Question about Decanting

You can speed the process by gently stirring occasionally. I usually set the lid on the jar and let it set overnite. I haven't decanted that particular paint but have done this with a lot of other lacquers and haven't had a problem. I know some folks have used decanted paint within hours or even minutes and say they've had no problems. I've had it literally foam up in the airbrush if I tried to use it too soon so overnite is the rule for me.

Tony

I decant Tamiya, and everything else, directly into bottles like tis.  If you want to leave sit overnight it allows the gas out and minimizes evaporation since it is already at the right consistency.  The process can be sped up easily by closet the spout , shaking and resealing the pressure.  Do that  few times' til it goes flat.  Like getting the fizz out of a bottle of soda.

 I order these about a couple of hundred at a time either 1 or 1.5 oz.. That last a loooong time too.  The other thing they are great from is when you have a project that will need a large amount of paint.  This way you can get the consistency, and color if you are mixing,  you need for a bath big enough to do the whole job and not worry about mixing a 2nd batch tat might be different.

I always thought they put the paint in a spray can for a good reason.  If it's in a can, I spray from the can!  Why decant?  If I were too ham-handed to spray lightly from a can, I wouldn't buy them!

A good reason is to allow folks without airbrushes to paint.  I personally see no advantage to use a spray can over an airbrush.  I have yet to find a rattle can that works as good as my Iwata Eclipse or HP-B Plus.

Before I acquired my first airbrush, I often used a rattle can to spray with.  At the time, I thought I was getting a pretty decent looking model.  However, now that I have the airbrush, there is a HUGE improvement in how my models turn out.  First, the paint can be applied thinner and more accurately.  Second, I often got a pebbly looking finish when spraying flat enamels.  There are many airbrushes out there that wont break the bank and you can even find cheap combo kits that have the airbrush and compressor included.  Granted the compressors are not usually the best bet, but if you want to start down the path of airbrushing, I've found its not a bad way to go.

You also get more control with an airbrush. As in spraying fine lines, dots, circles or camo without having to tape. An airbrush can be adjusted to put out very little or a lot of paint. These things are next to impossible with a spray can.

Yes, that is all true.   I usually use the spray cans for a basic primer coat, where fine control is not important.  Quick and dirty!

"Get 'er done!"

same here, but it wastes a lot of paint if you are priming small parts, so i decant too.