I am close to finishing the Linberg 1/125 minesweeper ship . I have been using Tamiya flat paints on the Ship and would like some advice on using Future to seal the paint. Do most of you ship builders use Future to seal the paint and if so do you mix it with flat finish paint like Tamiya X-21 flat finish to dull up the shine or do you keep it high polish for a WWII ship? Does the Future spray well in all the nicks and crannies of the ship? What pressure do you guys spray the Future at and do you spray everything on the ship (except thread of course)?
Some of us use future only around decal areas, to prevent decal haze, and then coat everything with a flat finish. No one I know uses it to seal flat paint.
Personally I use Glosscoat to treat the areas where decals will go, then spray almost the whole model with dullcoat. If I am going to glaze windows/ports with Micro Glaze or similar, I do this after dull coating. If there are no decals as on very old ships, I do not even seal the paint. The matt paints last okay unsealed.
I believe I read somewhere that Future and Tamiya don’t mix very well. I thin Future with a little rubbing alcohol (makes it spray better) for washes. I then use MM Flat to kill the shine and seal in the washes.
I can’t say that I have ever had an issue using Future & Tamiya together (Tamiya Acrylic).
Future should not have a problem getting into all the nooks & crannies - but be aware that when you lay a coat of future down, it may look slightly globular, as if it has to much surface tension, but after a short while it will start to level out & travel into the corners / crevices.
With regards to pressure, I would play around until you find something that satisfies you. I usually up the pressure slightly, but only because a will be using a larger needle. I also find that Future is better sprayed onto the subject from a greater distance than paint as it will not dry up before hitting the subject as easily as acrylic paint.