White glue

holt · Post by **holt** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:57 pm

I've herd of white glue before and my current model has a few decals that are lifting so is white glue elmer glue or somthing else.

Johnnycrash · Post by **Johnnycrash** » Fri May 13, 2011 9:02 pm

Elmer's glue is correct. Johnny, tell him what he's won!! He's won the best way to re-stick those decals!!

Just dilute is a fair bit (with plain water), and use a fine tip brush to get it under the decal. Then dab it down into place with a wet Q-Tip, and wipe off the excess glue right away.

Oh, forgot to add; You can also do the same thing with Future.

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Sat May 14, 2011 12:23 am

I would suggest using Future first, because it will wick under the decal and makes a great top coat as well. You end up "sandwiching" the decal between two thin layers. You can't do that with white glue, Elmers or otherwise.

Well, you can, but it would look mighty awful.

holt · Post by **holt** » Sat May 14, 2011 3:25 pm

Thanks guys I've never seen future at any store if I can find it do I have to thin it with water.

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Sat May 14, 2011 5:59 pm

Look at your local grocery or drug store where the floor polish is stocked. We all call it Future because that's what it was called for decades, but nowadays it's called "Pledge Premium Floor Finish with Future Shine".

Here's a pic:

http://www.ninfinger.org/models/vault20 ... Polish.JPG

holt · Post by **holt** » Sun May 15, 2011 11:37 am

Thanks Harry.

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Sun May 15, 2011 12:43 pm

You're welcome. And I missed the last part of your question. No, there is no need to thin it. It's pretty thin as is. You can brush it straight from the bottle or airbrush it straight from the bottle. I do know a couple of guys who like to thin it with rubbing alcohol for airbrushing, but they are nuts. It's unnecessary.

BERT aka MODEL MAKER · Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:15 pm

How about putting future in a plastic bottle that has a pump spray ? such as an old & cleaned out windex bottle, can future be misted on a model without looking splattered or uneven ? I would like to protect my model finishes with future but do not own an airbrush, any suggestions ?

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:59 pm

Use a soft, wide brush. Future can be painted quite easily. It seems to go down a little thick like that, but it self levels and isn't quite so thick once dry. I don't think I'd try it in an old spray bottle on anything important without testing first. I brush it fairly frequently though.

Post by **TER-OR** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:18 pm

The little makeup sponge brushes are great for working with Future- you can remove the excess easily and don't run the risk of cotton fibers from a swab.