Airbrush acrylic paint

[HoHoHo]

a boardman said:

which airbrush kit did you buy.

This one



I may have made a mistake but time will tell

[The_Jackal]

IT will do the job.
A lot of people started with that one (including me, and still use it).
Just practice and make sure you clean your bursh properly between paints and sessions.

[HoHoHo]

The_Jackal said:

IT will do the job.
A lot of people started with that one (including me, and still use it).
Just practice and make sure you clean your bursh properly between paints and sessions.

That's the answer I was hoping for, thanks

[Zad]

I just use isopropyl alcohol with water and a tiny drop of acrylic retarder, it seems to do just as good a job as Tamiya thinners at a small fraction of the cost.

[Eric Mc]

Zad said:

I just use isopropyl alcohol with water and a tiny drop of acrylic retarder, it seems to do just as good a job as Tamiya thinners at a small fraction of the cost.

Where do you by your isopropyl alcohol?

[perdu]

Eric Mc said:

Zad said:

I just use isopropyl alcohol with water and a tiny drop of acrylic retarder, it seems to do just as good a job as Tamiya thinners at a small fraction of the cost.

Where do you by your isopropyl alcohol?

Very good question Eric, I paid twelve quid for a litre of IPA but didn't get much better results than with water or Tamiya thinners

Which is why I tend to use water with occasional driblets of Tamiya thinners

Also had a few goes at thinning with neat screenwash which also seems to work but goes against my better judgment, it is very good for cleaning the dirty brush out as well

That airbrush is like the one I use most often, mine only cost me (by coincidence) twelve quid

Not as if I'm a cheapskate nor nuffink, it works pefectly well

[johnS2000]

Eric Mc said:

Where do you by your isopropyl alcohol?

I get mine from here as this is my other hobby

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/reagent-is...

I have tried mixing my own thinners but find that the DR is right and use Tamiya thinners for Tamiya paint And Humbrol thinners for Humbrol / Vallejo / Revell paint .

Using Tamiya thinners with Vallejo ( not Air ) turns my paint into a lump of jelly

I have just sprayed a 1st layer onto a Buccaneer using Vallejo thinned with Humbrol and with Vallejo Retarder (obviously too much) and it took all night to dry so the retarder actually works .

[dr_gn]

johnS2000 said:

Eric Mc said:

Where do you by your isopropyl alcohol?

I get mine from here as this is my other hobby

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/reagent-is...

I have tried mixing my own thinners but find that the DR is right and use Tamiya thinners for Tamiya paint And Humbrol thinners for Humbrol / Vallejo / Revell paint .

Using Tamiya thinners with Vallejo ( not Air ) turns my paint into a lump of jelly

I have just sprayed a 1st layer onto a Buccaneer using Vallejo thinned with Humbrol and with Vallejo Retarder (obviously too much) and it took all night to dry so the retarder actually works .

If you're using, say, 12 drops of Vallejo, appropriately thinned, you only need 1 drop of retarder at the most IME.

One of the problems with Isopropyl Alcohol is knowing the % strength you've bought, and what % to dilute it to. I got mine from the local pharmacy so I knew the concentration, but even so, without experimentation, what is a good strength to mix to for various paints?

Spraying models is difficult enough without any more complications IMO!

[johnS2000]

This stuff is 99% + pure and I only tried it as I had it and agree with you regards the difficulty with spraying stuff .

As for the retarder a quick look on the Humbrol website tells me that their acrylic thinners has retarders in it so adding the Vallejo may have pushed it over the top .

[Zad]

Eric Mc said:

Where do you by your isopropyl alcohol?

Farnell, 1L was about £10 when I got it to make up a minimum order a few years ago. Maplin usually have Servisol 1L tins for £15 in stock at their shops. Assuming the marketing people haven't slashed it from their stock with all the other real electronics stuff.

It certainly used to be the case that your local chemist would order medical grade isopropyl. Checking Ebay, it is showing 5L of 99.9% for £15

[dr_gn]

johnS2000 said:

This stuff is 99% + pure and I only tried it as I had it and agree with you regards the difficulty with spraying stuff .

As for the retarder a quick look on the Humbrol website tells me that their acrylic thinners has retarders in it so adding the Vallejo may have pushed it over the top .

I use Vallejo retarder with Vallejo Acrylics, so no idea how it works with other manufacturers. I guess it's the same principle as sticking to same make thinners/paints.