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New use for Future
Posted by maddafinga on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:11 PM
I was getting my Future out from underneath the sink today. I'd planned to use it on a canopy, and don't like it just taking up space on my table when I'm not using it. Anyway, as I got it out, some of it spilled on the kitchen floor, which had just recently been mopped. I wiped it up, and it covered a pretty large area. It looks great! I ended up covering the entire floor and it's never looked this good! The whole thing is super shiny, even after it's dry. Wow, who'd have thought, this stuff is amazing!
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:45 AM
LOL
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Posted by styrene on Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:54 AM
Obvious-man strikes again! Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by maddafinga on Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:03 AM
My friends sometimes call me Captian Obvious. And here I never knew I was an officer.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Lufbery on Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:43 AM
Hey, don't let this get out. My wife will expect me to use my modeling skills on the kitchen floor. Shock [:O]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:59 AM
Wow! That's amazing! I've even heard of some people who use paint and putty on their WALLS!
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Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:25 AM
And to think I got upset when I saw my wife dumping my Future on the floor, I just thought she mad about me buying another kit!
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Posted by Jeeves on Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:08 AM
Rotfl!!

Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:37 PM
Angry [:(!]The Society for Preserving Future for Model-Building (SPFMB) objects to this entire concept!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop the Future abuse now!SoapBox [soapbox]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:41 PM
If I can't abuse the Future any more,
can I still make fun of the Past?
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Posted by maddafinga on Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:09 PM
Man, there's a society for everything nowadays.

Iroc, I think the past is fair game, but the present is iffy.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:26 PM
This weekend I was going to try it out on my car as a gloss coat!!! (I'm sick of car wax!!)
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Posted by shrikes on Friday, January 23, 2004 1:25 PM
LOL!! Laugh [(-D]
But can you drybrush it and weather it as well?!? Smile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 23, 2004 1:31 PM
Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]"Future," "Past," "Present"...it all seems so "tense"!
I've even tried "Perfect," but it didn't make sense.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by paulnchamp on Friday, January 23, 2004 5:35 PM
Outstanding discovery Maddafinga!! On a similar note, I've used Squadron putty to fill nail holes in the wallWink [;)]!
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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Posted by maddafinga on Friday, January 23, 2004 6:26 PM
I putty to fix some dings in the tail of my Camaro when I was in high school, worked perfectly too.

Another use for Future I found a couple of weeks ago...I use an electric handpiece at work, it's similar to a Dremel, except that it's slightly larger than a marker, it's got a curly cord like a phone cord that attaches it to the control box and it has a foot pedal so I can vary the speed from 0 to several thousand rpm. Sometimes I accidentally nick my fingernails or thumbnails up with bits and grinding discs and wheels.

Last week I just about burrowed a small carbide burr through my left index fingernail, it left a deep L shaped gouge. When I got home, I brushed some Future on, waited for it to dry and repeated. After a few coats, I lightly sanded my fingernail then kept brushing Future on and repeating until I'd filled the gouge in with Future. It's growng out nicely and quit hurting once it was filled up. You can't even tell it was there unless you look really closely.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by maddafinga on Friday, January 23, 2004 6:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by azrog

Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]"Future," "Past," "Present"...it all seems so "tense"!
I've even tried "Perfect," but it didn't make sense.Laugh [(-D]

"Should we prosper it shall be as is our custom...by Miracle!"


This kind of thing right here is why we should never ever develop time travel. The verb tense difficulties alone would be mind boggling.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, January 24, 2004 5:23 PM
Yeah! But did you brush it on, spray, or just dip the entire floor?!!!!!1

Who'd thought there was another use for it?

KarlBig Smile [:D]

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Posted by maddafinga on Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:39 PM
Well, I sort of brushed it on, it was more of a sponge, attached to a long-ish stick. I would have used q-tips, but I was down to my last several hundred.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by KJ200 on Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:12 AM
Maddafinga, is there a market for giant Q tips then?

It could be a money spinner!!

Karl

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Posted by maddafinga on Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:03 AM
I've been making them for years and selling them to the military for bayonet training. There may be a civilian market as well. Hah, I'll be rich enough to buy that aircraft carrier on ebay.
Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 9:24 AM
I have a note,,,,, I used Future (tm) Johnson and Johonson brand, and while cleaning my airbursh,,,,I think it helped to make a reaction that changed color of airbrush plastic cober. I turned to white...
Future works very good , it gives a perfect proffessional Gloss..
But I dont know secondary effects.
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