Model Car Glass Future Floor Wax

Johnson product also comes in new packaging.

Model car glass future floor wax.

Here at the magazine we ll be using its full name upon first reference and pfg after. The floor wax became popular with makers of models and figurines as an inexpensive substitute for clear acrylic paint. Using future as a mixer for acrylic paints will help them airbrush better increase the durability of the paint to resist damage and if you use enough future the resulting finish may not need to be gloss coated prior. Along with a good car wax liquid type and a cotton rag i can put an outstanding shine on a model car.

You may have heard of future floor polish. You can see its ingredients here. Links in the description below. Expert columnists offer tips and solutions to modeling problems about muscle cars racing vehicles dioramas and trucks.

Basically you can use any fine polish and wax even automotive wax on lacquer paints. The original future floor wax was very similar to a clear acrylic paint according to make magazine. Get a cotton cloth old t shirt work fine preferably white this will help you see how much paint you removing several q tips 2 3 toothpicks and a polishing cloth same t shirt. I needed something different to use on clear coating model cars.

It is sometimes referred to as a wax. The ever useful for modeling purposes floor polish goes by a new moniker now. This is an acrylic type and works great when airbrushing model cars. When johnson johnson discontinued the brand in 2008 it incorporated it as a component of certain types of pledge labeled.

Future floor wax care airbrush. I ve used future now sold as pledge floor care multi surface finish as a final coat on car models. We cover the latest styrene resin and aftermarket kits paint photoetched parts books. I can put 3 to 4 coats of pledge on a model car and it gives it a great shine.

It is an acrylic coating that dries hard and has the nice feature that it can be re desolved by a solution of ammonia. Super easy right out of the bottle and onto your model. Along with a new name this s c. One thing to keep in mind is that it takes upwards of 48 hours to fully cure.

Easy to clean and proceed to next st. Scale auto is the leading authority for car modelers. You can mix future with model master acrylic paints and add 20 to 25 of matt clear to obtain a realistic semi gloss finish. The polishing process is simple enough.

I brush it on because i m concerned about gumming up my airbrush with it. Great how to content and kit reviews help builders of all skill levels to improve their 1 16 1 24 1 25 and small scale models.