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shonen_red
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 02:55 AM UTC
Anyone could help me with this one? I tried brushing Future on the canopy of my AH-64 and after some time, it whitens up. Should I leave it be and it'll be gone for some time?
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 03:38 AM UTC
Was your brush completely clean?
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 03:56 AM UTC
i never had any truble with future on any of my canopys.
just make sure the canopy is clean wash it really good,
and make sue u just use the same brush for the future,
and make sure its clean
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 05:03 AM UTC
I've never experienced such a problem. As AJ Lafleche pointed out can be the non perfectly clean brush. Did you wash the canopy before applying future? Anyway dip your canopy in a solution of water and ammonia at 10% and let it rest for a while. Future will dissolve, then rince your canopy and wash it, then try again!
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 08:14 AM UTC
i read a good article in the latest issue of FSM it gives all the reasons why future can mess up. maybe you should check it out.
shonen_red
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 09:13 PM UTC
Ok, guys, I think it's just a matter of time for it to completely cure. Now my next problem is, brush marks! It shown up pretty well!
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 10:18 PM UTC
it will go white if too much accumulates in the coners ect it will dry out though without leaving a trace also heard using Rubbing alchol ? cleanit off no probs
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 01:55 AM UTC

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Now my next problem is, brush marks! It shown up pretty well!


Hi Shonen

I've never had a problem with brush marks in Klear / Future. All I can think is that you've carried on brushing as it begins to dry - and it does dry pretty fast.

So long as you brush the Klear / Future on quickly, you shouldn't have a problem - it levels out beautifully without any extra help. Also make sure it's really dry before brushing on a second coat.

Hope this helps

Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 02:23 AM UTC
Hey Shonen,
Atuall there is a great article in this months FSM covering future applications. They reccomend putting Futre in a large open mouth container and dipping the canopy, rather than brushing it on. This will eliminate the brush stroke problem you mentioned.
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 02:32 AM UTC

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Hi Shonen

I've never had a problem with brush marks in Klear / Future. All I can think is that you've carried on brushing as it begins to dry - and it does dry pretty fast.

So long as you brush the Klear / Future on quickly, you shouldn't have a problem - it levels out beautifully without any extra help. Also make sure it's really dry before brushing on a second coat.

Hope this helps

Rowan


Thanks! Actually that's what I've done, applied the second coat over the drying first one. Since Future is acrylic, I tried soaking it in a soap + water solution. Will it remove the Future completely?
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 08:50 AM UTC
Hi Shonen

I use Isopropyl Alchohol to remove it, but also check out Scoccia's tip for water with 10% ammonia. Once the Future / Klear is dry, I don't think plain soap and water will really do much.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 07:32 PM UTC

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Hi Shonen

I use Isopropyl Alchohol to remove it, but also check out Scoccia's tip for water with 10% ammonia. Once the Future / Klear is dry, I don't think plain soap and water will really do much.

All the best

Rowan


I'll give that a try :-)
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 08:02 PM UTC
I've tried the alcohol technique and it's working fine. Other parts were kept in the container filled with Future as said by the article. Thanks anyways!
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