The product i used is the old name future floor was but the name h.
Future floor wax for decals.
Brush on future and immediately apply the decal over the wet stuff followed by another future brush coat on top of the decal.
Future is a good solution for several tasks.
It is an acrylic coating that dries hard and has the nice feature that it can be re desolved by a solution of ammonia.
I had very thick decals on my 1 25 academy panther and this method makes.
After a recent unhappy decaling experience i decided to give this new.
You may have heard of future floor polish.
Some people have not heard of this so i am posting a little.
I like gunze aqueous clear for airbrushing or testors dullcote is available in a can.
I gloss before and after decals to seal them in and then use a clear matt coat.
Future floor wax and decals for models a long time ago a buddy of mine pointed out that future floor wax henceforth ffw is a nearly perfect gloss finish and is a great medium for prepping surfaces for fixing decals.
He was right and for years i have used ffw for these purposes.
Let it dry for a couple of days then lightly sand with fine grit paper which will eliminate the thickness then dull coat it for an even finish.
One thing to be aware of is to allow sufficient drying time before applying decals because if you rush the application then apply a setting solution solvent the future tends to want to re liquify and will leave a blush or clouded appearance.
Eleven years ago there was a thread about using johnson s future clear acrylic floor coating in a pre decaling application to give a super gloss finish for the decal to rest on.
Reports that in argentina the johnson company sells the equivalent of future floor wax as blem brillo acrÃlico incoloro.
This short video covers using pledge revive it floor finish over decals on a dash of car.
Substitutes for future floor polish posted by anonymous on thursday january 16 2003 7 17 pm are there any products brands or types of that can be used instead of future floor polish.
You can see its ingredients here.
I ve been using it for some time as a gloss coat for applying decals.
It is widely used by modelers as a gloss finish.
In taiwan johsnon s future is known as bi fu le must rich happy but oddly enough in china it is future and can be found in wal mart stores yes they exist in china.
Several modeller s wrote in praising the product.