pminer Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Top of the day guys! Ok...Johnson ceased producing Future in January 2022. Have we found a suitable replacement for Future? If so...please share. Thanks! Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 This is what I now use. It’s probably better than Future, although I’ve not tired dipping canopies in it yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 You can't ask a future question in the present, you must wait until the future to ask your question... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 7 hours ago, scotthldr said: This is what I now use. It’s probably better than Future, although I’ve not tired dipping canopies in it yet. This is the product which was discontinued. It is the final incarnation of what was originally called Future. I have seen some people on youtube use a product called Quick Shine , but it does not seem to be exactly the same, it looks like it is a little thinner and it is milky when applied, but dries clear. Edited January 10 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I did wonder with the date, as I thought Future as discontinued years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I found a bottle two weeks ago at a local grocery store here in CT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Future/Pledge is rather unpredictable, but this stuff is gold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, chukw said: Future/Pledge is rather unpredictable, but this stuff is gold. How is it unpredictable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Offhand, I've seen it be a nice gloss- or pebbly, blotchy- even dry lakebed cracks over certain paints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 17 minutes ago, chukw said: Offhand, I've seen it be a nice gloss- or pebbly, blotchy- even dry lakebed cracks over certain paints. Well I suppose just like with any other chemical, there are people who don’t know how to apply them… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Shots fired! Why so salty? I see you have 4 posts here. I'm simply offering a different and, imho, better option. Surely there could be even better? I still keep a "travel bottle" of Future on my desk top, for glossing instrument dials and other quick, brushable options. Open minds beat closed doors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) Better? Because I just joined your little club doesn’t mean my opinion isn’t valid. For example, I have enough experience to know that if you’re getting cracking, then you didn’t wait to let your base coat cure. Edited January 24 by CFster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 CAT FIGHT 😺 😺 😺 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I would let this one go Chuk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Geoff M said: I would let this one go Chuk. Yup- not worth it. Cheers, Geoff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Don’t know why the hostility towards CFster, he’s only giving his opinion which is EVERYONE’s entitlement on here. He wasn’t rude, he wasn’t abusive🤷♂️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwen Phoenix Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Pst, pst... Kids! Be good now, or else, I'll kick in and you're going to be damn sorry about being such spoilt little brats, you hear? I smuggled a bottle of Pledge in my suitcase from my last trip to Cape Town (of course, you can only dream about getting any here in Buenos Aires), and it's very good stuff for shining my canopies. Any other use this stuff could ever be good at on my kits, I'm afraid it might only end in disaster because of the noobness in me. Behave yourselves now, as I'll be watching you. Cheers, Gwen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 All you have to do is lay it on wet, and close. Dust coats result in a grainy finish. If it starts to pool on an edge just use the tip of a tissue to wick the excess away. It will level itself out. It also brushes on well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 When I heard they were discontinuing Future (or whatever they call it now,) I bought 2 bottles of it. So I should have enough for the foreseeable... future. (Sorry.) But I want to try and keep it fresh for a while. Is there a good way to preserve it in the bottles so it doesn't start drying? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) @pminerI’m also becoming concerned since I’m down to my last few ounces of “Pledge with Future Shine”. I’ve used it as a gloss coat for decals, as a setting solution and of course dipping canopies since being introduced to it in the early 2000’s here on ARC. While researching possible replacements I came across this post which demonstrates clearly that the formula has changed with each iteration, and not for the better. So maybe it’s time to finally put Future out to pasture once and for all…….. On 3/27/2021 at 12:15 AM, RichardL said: I believe MY2014 was still a good model year for Future. Finally have some extra time to test four different versions. From left to right: Original Future 1993, Original Future 2000, Pledge with Future Shine 2008, Pledge Revive It 2021. I got four plastic spoons sprayed with two coats of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black, let dry for 24 hours, then sprayed with three coats of Future straight from each bottle: light first coat, wait 5 minutes, medium second coat, wait 5 minutes, wet final coat. All sprayed from the same day. The original Future from 1993 gives the smoothest finish and the best gloss, even only after two coats. The Future from 2000 is roughly the same as the original. Pledge with Future Shine from 2008 shows some degradation as it is not as glossy as the the two original, but not too bad. The current Pledge Revive It is noticeably thicker than the others, so I had to bump up my air pressure by 2 psi to spray it straight from the bottle. It dries patchy in a few spots to a more satin finish. The finish is not as smooth as the other three. Edited February 10 by Hooker169 Can’t spell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pminer Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Thanks so much Hooker! I've learned a lot with these posts and I'm putting it out to pasture too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonwinn Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Just my 2 cents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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