I have just put the base coat on my Sherman Firefly. The next thing I want to do is clear coat before putting on the decals. The base coat is Tamiya acrylics. Can I use Future for the clear coat? Does Tamiya make a clear/gloss coat? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
I dont see a problem as they are both acrylics. If you have a reaction just windex the firefly to get the future off.
Future over Tamiya acrylics will work just fine. I do it all the time and have not had any problems. If you have a flat finish, let your paint dry for about 24 hours and then rub it down with a coffee filter. That will smooth the paint some and the Future will go on smoother.
If you do have to clean the Future off with Windex, make certain that your paint has thoroughly cured (as in several days). Since both the base paint and the Future are both acrylic, what dissolves the Future can also dissolve the base paint. I haven’t had any real problems with Windex taking Tamiya acrylics off, except for flat black. I detest Tamiya flat black, and refuse to use it. ANYTHING will cause it to dissolve.
Windex will disolve the Tamiya acrylic paint, no matter how it’s been dry.
Thanks for the tips. I’ll give the Future a go. I’ll try it on some scrap first, though.