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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Monday, August 11, 2008 1:57 PM

I would suspect that you need additional thinning, in spite of what is written on your paint bottles.  I've heard that MM Acryls are "supposedly" airbrush ready from the bottle, but none of the MM Acryls that I have indicate that they are airbrush ready and they all definitely need normal thinning prior to use.  Additionally, I have seen enough batch to to batch variation where some bottles of paint need little or no thinning, and other need a lot of thinner added.

So disregard the "airbrush ready" and add as much thinner as needed.

  • Member since
    July 2008
Posted by DA70Judge455 on Monday, August 11, 2008 1:12 PM

Use a retarde for the acrylic, water is by far the cheapest way.  What is happening is that the paint is drying in the brush before it gets out of the brush.

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Chipley FL
Posted by urich on Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:01 AM
I hate any acrylic paint I spend twice the time cleaning my airbrush with acrylic than with enamel paint
  • Member since
    October 2005
  • From: Maryland
Posted by usmc1371 on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:50 PM

Are you using the correct thinner?  Make sure you're using Model Master Acryl Thinner.

Jesse

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Chicago, but Grand Rapids for school
MM spray problem
Posted by jagdpanther on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:47 PM

I'm not really sure whats wrong, maby something im doing, but my airbrush sprays Model Master enamel wonderfuly, problem is it decided to stop working with acrylic paints.  The acrylic bottles say their ready to airbrush, but i usualy add a couple drops of acrylic thinner.  Any ideas what im doing wrong? 

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