it can still be purchased!

[Miatatom]

No Walmarts? They carry it.

[Miatatom]

Should have added that it's not called Future any longer. It's now Pledge Floor Care Tile & Vinyl Floor Finish.

[Drake69]

I had to order my 5 bottles from Amazon (I lost my last stash when we had to move...). The local stores stopped carrying it completely. Walmart acts like they have it in stock but it's never on the shelves.