Airbrushing Future acrylic

[GBrittelleJr]

I've searched and searched, and I haven't found an answer- HOW do I airbrush this stuff? Do I need to thin it down with something? When I was first learning how to AB, I was told the paint should be the viscosity of milk. And this stuff is thicker, so what should I use? Thanks in advance!

 

[Lord Boron]

I use it all the time, and I never thin it out. keep the air pressure down as low as you can so it's a fine mist, and apply in several light coats. it won't look very glossy on the first coat, but keep applying as many as needed to get a high gloss.

 

[franz bolo]

What did you search!! :lol These were the first few links on Google.

http://swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

http://www.ndrr.com/rmr_faq/models/Future-Floor-Wax.htm

FB

 

[Clutch]

Can't you just thin with water?

 

[GBrittelleJr]

I'm an idiot. I searched up and down HERE, never thought of searching google. *facepalm*

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I'm not an expert, but I have used Future numerous times and never thinned it. I'm not sure if you can use water, but you can use ammonia or window cleaner, which has ammonia.

 

[yt]

Yep, you can thin with Windex, although I never have.

 

[Gigatron]

You should never have to thin Future.

I think the stuff you have might be either really old or they changed the formula, very recently. I've had the same bottle, going on 2+ years and it's thin as water. If your bottle is thicker than milk, something has gone awry.

But if you must thin it, cut it with an ammonia-based cleaner.

-Fred

 

[SingleSeat]

Or, for the money you would spend on a thinning agent, you could just buy a new bottle of Future.