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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:48 PM
well said chris :)
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  • From: Lower Alabama
Posted by saltydog on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:44 PM
not that wet brian!! i'm just saying that sometimes light, misty coats create orange peel and a semi gloss finish. but, everybody has their own method. mine works great for me, yours works great for you. its a wonderful thing. later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:41 PM
I prefer applying future in light misty coats. I laid it on thick once & it 'ran down' the sides & dried that way.
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Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, July 18, 2004 11:18 AM
Thanks for the help guys!
Lee

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Posted by f-4phantom on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:25 AM
Future is the greatest product I have ever seen for modelling.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:21 AM
Give it a try, I think you'll like it.

I don't really use future to coat entire models. I use it mostly with a brush to coat small areas to make a good surface where decals will go. Keep in mind that future is self-leveling. This has several implications when using it. If you put it on too thick it will puddle in low areas. With thin airbrush coats you probably won't have this problem.

You don't need straight ammonia to clean with, Windex will do just fine but clean your airbrush as immeadiatly as you can.

I could add lots more but you'll get plenty of good tips on this topic. I look forward to following this thread myself Smile [:)]
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  • From: Lower Alabama
Posted by saltydog on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:18 AM
hi Lee, i apply future in 2 very "wet" coats. another tip is to always keep a wet edge when applying future. clean your airbrush with any type of amonia based cleaner such as windex. swanny's website has an article called "the complete future" that has all the info you need. here is the article http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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  • From: East Bethel, MN
Future as a clearcoat
Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, July 18, 2004 7:53 AM
I am planning on trying Future as a clearcoat on my car models. Looking for tips/ techniques on using it, and cleaning my airbrush. Thanks guys.
Lee

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

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