According to Swanny’s Models, Future Floor Polish can be purchased locally in the Philippines under the name “Pledge Wipe and Shine”, and I grabbed a bottle of this stuff recently.
It, however, comes milky and perfumed, and I’ve heard from some sources that this formula no longer performs as well as the original, clear Future. I’ve been able to use it with some success as a varnish (though reacting to Mark Setter), though the paint seems to always come on wet and in splotches, only working well if sprayed very closely/handbrushed (I’m not sure if that is how varnishes should always be sprayed). When I attempted to spray it farther, it left a very dusty finish (but then again, so do all paints if sprayed far out enough.) There seem to be no mentions of itbeing acrylic based, and the ingredients say it is made of waxes, emulsifiers, resin and aqueous vehicle. I didn’t get too good of a result with it when dipping canopies - It usually highlights instead of fills in small imperfections.
Is it an actual alternative to Future, or is the formula different and no longer conducive to scale modeling - or am I just using it wrong?
The old Future formula was liquid acrylic only as far as I know and can be mixed into craft and MM acrylic paints as I have done to get a smooth gloss finish. I don’t know if it mixes with Tamiya or Vallejo paints.
I can’t comment on the particular product you have but can tell you that I have issues spraying the old Future as it produces a pebbly finish so I rather hand brush it and then comes out smooth as glass.
As to reacting to decal solutions, make sure you let it cure at least 2 days to avoid reactions.
As for alternatives, I highly recommend Alclad Aquagloss. It is milky but dries crystal clear, sprays beautifully and decals can be applied a couple of hours later after application.
Sorry I couldn’t be more help about your question but I would look into Aquagloss which is water based and sprays right out of the bottle and can also be used to dip clear parts.
Sounds like it might be a different pledge. The stuff I use says acrylic coating on the bottle. It is a bit cloudy in color and smells sweet. The ingredients are: water, propriatery film formers, tribotoxethyl phosphate, ethoxydiglycol, fragrance, ammonium hydroxide, oleic acid, 4,4 dimethloxazolidine, proprietary flurosurficant, benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol, hydrogen peroxide, pentasodium pentetate, scj formula 35*3597
I find when using it to clearcoat one light coat followed by a heavier wet coat works well( not enough to drip or run). Sometimes it will turn the model a bit white as it dries but dont panic it will dry clear. It also brushes on very nice and runs are easy to fix before it dries.
I have had issues with tamiya decal setter eating the future finish as well.
I have used several brands of acrylic gloss, and they all go on kind of milky, but dry clear. These are spray can stuff. It is also available in regular cans- non-spray. Those are milky even in the can. When I say milky, I mean it looks like maybe a half ounce of milk in an eight ounce glass of water- translucent but not opaque white.
CAUTION, CAUTION!!! I do not use that stuff since it ruined a $300 model (1/12 scale Ford GT 40 Mk II). The stuff micro cracked after it dried. Maybe I didn’t let the red paint cure long enough. The red paint was Tamyia.
The cracked clear coat really made me mad since I spent so much time super detailing the car.
