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Tamyia XF-86 Flat Clear

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Tamyia XF-86 Flat Clear
Posted by blackburge on Monday, August 1, 2016 1:24 PM

I, I want to know if you need to use Tamyia XF-86 flat clear decanted for airbrush or straight from bottle? I normaly use Tamyia TS flat clear can but I want to apply it with my airbrush and I don't find any information about how use the XF-86 with airbrush. Thanks 

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Posted by the doog on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 9:58 AM

You should thin it, the same as you would any color of Tamiya paint.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 12:38 PM

So I'm curious, Karl. I have used Tamiya thinner, but at $ 3.50 a jar it adds up. I've also used alcohol (oh shut up!) as a thinner for Tamiya, with "ok" results. Will that work, or have you tried, with clear flat?

 

Bill

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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:24 PM

Bill, I haven't used the XF-86 flat clear, but there's no particular reason why alcohol wouldn't work with it.

If you want to use the original Tamiya X-20A thinner, it's far more economical buying it in the 250ml jugs (around $8.00 from somewhere like Sprue Bros) than the individual bottles.

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Posted by the doog on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:24 PM

GMorrison

So I'm curious, Karl. I have used Tamiya thinner, but at $ 3.50 a jar it adds up. I've also used alcohol (oh shut up!) as a thinner for Tamiya, with "ok" results. Will that work, or have you tried, with clear flat?

 

Bill

Yeahm get the bigger bottles of it. I wouldn't try it with alcohol--it's got lacquer in it, and that is not really compatible with alcohol. You'd be better off to use actual lacquer for a thinner.

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