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The Future of Airbrushing... (Question)

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  • Member since
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Posted by Taps88 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 10:50 AM

I use Future for gloss coats and I clean with Windex.

I also let my Badger Anthem soak in it for a few minutes afterward, then spray through with water.

 

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Posted by Reasoned on Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:37 PM

Don't use Future, that's what I ended up doing, just couldn't get it to lay right, so went to the rattle can glosscoat.  I did find out that Windex cleans it up good. Some day I may play with it again.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, April 15, 2011 6:03 AM

When you use Future, it's pretty wise to rinse & clean you airbrush as soon as you can after spraying, as Future will harden pretty quickly in a "dryish" airbrush. I would also pull the needle & give it a wipe down to ensure that there is no Future left kicking about inside.

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Posted by Unreality on Friday, April 15, 2011 1:28 AM

Windex cleans it the best, just rinse out the Windex afterwards, particularly if your airbrush has brass parts (which ammonia will attack if you leave it in). I sometimes even thin the Future a bit with Windex if I want more control.

I'm pretty sure Swanny mentioned mixing Flat Base with Windex to create a flat top-coat. This works if you have at least 5 parts Future to 1 part Flat Base (anymore Flat Base and it will ghost over like it usually does). It also tends to settle out really fast, so shake your container or maybe create backflow in your AB to mix up the Flat Base.

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The Future of Airbrushing... (Question)
Posted by tbhalomaster on Thursday, April 14, 2011 8:05 PM

Hey, I haven't been on the Forums for a while, I've been quite busy.

Anyways, I've been doing a bit of airbrushing with my Badger 250, and I have to say, I am very sastified with my results. The first (and only, as of posting time. I mentioned I've been busy, right?) time I sprayed Humbrols, on a pop bottle, turned out pretty good. Only a little bit of running.

To the point: How should I airbrush Future? I know I don't need to thin it, I mean how do I clean it from my brush? My Badger 250 only requires a spray-through of thinner for normal paint, and I do have Windex. It should be fine, I just wish to be extra cautious.

Also, I've read on Swanny's models website that Tamiya flat base reacts with Windex, so what else should I clean it with, were I to use the flat base, which I plan to do.

Thanks!

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