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Thinning out
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:18 AM
What is the best type of solvents to use to thin out the enamel paints? I dont know if any of you know this vocab...but i use a mixure of xylol and mek.
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  • From: Brooklyn
Posted by wibhi2 on Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:33 AM
personally, for airbrushing I use testors thinner for brushing and washes I use terps
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  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Posted by Ray Marotta on Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:41 AM
Xylol and MEK is a pretty hot mixture that would effectively thin any enamel known to man. It would make a pretty good plastic cement, too.
I use laquer thinner both for thinning enamels and airbrush cleaning

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:41 AM
hot mixture? sounds like rocket fuel! Personally I've used white spirit or turps for years, It's very cheap, available at any hardware store & it works for me.
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Posted by eaglecentral on Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:55 AM
My favorite is Floquil thinner, second best is Model Master Airbrush thinner.

Tom
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:14 PM
I use laquer thinner with good results. I also have some Dupont enamel reducer that comes in handy too. It evaporates very quickly, so it's nice when I want the paint to dry a little quicker.

M.
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  • From: Everett
Posted by markuz226 on Thursday, May 1, 2003 9:36 AM
Isn't it "best" to use dedicated thinners for specific brands?
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  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Posted by Ray Marotta on Thursday, May 1, 2003 1:03 PM
It's certainly "best" for the manufacturers. I can buy a gallon of laquer thinner
for about the same price as a half pint of a specific brand thinner.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 3, 2003 6:13 AM
Dedicated! Lets just remember dat sales are made by making ppl believe they need sumthin, not weather they do actually need it.
In Australia, i pay about 12$ for one of those little testor airbrush thinners. So i went to the auto store and bought 4 liters for 10$, And it works just fine. Makesmy life a hell of a lot easier.Big Smile [:D]
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