Future/klear help!

[rkp111]

Greetings to everyone

I am new to Britmodeller and hoping someone could tell me why I can't get an even coat spraying klear I keep the psi at 15lbs and I have good air brushes I haven't had any problems spraying clear Cote or paints, seems that the future puddles and is very spotty. Thanks in advance for any input.

Robert from the USA

[spruecutter96]

Hi, Robert. 

 

Welcome to Britmodeller. I'm sure you'll find it a great place to be. 

 

How old is the Future? Is there any chance that it has been stored for a while in sunlight (not a good idea with this product).?

 

All I could suggest is that you try spraying it at both a higher or lower pressure, to see what PSI works best. 

 

As I'm sure you know, one of the great characteristics of Future is it's made to "self-level" very well in most situations. It's so good at self-levelling that you can paint it on with a wide brush and it should level out and thus eliminate any brush-marks. 

 

The only time I've heard of anyone having real problems with Future was with a batch in Canada which the user believes had been allowed to freeze whilst in transit, which made it go onto a model with a very uneven finish. 

 

Hope this is of some help to you. 

 

Chris.

 

PS: Are you thinning it with anything? Some folks cut it with water or Isopropal Alcahol.

Edited December 31, 2018 by spruecutter96
Adding some info.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

I was cutting it with windex with ammonia about 50/50. I believe my pressure was around 12-15 psi. Though I've since stopped spraying it temporarily. I was having serious issues with it drying before i could clean my A/b. When i went to clean it my solvents weren't getting it all out, and it was causing painting issue’s.

    When i can pick up a cheapo A/B i will use that for future/clear coats. My Iwata was to expensive to use for that. Currently i have resumed brushing it. As its self leveling i dont get brush strokes. Takes a bit longer but worth the piece of mind for my A/B and wallets sake.  

 

Dennis

Edited December 31, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Steve Noble]

Personally I would never put this stuff through my airbrushes. It's not bad for some parts brush applied, but as a dedicated clear coat, no, I prefer to use proper clear coat only...

[rkp111]

Thanks to everyone for the comments, I believe I'll use it just for dipping canopies.

[stevehnz]

Maybe being a brush painter makes me biased but painting undiluted Klear on gives a superb finish, it self levels & brush marks are not a problem. I use a largish flat brush of decent quality. It is quite forgiving stuff. On the other hand, I have seen more than a few photos on here of airbrushed Klear that appears to have an almost stippled finish. I assume that it dries sufficiently during delivery so it does not self level properly. Regardless of other opinions, it makes a very good clear coat & accepts a matt coat over the top or can be matted using tamiya x-21 flat base.

Steve.

[Giorgio N]

I've used Klear, the old UK formula, for many years without any problem in my airbrushes. I have sprayed this straight from the bottle but currently I prefer to add a couple of drops of retardant for acrylic paints. This solves or at least mitigates the problem of the product drying on the airbrush tip.

Spotty coverage sounds like a problem with a too high pressure, I'd just try lowering this a bit. 15 PSI should in theory not be too high a pressure, I usually keep it just a little lower at 12. Guess you can try lowering your pressure and see what happens.