When dipping a piece in Future, how do you keep it from pooling in the bottom part of the piec and creating a "bulge" of clear stuff on the edge of the piece? this make any sense?
how long does the stuff take to dry,say if I dipped a 1/24 car body....
craig
I usually put it on wax paper and move it every fifteen minutes to alleviate drips. You can also "wick" away any excess with a tissue or similar. It's usally dry to touch in an hour but I give every thing twenty four hours to cure. hth
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What exactly is future? I can't find the equivalent in Dutch. Is is some kind of wax-coating?
It's a clear acrylic polymer used by housewives to put a shine on floors. We modellers have hijacked it for our own nefarious purposes. It may be available in the Netherlands under a different name. 'Klir' was one name discussed here before.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
No, it's not a wax, though many people make the mistake of calling it a floor wax. It's basically an acrylic clear coat which is sold for use on no-wax floors. It has different names outside North America. Go to your local supermarket and look for a floor polish or floor shine product that says "acrylic" on the label.
Additionally, it's made by Johnson Wax. Kleer and Klar were other names I've read. hth
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Craig
In Belgium it's called "Klir Glans", by Johnson Wax. Sold in white bottles with red square cap. However, I've recently been to the states, and I brought a bottle of the "real" future back with me, and to me, this seems to be a far superior product (a lot easier to airbrush, klir yellows after a few months, ...). I recall seeing some bottles of "real" future a while back in the Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
Kind regards,
Sven
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Hmmph! We house bachelors use it too!
Made by 'Johnson wax' - at least that is what it says on my bottle of Klear here in the UK.
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I was going to say 'domestic help' but that sounded too formal...
Bill Banaszak, MFE
it's fun to play with, too.
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