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                        Tinting Model Autoglass with Future

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                        rodc
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Newfoundland, Canada
                        Tinting Model Autoglass with Future
                        Posted by rodc on Monday, July 5, 2004 9:40 PM
                        Hi,

                        I am currently finishing a 66 Ford Fairlane and decided I wanted to tint the autoglass using a mixture of Future and food colouring similar to what some of the aircraft modelers do for cockpit canopies. The Future dip looks good and I have a slightly blue tinted set of "glass" to add to my Fairlane.

                        The question I have is......once I install the glass and complete the model, I intended to spray Future over the entire build for a nice gloss finish. Will the gloss coat of future "lift" the color from my tinted winshield and side glass???

                        If anyone has any thoughts, I would really appreciate hearing them.

                        Thanks....

                        RODC
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                        dkmacin
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich
                        Posted by dkmacin on Thursday, July 8, 2004 5:46 AM
                        I hesitate to say "NO", because there are no absolutes in modeling.
                        What works 99 times in row will not work the 100th time, or what works for me every time will not work for you the first time you try it and you'll think I'm an idiot.Big Smile [:D]
                        That all said, I have never had a problem with color lifting from a tinted window/canopy with Future over coats. . .knock styrene.

                        Don
                        I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 12, 2004 5:35 PM
                        Try putting the tint in the inside of the "glass" this should make any problem much less likely.Lets be careful out there.Robin
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                        FreedomEagle1953
                        • Member since
                          December 2012
                        Posted by FreedomEagle1953 on Monday, July 12, 2004 7:59 PM
                        Tinting the inside with the tinted Future and then masking off the sides (if there isn't any side glass) seems like a good way to go ... just my My 2 cents [2c] ... Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

                        FreedomEagle1953

                        Chicago, IL area

                        "keep on building 'em ... but don't glue your fingers together"

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                        oldhooker
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
                        Posted by oldhooker on Monday, July 12, 2004 9:09 PM
                        I never had an adverse reaction like that, but as Don says, I hesitate to state that it won't.
                        I always dipped the entire transparency in the future, held with a clothespin on the edges; then let it dry out real good under a box (to prevent dust). The Over-coat of future always went on clean.

                        Good luck...
                        Frank

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