PhantomBucca Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Hi, I decided to try and use Pledge Floor Polish to gloss coat my models, but have I bought the right stuff? Can anyone confirm? Or provide a link to the right stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 You need to read a bit more Rod. I use Klear floor polish. Unfortunately, it is no longer available. It had been replaced, but I cannot recall the name of the new stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I have answered Rod, I'm not familiar with that product because I'm still using Klear floor polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I use Pledge. I used to use Future but that was discontinued and rolled into the Pledge product. Its a tough glossy finish for sure, perfect for decaling.Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Never heard of this usage. Some of us have been using floor wax since the year dot. I can remember the late Geoff Prentice writing about it in Scale Models magazine in the seventies and eventually got around to obtaining some myself. It's a very good way to achieve a gloss finish for decal prep, also it's sufficiently inert to resist most (but not all) solvents in other media. You can use it for decal setting by applying the decal whilst the wax is wet, once it sets it shrinks sufficiently to pull the decal down into every last nook and cranny. I still have some carefully hoarded old formula Klear, but they keep changing the formulation. The most recent stuff that I've come across which in some respects is superior to the original Klear is Pledge Revive It floor gloss, but even this is becoming scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 I have answered Rod, I'm not familiar with that product because I'm still using Klear floor polish. I'm still using this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 seen a lot of people talking about using this for some time but not tried it myself, do you brush this straight from the bottle what is the advice for using it for the first time.i cant be the only person thinking how you use this, so i thought i would ask the questionpaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBucca Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Update: The bottle I’ve used does NOT mix well with Humbrol Decalfix. I used a cotton bud to carefully remove excess decalfix and it stripped the paint! Think I might go back to Tamiya X-22 for my clear coats, unless Pledge Revive and Humbrol Decalfix can play nice together? Any experience of this combo @peebeep ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Think I might go back to Tamiya X-22 for my clear coats, unless Pledge Revive and Humbrol Decalfix can play nice together? Any experience of this combo @peebeep ? It's my understanding that Klear type wax/varnishes contain ammonia. If you have a whiff of Decalfix it seems to be absolutely loaded with ammonia. I suspect the Revive It reactivated the Decalfix leading to the paint being stripped. I've not had any issues with Revive It stripping paint on its own, but I have had issues using Decalfix, undiluted it will easily remove aqueous acrylic paints. I've given up using Decalfix, but if I were forced to use it, then I'd dilute with at least 3-4 parts water to 1 part Decalfix. I've got no problem with using Revive It, either for gloss coating or as a decal setting solution by laying decals straight on to wet Revive It. X-22 is excellent for gloss coats, but I think the chemistry is quite different to Klear type products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 seen a lot of people talking about using this for some time but not tried it myself, do you brush this straight from the bottle what is the advice for using it for the first time. Brush or airbrush straight from the bottle. If brushing you get best results using a wide, flat brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Update: The bottle I’ve used does NOT mix well with Humbrol Decalfix. I used a cotton bud to carefully remove excess decalfix and it stripped the paint! Think I might go back to Tamiya X-22 for my clear coats, unless Pledge Revive and Humbrol Decalfix can play nice together? Any experience of this combo @peebeep ? DecalFix is particularly aggressive with Tamiya paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 thanks for all the information given me something to think aboutpaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Kullas Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I use 'Astonish' floor 'polish'. The same as the famous Kleer. You can usually find 'Astonish' in Home Bargains for about £1 for a 750ml bottle. I've been using it for nearly 10 years now. Not just to varnish models but on my leather work and antler handled knifes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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