Ok but it did not answer my question.

Pledge Floor Finish for Multi-surfaces does the same thing that Future used to.

Thanks!

This was the last bottle I picked up about a year ago.

68GT

This was the last bottle I picked up about a year ago.

 

Hey GT, is it glossier than the original formula? My Future bottle is a good 8 years old and still have 50% left.

I wish they would stop futzing about with the name...

I stocked up on a couple bottles the last time, so not sure the current name. I can tell you it can be thinned with distilled water. I have a jar of Future on the bench that is a few years old and was starting to get thick. I mixed in about a shot glass worth of distilled water and shook it up. Good as new once all the bubbles degassed out.

Aaronw

I wish they would stop futzing about with the name...

 

I stocked up on a couple bottles the last time, so not sure the current name. I can tell you it can be thinned with distilled water. I have a jar of Future on the bench that is a few years old and was starting to get thick. I mixed in about a shot glass worth of distilled water and shook it up. Good as new once all the bubbles degassed out.

 

Good to know, thanks!

Yes it is good stuff,really clarifies canopies even older thick ones.

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Try Novus plastic polish on the inside and outside of the canopies. I find it doing a better job. 

Goid results with Novus then?Do you have any pics?

I haven't noticed a differance in the shine.  I just wish they would stop changing the label every year.

I usually thin it by giving it a few squirts of windex.

I believe in the states your stuff still looks the same, in the UK it looks like this but still works the same. 

https://youtu.be/k6dXkL6CwGY

Thanks Gt.

Philo

The camera doesn't capture the true clarity unlike the human eye. The polished parts look clearer than the Futured ones.

Cool!

SWANNY'S MODELS IS BACK!!!!  HOORAY!!!

This is a great resource, and in the context of this thread, here is his page on the history of Future acrylic:

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

This was always my first reference, when the discussion turned to Future.  It can help you better understand the name changes, for example, and what the product is called in various markets.

Besides canopies what else do you all use Future for?

I have used it to gloss an airframe before adding decals as well as a clear coat on some of my car and truck models.

Pinkbooger

Besides canopies what else do you all use Future for?

I use it as a gloss coat before applying decals, as others have noted.  The smooth finish helps reduce silvering, which is caused by air trapped in tiny pits and ruts in a surface, below the decal film.

I also use it sometimes to help adhere decals, when they have flaked or cracked.

And I use Future as a gloss sealer coat on my toy soldiers.  I paint them in a traditional style, in a gloss finish.  Even when I use gloss enamels, I apply a coat or two of Future as an additional sealer coat.

I use it as a barrier coat on which to smear around turpenoid based oil paint washes.

philo426

Goid results with Novus then?Do you have any pics?

 

GMorrison

 

philo426

Goid results with Novus then?Do you have any pics?

 

 

 

 

Novus is an entirely different thing. It is a system of polishing compounds in three different grits that is used in the same way as any other running compound. It makes the surface smooth. As opposed to covering it with an additional smooth surface.

 

 

Yes it's 3 part but only if you are using it without a combination of finer grit pads. As an example, I sand off the mold line in a canopy with a fine sanding stick then use an extra fine stick to help out followed by Novus #2 which completes the scratch removal process.

For just making a canopy clearer you only need to use Novus #2 Fine Scratch Remover and nothing else. I also use Simoniz Fine Scratch/Haze Remover which does the same as Novus.

As an added bonus, both products work great at restoring dull yellowing auto headlights.

You can dip the clear parts but I just brush it on.Great resukts fir sure!

philo426

You can dip the clear parts but I just brush it on.Great resukts fir sure!

 

skyraider0609

Quick question regarding Future and canopies and how one uses it. Do I dip the clear parts in it, let them dry and then are they okay to mask off and paint from that point? Sorry to jump in with a foolish newb question on this thread.

 

Let the Future cure for at least a couple of days before masking just to be extra safe regarding any possible lifting.

Pinkbooger

Besides canopies what else do you all use Future for?

 

There a re a bunch of other uses for Future besides dipping canopies:

Tint clear parts using Tamiya clear paints or food coloring.

Use as lenses on IP's.

Attach small pe and clear parts.

Use as a sealer over putties.

Use over decals as multiple applications to get rid of the 'step' effect.

Use to attach stubborn decals that want to curl up.

Mix with water based flat acrylic paints like craft paints and MM paints  to get a semi gloss finish.

Mix with pigments or dirt for wet mud effect.

Use as a final gloss coat.

Use on larger scale figure's eyes after painting for that wet sparkling look of the human eye.

I use future as a final coat for high gloss applications like this little airliner I did.

Novus and Future fill different niches. Novus is a polish, Future is primarily an acrylic clear coat. They do have some overlap in uses and can complement each other.