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mr. color
Posted by docbailey on Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:44 AM

Mr. Color (gunze sangyo) offers solvent based paints i am interested in buying. Before i do, i would really appreciate some input about this product.  Do you have to use their brand of thinner or can any other work. Also, can you use regular paint thinner to clean the airbrush. thanks and help!!!!

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    March 2008
  • From: Steilacoom, Washington
Posted by Killjoy on Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:15 PM

You can use generic lacquer thinner to thin Mr. Color.  They make a self-leveling thinner that contains retarder.  It gives the best and most consistent results.  You can clean your airbrush with any hardware store lacquer thinner, but I'd experiment on a junk model or a milk jug before shooting it on something you care about as formulas will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:54 PM

Thanks for that info Killjoy. I bought a few of thier colors a while ago when the LHS stopped carrying the Mr Aqueous line and substituted the Mr Color line. The only thing I have had that works with with it so far is Gunze's own thinner (fairly costly). Nice to know that something generic will work with it as well. Whiel the paint sprays well enough, it is not very good for hand brushing so far, and the costs so far have limited my use, unlike with Mr Aqueous.

 

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