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                        Thinner for Floquil besides DIO-SOL

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                        Ti4019
                        • Member since
                          October 2009
                        • From: South La
                        Thinner for Floquil besides DIO-SOL
                        Posted by Ti4019 on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:19 AM

                        anyone use floquil anymore, and use anything besides DIOSOL?
                        if I go the LHS route, its a speicla order. If I mail order, Im ordering and waiting.

                        I havent tried Lacquer thinner yet because I dont want to waste the precious bottle of paint I have (it was given to me by someone who ordered it, and wiated).

                        Other products that I can pick up locally so I can paint tonight?

                        thanks!

                         

                         

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                        ACESES5
                        • Member since
                          March 2010
                        • From: Winamac,Indiana 46996-1525
                        Posted by ACESES5 on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:06 AM

                        Ti4019: Ok thats all I ever used in place of DIO SOL  Ace Hardware brand works good if you can't get Ace brand Sunnyside brand works real good also. Just be sure it's a good grade of lacquir thinner.  Aceses5Welcome Sign

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:22 AM

                        The Floquil paint formula was changed when Testors bought them out.  It used to be a pretty hot lacquer & Diosol was the thinner of choice.  Currently, Floquil is a pretty hot enamel & any hardware lacquer thinner will work well.  I use a lot of Floquil with lacquer thinner from Ace Hardware & have never had a problem. 

                        Regards,  Rick

                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Ti4019
                        • Member since
                          October 2009
                        • From: South La
                        Posted by Ti4019 on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:11 PM

                        Rick

                        thanks for the quick answer, and the bit about the formula change. No Barrier Cote? Yay!

                        Im painting tonight! :D

                         

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                        Ti4019
                        • Member since
                          October 2009
                        • From: South La
                        Posted by Ti4019 on Monday, July 5, 2010 11:14 AM

                        ok finally got a chance to shoot it on this morning. PT worked fine and I cleaned out with LT and a complete dissassemble. Im happy with the coverage and abitlity to hide underlying colors. 

                         

                         

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                        checkmateking02
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: AandF in the Badger State
                        Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:19 PM

                        Micro-Mark has a product they say is the equivalent of the old Dio-Sol.

                          http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searchPhrase=dio+sol

                        I've never tried it, although I always used Dio-Sol for airbrushing all kinds of paint, including ModelMaster.  Unfortunately, I'm afraid you'd end up waiting on the mail again.

                         

                         

                         

                         

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