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Date:
10/7/2019 11:09:38 AM
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RE: Captain's log: orange peeling issue
When you're a total novice like me, you listen to all kinds of bad advice, especially if you're trying to save money. A perfect example is a near-universal endorsement of what used to be called Future floor polish, which was acquired by Pledge and went through several formula changes. For some time, these changes disappointed old-school modelers who had previously sworn by Future as the ideal low-cost gloss clear coat. I thought this was strange, since it wasn't made for models at all. It was a floor polish. But it seemed to have everyone's approval.
Recently, Pledge came out with
Revive It
, which seems to be the closest thing yet to the original Future. You may guess that this precipitated much celebration among the geezers. They got all starry-eyed and fluttery over the return of their go-to clear coat. You would think someone had found a genuine saintly relic.
Well, I bought some of this stuff and learned all I could about how to apply it. Then I set about using it on the aforementioned Shelby Mustang. What the mummies forgot to mention in amid all the pulse-racing and rejoicing was that this stuff will clog the ever-loving sheeyat out of your airbrush. By "clog" I mean it will harden up so badly that the needle won't retract, causing triggers on gravity-fed brushes to dangle loosely and make you think that you've destroyed your expensive instrument.
I can't imagine why this wonder liquid would do such a thing, unless it's because Pledge is not a gloss for models and airbrushes. It's a floor polish.
My policy going forward will be to use products specifically formulated for their purpose. Not only that. I do not believe I will mix brands. If I start with Vallejo primer and base color, I will end with Vallejo varnish. Finally, I will be extremely suspicious of cheap solutions, home remedies, floor polishes, and other urban myths.