Pledge Future Floor Wax

[James Rademaker]

Hi guys,

   I just ran out of Future. Had a bottle for 25 years and now I’m searching all over for another bottle. I have read that it and it’s replacement have been discontinued. I picked up a bottle of Holloway House “Quick Shine”. Brushed it on my 109 and I am not thrilled with the results. Does anyone know of a clear acrylic replacement for Future. I don’t want to pay $60.00 bucks on eBay.

 

Thanks,

Jim

[TankBuster]

Try Alclad Aqua Gloss, can be used for dipping or airbrush. Cheers.

[Woody V]

HERE YOU GO

$17 per Bottle

[Confusionreigns178]

There are several products on the market that will do much the same job as Future / Pledge. Of course, you pay a great deal of money for the word "modelling" being printed on the label and it comes in a much smaller bottle than the old-school floor polishes, but it will be overall less money than any surviving bottle of Pledge. 

 

Have a look at Gunze Sangyo (Mr. Color), AK Interactive, MIG Productions and all the model-manufacturers.  

 

I've also read that the clear, acrylic paint-finisher (fixative) you can buy in artist-supply shops can be very good, but I've not tried it myself.  

 

Hope this helps. 

 

Chris. 

[Juggernut]

I still have a bottle of Pledge (aka Future) but I've read this stuff is just as good and is available at places like Home Depot, Walmart, etc.:

 

Quick Shine Multi-Floor Finish

Edited September 19, 2023 by Juggernut
corrected spelling errors

[KUROK]

Guys, he said he got a bottle of Holloway House...and didn't like it.  He's looking for real Future.

Sadly you may have to pay ebay price but at least it will last for years.

I keep my old bottle of Future in the deep freezer.  Does not seem to affect it.  I take out small jars periodically.  Freeze/thaw repeatedly does not seem to affect it.

Edited September 21, 2023 by KUROK

[Troy Molitor]

So I had an issue trying to find this original post but I'm glad I did.  As James mentioned his future polish ran out.  I had my stashed bottle of Future get a bit stale while I was working in Singapore for 3 plus years while the bottle was in storage.  Finding it and trying to recently use it I was disheartened to find the Future solution had a slight brownish tint to it while trying to use it.  Bummer.  I was trying to get a set of canopies dipped and ready to paint.  Woody's solution however changed that.  I found a bottle of Quick Shine at  

[Troy Molitor]

Walmart for $11 USD and I'm loving the results.  

 

Thanks Woody!  

[Modelboy]

My funny modeling story goes like this. When I retired and got back into modeling I cleaned up the stash and picked up the brand new bottle of Future and thought this can’t be any good anymore and threw it in the trash. 

[Troy Molitor]

I just did the same thing.  I had a slight brownish tint to the Future bottle I had for many years.  I took some pictures of a test bed project Bf-109 canopy for a friend of mine (here on LSP) and set it next to an un-dipped canopy copy.  The future canopy was far superior to the kit canopy.  Reluctantly, I binned the future bottle anyway last week over the slight brownish tint.  The bottle sat in a hot garage near Palm Springs while I was in Singapore for almost 4 years.   

 

However!  I dipped the Do-335B-2 canopy last evening in the new Quick Shine and they turned out Christal clear.   Impressed indeed.  $11.  Walmart.