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                        Airbrushing Future

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                        king.45
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        Airbrushing Future
                        Posted by king.45 on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:18 PM
                        I just put the decals on my P-47D and have given them 48 hours to cure. The next step is to seal the airplane with a coat of Future but my question is this.
                        Do you thin the Future with something like thinner or nothing at all? And after I am finished coating the airplane what do i use to clean the airbrush? If it helps I have a paasche airbrush.
                        If anyone can help thanks in advance.

                        king.45
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                        ABARNE
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Southern California, USA
                        Posted by ABARNE on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:22 PM
                        I usually shoot future straight from the bottle with no thinning. I clean my airbrush with either alcohol or ammonia. A lot of people use Windex for cleaning as well.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:17 PM
                        i thin future with isopropyl alcohol.but thats just me. some people use it too,helps the future to spread more on my model. i use windex to cleanup,then followed by water. till the stickyness of the water being sprayed on by the brush vanishes.. i use 4 parts future to 1 part alcohol.Happy modeling!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:06 PM
                        I thin mine with Tamiya Acrylic thinner... which is mostly alcohol with a retarder in it I believe... same reason, my coat goes on smoother... a lot of people just shoot it straight from the bottle with wonderful results though so maybe wait and hear some thoughts on both sides before you decide what might be best for you... in fact maybe trying it on junk plastic one way then the next would give you a feel for which you prefer...

                        good luck!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        king.45
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        Posted by king.45 on Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:03 AM
                        Thank you for the information now that I have a few days off I'll give it a try and let you know how it works.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:37 PM
                        I spray it unthinned with no problem. Clean up with any solution that contains Ammonia, such as the original "blue" Windex.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 5:01 PM
                        I used to shoot several light mist coats straight from the bottle, but had trouble with sometimes getting a "grainy" surface.

                        Switched to thinning 4:1 with Windex, I find that it goes on much smoother. 3-4 light coats 15 min or so apart. Final step is to shoot a mist coat of pure Windex, this levels the surface some more.

                        Windex clean up.
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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Monday, October 24, 2005 1:41 PM
                        Whats the UK equivilant of windex?? windolene is it??
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, October 24, 2005 2:04 PM
                        Any glass cleaner with ammonia will work! Windex is just a well known name, like Hoover or Kleenex.

                        So long folks!

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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:07 PM
                        Hi brigg, i got the orginal windolene today, but have no idea if it contains ammonia or not?? But the man in the chemist were i got it from says all windo cleaners contain ammonia?? When i told him what is for he looked at me though i was stupid or something lol "Ammonia for cleaning an airbrush! shouldnt u goto a model shop" explaining things to people can be frustrating...

                        Anyways, u know if this windolene is any good for cleaning up Future/Klear?? Maker is Reckitt Benckiser or Reckitt & Coleman...

                        sasarchiver
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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:59 PM
                        Forgot about swannys site :) http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html Ideal i picked the right one, windolene is the uk equvilant of windex......sasarchiver
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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 3:12 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by HiFlyer

                        I used to shoot several light mist coats straight from the bottle, but had trouble with sometimes getting a "grainy" surface.

                        Switched to thinning 4:1 with Windex, I find that it goes on much smoother. 3-4 light coats 15 min or so apart. Final step is to shoot a mist coat of pure Windex, this levels the surface some more.

                        Windex clean up.


                        Can u thin with this stuff?? Obviously u can use windolene for the same purpose? I really want to ask this before i decide to spray my AH-64Ds' lovely paint job :)

                        thanks...sasarchiver (sorry for posting 2 in a row, didnt get option when 'quoting')
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:13 PM
                        Sasarchiver,

                        Yes, thinning with windex works for me. There are also others using it with success:

                        http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=63929

                        Try it on some painted scrap plastic, you might like it...

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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:18 PM
                        Excellent hiflyer, thanks for that....;) sasarchiver
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                        thevinman
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: CT - USA
                        Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 8:43 PM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]on the Windex tip. Works great for me.
                        -Vinny



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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:01 PM
                        Sasarchiver,

                        It should say "ammonia" on the bottle. I haven't seen any window cleaners in Canada that don't have ammonia in them. You can also buy non sudsing ammonia at the supermarket or hardware store (same place as laundry cleaners) and dilute it with plain water. It's the ammonia that does the cleaning. Windex (or Windolene) is just a convenient way to buy it pre-diluted. I also like that it's blue, makes it easy to see.

                        So long folks!

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                        Sasarchiver
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Dundee, Scotland.
                        Posted by Sasarchiver on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:10 PM
                        hi bgrigg, ive searched the label, back side and front, does not mention ammonia at all, says nothing about whats in it actually. But yea, its the right stuff, as stated at swannysmodels.com

                        sasarchiver
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