Future Floor Polish - Again

Hi Hercmech -

I painted the sarcophagus with a base coat of Floquil Bright Gold.  Then came Testors rattle cans of Aztec Gold and Champagne Gold.  The details were painted with Testors and Humbrol enamels, and Tamiya acrylics.  I tried to "Ink" in some of the lines with Micron Tech pens, but they ran along with the Future. 

So I guess I'll go check it for "tackiness."  If it's dry, I'll sand (and hope I don't take off any paint), and re-shoot.  But as I said, I'll decrease the air pressure a bit, close up the needle some, and shoot from farther away.

Thanks for the info.  BTW, we used to put our Cokes or Pepsi's by the troop doors, and they got cold in a hurry.  U know what you mean about the heater - - - I had the same experince, too.  But paybacks are he-double hockey sticks!  LOL

John

If you painted the model in anything other than arcylics, just scrub it with windex and the future should come right off. Then reshoot it. The sooner you do that the better you will be as it does dry pretty hard. If you base painted with acrylics then you are pretty much stuck with the method you stated.

I know what you mean as soon as the props start spinning I go right to sleep, almost like I have a squat switch in my butt. You just have to know where the heater vents are and sit under them to keep warm. I have woke up several times to find someone has gotten higher than me and blocked the air and my bottle of water has frozen solid.

Hi Hercmech -  Well, I sprayed the Future on the Mummy's sarcophagus, but I guess I got it on a little too heavy, as it ran. 

So my question is this:  How can I repaire the places where it ran?  I know I should wait until it dries (I'm going to give it 2 - 3 days just to be sure).  Then do I sand it down with fine (400 to 800 grit sandpaper and re-shoot?  This time I'll get a ltiile farther away from the model, and DECREASE the air pressure more, and close up the needle a bit.

U'm all ears awaiting your suggestion.  If you'd like, you may e-mail me at Wer4cubs@embarqmail.com.

Thank you in advance for all your help.

John

P.S.  BTW, when I was "Deadheading" on the Herc, they'd start cranking the engines, and the rhythmic vibration would just put me to sleep - a bit on the cold side, but that's why they gave us jackets.  :-)

I love the old Herc, but flying in them is loud and SLOW. But it is like a Timex...takes a licking...etc.

When you spray the future try both the spray it thick and the spray it thin in multiple coats and see which one works for you. I find a couple of thicker coats work for me, but I do use the thin coats as well.

Thanks for the info, Hercmech.  I will use it to spray a couple of old models first before I shoot he Mummy.  BTW, I enjoyed all the hours I flew in a Herc as an Aeromedical Evacuation Technician.  It's a good, strong, and sturdy bird.  Living here in Ft Walton Beach, I see the AC-130's from Special Ops flying all the time, and just seeing them makes me wish I was still flying.  Can't help but watch (and dream) about all those times.

1. No thining required.

2. I use around 15

3. Use windex

There is a good article here:

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