another future question

Thanks for everyone's help and advice, hopefully I will get better results using future next time, now that I know a bit more about it!

I have heard the same thing as Scott said.
Ammonia can affect the chrome on an airbrush but I have not seen it myself.

Mike

Ammonia can cause the finish on some airbrushes to darken. Flush it with water after using the ammonia and that chould prevent it from happening.

hmmm might want to ask Mike V... I dont see why diluted ammonia would as Windex doesnt and it has ammonia... just flush it with water... but again might want to ask Mike V first...

I was initially trying to avoid household ammonia due to the smell issue, but it seems like I don't have much choice! Is it safe to use this mixture of water and ammonia to clean future out of an airbrush aswell? I have heard that ammonia can damage the finish on airbrushes

ammonia has a bad smell to it so be prepared! diluted it will be annoying at most but make sure you do it in a ventilated area... and after thinking about it maybe start with like a 8:1 ratio of water to ammonia... better to start out too weak than too strong... (for your nose's sake)

Everywhere on the internet seems to say that Windolene does contain ammonia, but I contacted the manufacturers, and they say that it doesn't. I guess I'll have to get some household ammonia instead.

hmmm does your windowlene hava ammonia in it? if not some common diluted household ammonia will do the trick... start out like 3:1 water to ammonia and just touch a small part and see if it is strong enough... I would imagine so.

The ammonia is what takes it off... sometimes I have to go over a spot 2 or 3 times to get it all off...

OK, thanks for the advice. How do you remove future once it has cured? I tried windex (or windolene), and it didn't have any effect on it

if I coat it over a flat paint it usually comes out satin, so I either usually end up either adding a second coat overall for weathering, or just where the decals will go if I am not doing any big weathering on it...

as far as looking uneven... when you paint it on use a wide flat tipped brush, use a slow even stroke and (what I have done) cover the entire length of the part you are painting if possible.. this eliminated the starting and stopping heavy spots...

you could also try putting a bit of water or alcohol into it to thin it a bit, this would definitely require a second coat I am sure to get it glossy...

Also you might be putting it on a bit heavy and getting buildup along the lowest point of the part you are painting...