scratched windows, can you fix them?

future works great, ive used it for years. i use it on all of my windows, its also a great sealer when airbrushed onto the model after you apply decals. i use it on aircraft all the time. best regards

order future from ace hardware.com thats where i got mine from. they should ship internationally, although may cost a little more

Something I have used for my scratched aircraft canopies is automotive polishing compound. It works very well. Then coat the clear plastic with the Future. Looks good as new!

In Australia Future has been discontinued but a good substitut is Pledge One Go. Try to find that and hope you have some luck with that. (THANKS TO SWANNY'S COMPLETE FUTURE SITE)

thanks for all your input guys. one problem though, Im in Australia and we dont have Future :(

Is there anything else that works just as well, or maybe its called something different here?

QUOTE: Originally posted by ajlafleche Several more experienced builders than I have suggted dipping any clear part in Future,, one advantage being the finish will not fog up, even using superglus as untreated plastic will do. Bgrigg, I have a modelling/hobby shop owning/hot s**t friend with much the same name in eastern Massachusetts!

Is his name Bill? There is an awful lot us! LOL. Could even be a long lost cousin! My family came to Canada from Massachusetts long, long ago to fight the French back when you lot were loyal British subjects. Liked Canada so much they stayed and eventually we moved out west as well. We kicked the French (Acadians) out and they moved to Louisiana and became Cajun. If you like Zydeco that was our doing, if you don't hey it was a long time ago and we didn't realize!

And I'm certainly NOT more experienced than you, only faster at posting due to my leet computer skills. I'm a newbie who is also a quick study and quite happy to show off my meager knowledge...

Several more experienced builders than I have suggted dipping any clear part in Future,, one advantage being the finish will not fog up, even using superglus as untreated plastic will do.
Bgrigg, I have a modelling/hobby shop owning/hot s**t friend with much the same name in eastern Massachusetts!

I hear it's also good for floors!

I've had success wet sanding the windows with 1000, 1500, and 2000 grit sandpaper and then dipping into the Future. A good auto parts store will have those type of really fine grits. Future is great stuff, the uses are almost endless.

Glenn

No, not fresh unscratched ones. You can try just dipping the scratched ones, if it doesn't work Windex or another ammonia based cleaner is supposed to remove it, then buff out the scratches before dipping it again. I haven't had to try that myself yet. I dip all the clear parts the moment I open the box now, it protects them against scratches.

Good luck. I love those 60s muscle cars. When I was a kid I had a friend with a 68 'Stang, another with a 68 Camaro SS and I had a 67 'Cuda, were we cool or what!

thanks for the tips, floor polish hey? never thought that would do it. Do you need to sand the clear parts at all before or after dipping in the polish?

Dip the windshields in Future floor finish (yes, you read that right). I laughed when I heard of that, then saw the results, now I'm a believer! It should fill in fine scratches. If your cat hates you and really scratched them up, you will have to buff them. I dip all my clear parts in Future now. Once I get an airbrush it will become my clearcoat of choice. You can even tint the future first to get that tinted glass look. See Swanny's website for tips and tricks on that (http://www.swannysmodels.com/Tinting.html). You'll want to bookmark his site as an invaluable aid. Same with MusicCity's (http://www.craigcentral.com/models/). There are plenty of threads on the forums about Future!

I use rattle cans and spray outdoors, too. I use a largish box as a spray booth and an old pillow case as flap that I lower to try and keep dust off. Works pretty good. Remember to vacuum it out before use!

Try wet sanding and reapplying the paint. Use very fine sand paper 2000 or 3000 grit.

Good Luck! and Welcome to the Forums.