Acrylic thinning?

Dave, WELCOME to the forum... Good to have another one that didn't start building airplanes...

To answer your question... Yes.. However there are some other options. I use tamiya acrylics almost exclusively and I like to use a mix of water, rubbing alcohol and Flow aid. Flow aid is sold in art depts such as in Hobby Lobby for making acrylics flow through an airbrush better. If your not airbrushing its not a real issue but if you like WWII German armor it won't be long....

Again welcome to the dark side and post us some pics..

Welcome aboard,Dave,
I'm new to the forums also,but have been armor modelling for quite awhile.
These folks are great,and their work,especially finishes,are a real inspiration!!
I love acrylics ,esp. Model Master, & I use MM thinner. Thanks for the tip on
Flow Aid, KennethC, 'cause this has been a problem for me, esp. when shooting
something BIG, like 1:16. I have had trouble w. alcohol as an additive& d'ont
use it anymore, it made the paint clot up on me.
All the best on the Kermit Killer, Dave& post a picture if you can!!

Roowalker at the S.C. Beach

Welcome Dave,
I prefer to use isopropyl alcohol alone when thinning Tamiya's acrylics. I even just put a drop or two right into the cup if the paint starts to thicken as I spray. Some seem to be concerned with it drying too fast that way but I kind of like it. There's also a condition referred to as tip dry, which I have been lucky to never experience, so I just go with what works for me...

Roowalker... Hmmm.. I will give it a try without Alcohol and see how it behaves... Thanks.... I have done fine so far but the paint does tend to dry up in the tip quick.

thanks all,

I will give Flow Aid a go.

this guy here http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/paintingpanzersjb_1.htm

uses isopropyl alcohol 70/30 thinned, is 50/50 a good rule of thumb?

90% Isopropyl alcohol has always worked fine for me with Tamiya acrylics. I usually use a 50-50 thinning proportion of paint and alcohol. This gives me the right consistency for airbrushing at 20 psi.

I use Windex with alittle bit of tap water. But the guys at my hooby store said i should use the Tamiya thinner, they said it just works best. havent tried it though.

to the FSM forum.

I use Tamiya acrylics on a fairly regular basis, and water works just fine. However, it's easy to over or under thin, and I find that predetermined thinning ratios work best with water and alcohol, or their own thinner, which is in effect water and alcohol

Welcome to the forum!
i use mostly Tamiya's thinner,
but i have been trying some isopropyl alcohol, as i use that to clean between colors.
seems to work fine.
just remember:
NEVER practice a new technique or mixture on your prize model!
do some test shots on scrap first.

good luck

thanks all for advice,

will probably experiment with Flow Aid,

& try Isopropyl alcohol as well,

yep, will psot pic of Tiger when done

Dave

I use Isopropyl alcohol, ive tried water with Tamiya but i didnt like it
Dave are you from the UK ? im not sure if you would be able to find Flow aid over here
and welcome

thanks Captain C.

yep from southern england.

i wont bother looking for flow aid then

Dave

you might be able to find flow aid over here, but dont get your hopes up

QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman you might be able to find flow aid over here, but dont get your hopes up

Hmmm, sounds like another place for Great Models to repackage something and charge an arm and a leg for it. (Go to their website and do a search on gmwfuture! Keeping in mind that Future sells for about $5 a quart (32 oz) over here!

Welcome Dave, another Tiger fanatic. I thin them with rubbing alcohol and nothing more. So far no complaints.