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mainman - 27 Dec 2006 23:42 GMT

I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
UK modellers use?
Cheers!
Billy

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Jules - 28 Dec 2006 00:09 GMT

I use johnsons future floor polish...
in a large plastic bottle, good stuff but i may have spelt that wrong. try
asda etc etc

> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
> UK modellers use?
> Cheers!
> Billy

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Willshak - 28 Dec 2006 00:46 GMT

> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
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>
>

Future is made by the scJohnson Co. in Wisconsin. In the UK, I believe
it is scJohnson's Klear.
It is not a wax or a polish. It is an acrylic floor 'finish'. It goes on
as a liquid and dries to a hard clear finish.

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Peter W. - 28 Dec 2006 03:02 GMT

> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
> UK modellers use?
> Cheers!
> Billy

Here is some good info:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

This link has been posted many times on this newsgroup in the past.

Peteski

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Enzo Matrix - 28 Dec 2006 08:51 GMT

> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
> UK modellers use?

Johnson Klear is the exact same stuff. It is excellent for spraying over
models as a gloss varnish. You can also dip canopies in it to remove tiny
scratches and give them a proper "perspex" shine.

I've also heard that some people polish their kitchen floors with it, but I
don't believe a word of it! ;-)

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I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

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kim - 28 Dec 2006 13:25 GMT

> > I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> > mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do other
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> I've also heard that some people polish their kitchen floors with it, but I
> don't believe a word of it! ;-)

They are called "women" Enzo and bringing home a bottle of floorshine is
likely to provoke a response such as "Are you saying I don't clean the
floors properly?" and immediate filing for divorce.

(kim)

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GeoffH - 29 Dec 2006 10:29 GMT

>They are called "women" Enzo and bringing home a bottle of floorshine is
>likely to provoke a response such as "Are you saying I don't clean the
>floors properly?" and immediate filing for divorce.

LOL
Made my day!!

GeoffH
(The Pirate)
Norfolk - UK not VA

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Enzo Matrix - 29 Dec 2006 13:38 GMT

>>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
>>> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do
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> They are called "women" Enzo

Yes, I know all about women.

OK... I'm lying to you. I know *nothing* about women at all.

Every time I think I've figured them out, they go and do something totally
different. They are incredibly strange creatures.

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Mad-Modeller - 30 Dec 2006 03:37 GMT

> >>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> >>> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do
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>
> I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

Yes, but like aircraft, so much fun to watch whilst in motion. They
also come in a variety of colours, markings and features.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
;)

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e - 30 Dec 2006 04:34 GMT

>> >>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
>> >>> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do
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>Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
>;)

and the throbbers are better than the whiners....

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kim - 30 Dec 2006 15:42 GMT

> > >>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
> > >>> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do
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> Yes, but like aircraft, so much fun to watch whilst in motion. They
> also come in a variety of colours, markings and features.

They have other uses too. They can make the coffee when a friend visits so
you don't have to interrupt the conversation.

(kim)

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e - 30 Dec 2006 15:53 GMT

>> > >>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
>> > >>> mentioned-what is 'our' equivalent of Future floor wax?? what do
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>(kim)

and in five minutes after you wake with a hangover, they can
tell you all your shortcomings, make you feel like the
lowest creature on earth, then turn around, dust you off and
make you believe you're ok. and feed you breakfest.
hmmm, maybe another relationship....
(shoot me, please.)

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William H. Shuey - 29 Dec 2006 00:18 GMT

> I've also heard that some people polish their kitchen floors with it,
> but I don't believe a word of it! ;-)

Hey!! Best way to use up an old bottle!!

Bill Shuey

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Willshak - 29 Dec 2006 17:07 GMT

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>> I can't read a model magazine or web review without seeing it
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I've heard of some people scraping all the glue spots and paint splatter
off their workbenches and applying Future over the worktop. They say it
makes the top look neater and easier to find small parts.
Well, I really only heard of one person doing it.

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