discussion ""PANIC""" BUYS

[john i am]

As pledge floor polish as now disappeared from all my local supermarket shelves I've just got these to keep me going as although it's not everyone's favourite I love the stuff.


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Cheers John .

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[Alan 45]

Mate your not supposed to drink it

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

You do know they are going release Klear again?


I have two bottles of the original Klear and two bottles of the one before yours with the red label, as I now only use it on clear parts it will last me my lifetime.


I know there are those singing the praises of the Humbrol stuff but for my money I'll put my triple dipped Klear canopies up against any done with Humbrol Clear, when your at Telford take a look at the Canberra SIG and tell me their canopies aren't the best you've ever seen All triple dipped in Klear


Adrian

 

[grumpa]

Actually for some reason "Testors" is discontinuing its enamel thinner, the only thing that works against its paint unless you use nasty turpentine so looking to buy some up. Probably some whacked out enviro - blackmailing from our wonderful "Eco - Grand - Soviet"............Jim

 

[grumpa]

Oh! here's the biggest "panic buy" of late View attachment 114667

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[Guest]

Oh! here's the biggest "panic buy" of late View attachment 125801

Those pesky squirrels causing mayhem again Jim?

 

[Guest]

You do know they are going release Klear again?
I have two bottles of the original Klear and two bottles of the one before yours with the red label, as I now only use it on clear parts it will last me my lifetime.


I know there are those singing the praises of the Humbrol stuff but for my money I'll put my triple dipped Klear canopies up against any done with Humbrol Clear, when your at Telford take a look at the Canberra SIG and tell me their canopies aren't the best you've ever seen All triple dipped in Klear


Adrian

I have humbrol but haven't used it. Why is klear so much better?

 

[Alan 45]

Forgive my ignorance but what do you use this for ?

 

[PaulTRose]

Forgive my ignorance but what do you use this for ?

if you dip clear 'glass' parts in it it makes it go really clear and see through, gets rid of scratches, also to some degree stops it from fogging if you use ca with it


also good for making a shiny surface for decals........and for coating over before a wash


main advantage of the old style kleer was that it was so cheap and available


still got a couple of bottles of the original formula but i do hope they are reintroducing it, never liked the new stuff cos its a wax not a 'varnish'

 

[john i am]

Forgive my ignorance but what do you use this for ?

What paul said


It makes surfaces all shinny and seals in all the decals and it's cheaper than all the branded varnishes for modelling plus it drys really fast. The last thing I used it on was the mustang


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[Alan 45]

Thanks guys I think I'll get some now I have a canopy cover that has fogged over time for some reason so I'll give it a dip see if it works

 

[PaulTRose]

Thanks guys I think I'll get some now I have a canopy cover that has fogged over time for some reason so I'll give it a dip see if it works

you cant get the original stuff unless you take out a second mortgage these days.....the stuff that replaced it isnt the same cos its a wax...some people swear by it, some hate it................humbrol do some stuff thats supposed to be the same as original klear but in little bottles (at a price of course).....ive air brushed it before now and got great results but you have to have good ventilation cos when its gets atomised its not nice stuff

 

[Alan 45]

you cant get the original stuff unless you take out a second mortgage these days.....the stuff that replaced it isnt the same cos its a wax...some people swear by it, some hate it................humbrol do some stuff thats supposed to be the same as original klear but in little bottles (at a price of course).....ive air brushed it before now and got great results but you have to have good ventilation cos when its gets atomised its not nice stuff

Cheers Paul can you brush it on ?

 

[Guest]

This explains pretty much everything about Klear / Future


http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

 

[Guest]

Buy Humbrol Clear it is a much better product. amazing it is designed for the job.


It sticks to plastic with out flaking. It is thicker and more resilient. It does all that Klear does and more.


Plus it does not smell and give you a headache. It is much easier to get a good finish with an airbrush


with Clear including not being poisoned


However Klear is much better on floors than Clear. Almost as if Klear had been designed for the purpose.


Buy a bottle of Clear and it will not cost you a fortune.


Hope that is clear about Klear and Clear.


Laurie

 

[PhilJ]

Buy Humbrol Clear it is a much better product. amazing it is designed for the job.
It sticks to plastic with out flaking. It is thicker and more resilient. It does all that Klear does and more.


Plus it does not smell and give you a headache. It is much easier to get a good finish with an airbrush


with Clear including not being poisoned


However Klear is much better on floors than Clear. Almost as if Klear had been designed for the purpose.


Buy a bottle of Clear and it will not cost you a fortune.


Hope that is clear about Klear and Clear.


Laurie

Sorry Laurie, but your last thread was a little unclear/klear,


Joking aside its obviously a very popular product I gave my spit a coat of klear to take the decals and it worked an absolute treat.


In fact if I'm being honest I wish I finished it in Klear in the end because it looked so nice, I ended going over it with Vallejo Matt and it dulled the colours a bit.


I'm sure if I had used klear and then give it a wash it would have looked better.


I will be trying various products going forward but for my me262 I will be finishing with klear.

 

[PhilJ]

My last panic by was a Eduard fw 190 d9 as a overtrees pack along with a Eduard instrument panel as this is apparently soon to be discontinued.


Regards


Phil

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

A clothes peg was designed for hanging clothes but we all use them to model, we use what works


If you can get the white bottle with red label Klear its just as good, or go with the Clear, the one no Pro builders use.


I'd rather stick with what's recommended by class winners at the Nationals myself, though I'm lucky enough to have two bottles of it, and a mask and extractor so I don't poison myself. D'oh!


"Fool of a Took, next time be more use and throw yourself in!"


Adrian

 

[Guest]

Buy Humbrol Clear it is a much better product. amazing it is designed for the job.
It sticks to plastic with out flaking. It is thicker and more resilient. It does all that Klear does and more.


Plus it does not smell and give you a headache. It is much easier to get a good finish with an airbrush


with Clear including not being poisoned


However Klear is much better on floors than Clear. Almost as if Klear had been designed for the purpose.


Buy a bottle of Clear and it will not cost you a fortune.


Hope that is clear about Klear and Clear.


Laurie

I think you've got your maths wrong Laurie!


750ml of Future / Klear £3.95


125ml Humbrol Clear £4.99


As for Humbrol Clear being thicker, that's not my experience of using it & I can't see that being a desirable attribute anyway!


As a gloss coat I prefer Humbrol Clear, but for canopy dipping Future / Klear

 

[john i am]

Buy Humbrol Clear it is a much better product. amazing it is designed for the job.
It sticks to plastic with out flaking. It is thicker and more resilient. It does all that Klear does and more.


Plus it does not smell and give you a headache. It is much easier to get a good finish with an airbrush


with Clear including not being poisoned


However Klear is much better on floors than Clear. Almost as if Klear had been designed for the purpose.


Buy a bottle of Clear and it will not cost you a fortune.


Hope that is clear about Klear and Clear.


Laurie

No headaches here at all. It does smell but I find it to be a very pleasent one which I like. I see no signs of poisons hazardous chemicals and symbols of death which I'm sure would be clearly stated on the bottle as a legal requirement I'm sure. I've tried the humbrol brand you talk of Laurie and vallejo and I still favour my future floor polish even though it not the original formula I find it to be a great product and it does exactly what I want it do do so I'm happy with it.


My post was about last minute panic buying Laurie. Not a Future vs Clear debate so please if you like clear fair enough just comment on why and how you like it. So if you haven't brought anything in a state of panic lately........................................