Future in Australia

In Australia, the most readily available substitutes for Future are Pledge" One Go" and Pascoe's "Long Life". Both of these products are available "off the shelf" at your local Coles/Woolworths/Safeway supermarkets. They are similar, but not quite the same as the original Future.

Both contain cleaning agents, and Pascoes will dissolve Tamiya acrylics. It failed the "drip" test over Tamiya acrylic, so it never went anywhere near my models. One Go works fine as a clear parts dip but when airbrushed over a model, it doesn't seem to give the high gloss that Future is famous for.

Moving up a little, Bunnings stock a number of products which may be viable alternatives, but I've not tried them. Two which I have seen on the shelf ate "Floorshine" by Feast Watson and "Gemini Floor Sealer Finish" by Peerless Pro. Again, all I know of these products is that they state that they are acrylic based floor coatings - I've note tried them at all.

Pascoe's is similar, but it's not the same as "Future" sold overseas. It contains cleaning agents and will dissolve Tamiya acrylics, so that puts it out of the game for me.

Pledge "One Go" (usually found beside Pascoes on your local supermarket shelf) is also similar but not quite the same and also contains cleaning agents, but  found it less aggressive than Pascoes (ie. didn't dissolve Tamiya paint). OneGo works fine for clear parts dipping, but I don't like to use it as a vlear coat on my models.

There are some possible alternative products available (read above) but I haven't tried them.

On Swannys future page: 

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

  He says the following: 

In Australia the Future’s past is long and convoluted. Originally it went under the name “Stride Right” or “Super Stride” then the name was changed to “Shine Magic” or "Super Shine”. Then, in January 2002 the product was discontinued! Through inquiries to the S.C. Johnson distributor in N.S.W. I have learned of another product that is very similar to Future called “Pledge One Go”. Peter Johnstone (a helpful Aussie modeler) has tested this product and reports that it works very well on clear parts and seems to be compatible with model paints and acrylics. He also reports that it demonstrates the wonderful self leveling properties that we see in Future and dries fairly quickly. Another option in Australia is “Pascoe’s Long Life” which is an ammonia based produce that behaves in a similar fashion to Future. "Pascoe's" was originally marketed under the name "Rekkit's" and can still be found under this name in the country areas. This product can cause acrylic paints to run if applied too heavily so it will be important to keep this in mind while reading the rest of this article.