Hi... new member here

welcome aboard matey!

Hey, welcome back to the hobby. enjoy he forums.... and happy building

welcome!

to the FSM forum.

Glad to have you aboard Jon. Enjoy!
Cheers,
Eric

jon welcome to fsm.



joe

to the forum,Glad to have you here.

to the FSM Forums jon, enjoy your time with us.

to the forum Jon.

As Rick said paint is a personal preference and most people end up using what is most readily available in the local hobby store (LHS) . I use enamels because I like the coverage, the finish and the adhesion. The air pressure I use ranges from about 18 psi (normally thinned paint) to about 12 psi for fine work (heavily thinned paint).
Do yourself a favor and pick up some cheap kits and experiment away, oh and have fun too.

Cheers
Darren

Welcome to FSM!

Welcome to the gang Jon....

Hello Jon, Welcome to the forum.

Welcome

Thad

Welcome to the FSM Forums . You could post your question on the painting & airbrush Forum, but I'll give you a quick reply. Acrylics vs. Enamels is a personal choice. I prefer enamels because of their better coverage & adhesion. Many prefer acrylics because they are less toxic & a little easier to clean up, but you risk adhesion problems. Thinning ratios depends on the paint, the AB & the compressoer settings you want to use. With a normal medium tip AB & pressure in the 20 psi range, most paints don't require more than a 3:1 paint to thinner ratio & many can be used from the bottle with no thinning. If you want to do finer work at lower pressure, you may need to thin more. No hard & fast rules, experimenting with your AB set up to find what works best for you is mandatory.

Regards, Rick

to the forum jon404. Pop on over to the aircraft forum, there are plenty of helpful folks there. Bryan