[:I] all right guys and gals I will apologize in advance. I know that this topic has been discussed quite a few time but please give the low down on future 1 more time at least. What do you thin it with and to what consistency. Sorry I asked this one again but Iam about to use it for the first time and need to know. [:D] And thank you in advance for the tips.
Wroper11
Look in the Techniques section yet?
Do NOT thin it at all, it’s perfect the way it is.
Airbrush it on the model carefully in light coats. If you blob it on heavy it’ll run and dry with beads at the low point.
Clean the airbrush with plain water, or drip a drop of windex in too.
You can hand-brush it on too. Use a wide, flat brush. It should self-level and eliminate any brush marks.
John P hit the nail on the head. But I want to re-emphasize “light coats” When you apply light coats it will not look great at first, it will be a bit cloudy, and the tendency is to keep applying it until you see a sheen. That is wrong, just apply one light coat, which will look hazy/cloudy, but it will self-level and clear up in an hour or two. I usually use two or three coats of future, depending on the type of paint I am clear coating.
I wait 24 hours in between future coats, and a full 48 hours after the last coat of future before applying decals/washes/pastels so the future is fully cured.
I’m amazed at how well it brushes on. No need to airbrush unless it’s a final coat or a very large surface.
I also have bee using it as a decal setting solution. Works great combating silvering, acting as an adhesive, hiding the decal film and protecting the decal.
Are you brushing it on over or under the decals or both?
Wroper