Future Polish

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:00 pm

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the gain to putting Future polish on the canopies?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:23 pm

It removes the fogginess/ cloudiness of the clear plastic to make it look like real glass. Dipping the clear plastic part is the best way to do this.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:49 pm

Just allow the excess to drip off, don't let it pool up or get too thick or it will take a long time to dry and smear easily. It's not too difficult, but if you are not happy with your first attempt it can be easily removed with a mixture of warm water and common household ammonia. Good luck.

mccarthy1028 · Post by **mccarthy1028** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:13 pm

Can you get the future polish at a local hobby store? Ive heard of it being used just never seen it anywhere...
-MIKE-

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:19 pm

mccarthy1028 wrote:Can you get the future polish at a local hobby store? Ive heard of it being used just never seen it anywhere...
-MIKE-

You can get it at any grocery store, should be in the floor care/house cleaning section.

mccarthy1028 · Post by **mccarthy1028** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:26 pm

thanks

nooker21 · Post by **nooker21** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:33 am

do you need to worry about getting it on the paint that is on the canopy, or just dip the whole entire part in?

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:35 pm

I wouldn't worry about getting the Future on the painted part of the canopy. It will just give the painted part more of a gloss appearance. In fact, you can use Future as a gloss clearcoat on your models. I've done it on many 1/48 scale aircraft.

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