Guys I may have found a replacement for Future/Klear, Airbrushing tests done Monday 31st August! Options

[Jon Kunac-Tabino...]

Hi gang - while I have 2 bottles of Klear "stashed" I have been looking around for a potential replacement. And, while idly leafing through a Lakeland plastics catalogue, I stumbled on this:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/quick-shine!...s/product/20286

A recent holiday to Cornwall, found me in Truro ( where Millers model shop had vanished - much to my surprise), however, I spotted a Lakeland shop, and bought a bottle of the said floor finish. Returning home today, I've done a quick test with said stuff and here are the initial results:

The liquid was applied over acrylic paint which had been dry for at least 48 hours

colour : milky white

viscosity: like water

smell: bottle says ammonia free, but it smells ammonia-esque to me. Not the sweet smell of Klear we know and are hooked on!

Brushability: very good

clean up: water

glossiness: 1 thin brushed coat was very glossy - better than 1 coat of klear

drying time: a little slower than klear, but was touch dry in 10 minutes. Dries clear - I applied over paint and some yellow and black decal chequered decals - and they show no colour change.


I shall try some decal and decal solvent tests tomorrow, but so far this looks to be good. Its not as cheap as Klear, but as it seems like it really, really, glosses up after one coat then this may balance itself out.


I'll keep you posted


Jonners

This post has been edited by Jon Kunac-Tabinor: Aug 31 2009, 05:52 PM