Aaron Skinner's Use of Future in Decaling

Nathan T

So what do you do with all the excess future runs and globs around the decal. I my experience, if you brush future on a localized spot, it will stand out like pink polka dots unless you brush it on the whole model. You must have to wipe away the excess right away with windex?? Because normal decal solutions just dry up and evaporate.

I have not had success applying future to just areas on a flat model. The color shift makes it pretty obvious.

Have any of you heard of "Elmers clear school glue" ? or Humbrol "Clear fix" ?  As I use it when applying any decals, over all kinds of paint finishes, as it is water washable, non aggressive, and dries perfectly and is even better than the adhesive normally used by  all manufacturers when printing is done.

If any one has seen my 1/32 scale Horton 229 done with wood grain decals, you will be pleased to know I used the clear glue with each and every piece on it, in conjunction with Microscale Sol.

Once the decal is on and fixed in place, after drying, simply wipe all surfaces with a damp cloth to remove any excess that may be there.

Try it, you will love it.:-)

I tried Skinner's method, with mixed results. On the wings, where I brushed it on (only where decals were to be placed) and let it dry, and THEN placed the decals, and re-coated, they turned out GREAT. Where I brushed on the future, put on the decals while still wet, and re-coated over the top, I had mixed results, some air-bubbles and decals not fully applied or "stuck" down in all places.

Just brushing the future on where the decals go, brushing future over the top, and then dullcoating over the decals DOES NOT kill the gloss. If you use future over or under your decals only where the decals go, IMO you MUST re-coat the entire model with future after applying decals (better yet, before) otherwise the decal areas or any other spot where future was applied sticks out like purple polka-dots, as some noted above. Just my (first) experience working with future for decals...

Rudy