Zomby Woof
02-01-2006, 07:32 PM
I used to have this up as a page on the old ACME website, 12 ways to use Future in modeling:
Future Floor Wax Uses
Little did the people at S.C. Johnson Wax realize when they were manufacturing Future Floor Wax what a great modeling aid they were producing. It has more applications for our hobby than any other non-modeling product I can think of.
1. Future is great for use as a clear coat preparation for decals and as a sealer. When used in preparation for decals, it should be sprayed on full strength. Put on enough coats until you have a uniform, smooth, glossy finish. When sealing metallic finishes, it should be thinned at least 50%. Either water or alcohol can be used to thin Future.
2. Future can be used for making mud puddles or standing water when doing a diorama. It's not as thick as epoxy, but it's easier to work with. And, it doesn't take nearly as long to dry as resin type clear mediums. Pastel powders can also be mixed with it to create grime, mud, yuck, or whatever.
3. Use Future for instrument dial faces. It may take many more applications than epoxy, but you don't get the domed effect you do with epoxy, and Future is clearer.
4. You can add talcum powder to Future to make a quick drying seam filler that is hard, but sands easily.
5. After final polishing, canopies and windshields can be dipped in Future to give them a fantastic glass-like appearance.
6. Canopies and windshields can be glued in place using Future with no worries of marring or damaging the surface of the clear parts.
7. If you want to create your own shades of transparent colors, food coloring can be mixed with Future for the desired effect. If you mess up, you haven't invested as much money as you would combining clear paints.
8. Use Future to revive those old decals that came with the kit in the bottom of a box in the garage. Once Future has dried water will not effect it, but it does sometime have weird reactions with some of the decal setting solutions. Normally it is only a temporary period of discoloration but you might want to experiment a little beforehand.
9. If you do your own mold making and resin casting, Future is a great clear coat to use on your masters or molds to ensure a clean casting. You can either brush it or spray it on. The clay you use to make your master mold can be used over and over again, as the Future does not seem to harm it.
10. Mix a little SNJ powder with Future and have a rock hard gloss silver finish.
11. After finishing your Sculpey base for a ship diorama or display coat it with Future for a truly wet look.
12. Future can be mixed with some flat water-based acrylic paints to create a gloss or semi-gloss finish. Experiment with small amounts before mixing up a big batch. The amount of Future added will determine the amount of sheen.
Future Floor Wax Uses
Little did the people at S.C. Johnson Wax realize when they were manufacturing Future Floor Wax what a great modeling aid they were producing. It has more applications for our hobby than any other non-modeling product I can think of.
1. Future is great for use as a clear coat preparation for decals and as a sealer. When used in preparation for decals, it should be sprayed on full strength. Put on enough coats until you have a uniform, smooth, glossy finish. When sealing metallic finishes, it should be thinned at least 50%. Either water or alcohol can be used to thin Future.
2. Future can be used for making mud puddles or standing water when doing a diorama. It's not as thick as epoxy, but it's easier to work with. And, it doesn't take nearly as long to dry as resin type clear mediums. Pastel powders can also be mixed with it to create grime, mud, yuck, or whatever.
3. Use Future for instrument dial faces. It may take many more applications than epoxy, but you don't get the domed effect you do with epoxy, and Future is clearer.
4. You can add talcum powder to Future to make a quick drying seam filler that is hard, but sands easily.
5. After final polishing, canopies and windshields can be dipped in Future to give them a fantastic glass-like appearance.
6. Canopies and windshields can be glued in place using Future with no worries of marring or damaging the surface of the clear parts.
7. If you want to create your own shades of transparent colors, food coloring can be mixed with Future for the desired effect. If you mess up, you haven't invested as much money as you would combining clear paints.
8. Use Future to revive those old decals that came with the kit in the bottom of a box in the garage. Once Future has dried water will not effect it, but it does sometime have weird reactions with some of the decal setting solutions. Normally it is only a temporary period of discoloration but you might want to experiment a little beforehand.
9. If you do your own mold making and resin casting, Future is a great clear coat to use on your masters or molds to ensure a clean casting. You can either brush it or spray it on. The clay you use to make your master mold can be used over and over again, as the Future does not seem to harm it.
10. Mix a little SNJ powder with Future and have a rock hard gloss silver finish.
11. After finishing your Sculpey base for a ship diorama or display coat it with Future for a truly wet look.
12. Future can be mixed with some flat water-based acrylic paints to create a gloss or semi-gloss finish. Experiment with small amounts before mixing up a big batch. The amount of Future added will determine the amount of sheen.