Enter keywords or a search phrase below:
Everything I've seen indicates that an oil-based thinner like mineral spirits should work with the Tamiya enamels. Mineral spirits are cheap enough that it will be relatively painless to confirm the theory when you get to where you're moving. I'd just be cautious about returning any unused, thinned paint to the original jar after painting until you have a chance to see what long-term interaction between the paint and the mineral spirits does to the paint consistency. Pretty sure you won't have to worry about a dangerous chemical reaction, but sometimes enamels have a tendancy to get a gel-like consistency if the thinner isn't quite the right composition. So, random oil-based thinner should be OK to mix with it if you're using the paint immediately. Storing the thinned paint afterward might be a different story. Easy enough to test that too. Just put the unused, thinned paint in its own jar and keep it for a while to see how it affects its shelf life.
"You can have my illegal fireworks when you pry them from my cold, dead fingers...which are...over there somewhere."
Riding into battle
I don't know because as you say they are not discussed much here.
Bill
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
GMorrison Random enamel thinner used in Tamiya paint? I don't think that works. Japan? EDIT: The Philippines. I understand the problem, but thems the rules. Bill
Random enamel thinner used in Tamiya paint? I don't think that works.
Japan?
EDIT: The Philippines. I understand the problem, but thems the rules.
Would that apply even to Tamiya Enamels? Never used them,don't see them too much in US
fox If you are not moving too far, flammable items can be shipped by truck. So, if you're using a moving truck, they can be packed along with your furniture. Hope that this helps. Jim Stay Safe.
If you are not moving too far, flammable items can be shipped by truck. So, if you're using a moving truck, they can be packed along with your furniture.
Hope that this helps.
Jim
Stay Safe.
Sadly my country is split into like 3 parts that require to be moved by ship or more commonly air so thats not an option :(
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
So I'm gonna be moving in the future and from what i read I can't really ship thinners due to them being flammable (enamel thinners to be specific) so instead of getting the Tamiya enamel thinners for my Tamiya paints I'll just be using random enamel thinners, is there a difference? I don't wanna be spending too much on materials I won't even be able to bring. If not I'll prolly just have my model gather dust until I move.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.