future & flat coat questions

I think this will work,I have had flat on edges that cleared up under future but your mileage may vary

It will not work as the flattening agent in the dulcote (or whatever you use) is talc and will give the window a frosted look. just mask the off again and you should be just fine.

the real best answer...tried it for yourself and see! let us know

It'll make them glossy, but they'll probably look frosted due to the flattening agents in the flat coat.

I suggest you buy some liquid mask. Brush it onto the windows and let it dry; spray your flat coat and let it dry; then carefully rub & peel the mask off the windows.

Caution! Future can be dissolved with ammonia. Some liquid masks contain ammonia. I tried to use Maskol over a "futured" canopy once. After removing the maskol the canopy had taken on a violet hue: the ammonia in the Maskol had reacted with the future. Fortunately I was able to remove the future using ammonia and then "refuture" it. In the end no harm was done, but upon discovering the tinted canopy my bloodpressure rose to unprecedented levels... ;-)

Cave Putorem

Steven

I went to my local shop, and bought some liquid mask (in th little bottle, made by the Micro--sol people). After I got it home, I noticed that the fine print says that it is not recommended for use with water based paints. (I use Pollyscale and MM acrylics.)

So, what brand of liquid mask shoudl I use with these paints?

Oh yeah! Been there done that! Smashed a few canopies in livid rage I'll tell ya!

The bottle you bought. The stuff is potentially soluble by the elements in acrylic paint, but unless you lay on a real wet coat, it won't be an issue. I use the stuff all the time w/Poly Scale and have no problem. What I would not do is put Micro-Mask over acrylic paint--I've found it doesn't come up cleanly after painting. For masking over paint, I just use tape.

Mark Schynert

Not a good idea. Would be smart to mask those windows first.