Tamiya Acrylics....Who thins and who shoots out of the bottle?

Ahhhhhhh thanks folks, Im so used to using enamels that this thinning acrylic crap is giving me a headache not to mention some bad finishes!

im with snowy, ive never been able to paint a smooth finish unless ive thinned to atleast 60%thinner and 40% paint. like snowy says, the trick for me is 6 to 7 thin coats. ive never even attempted to spray tamiya acrylic straight from the bottle. i also reccomend buying tamiya thinner. use it just for thinning purposes and the 250ml bottle will last for a long, long time. i clean my airbrush with 50% distilled water/ 50% mm acryl solvent. sometimes i use straight dollar store brand windex with amonia to clean with.

Hi Chris,
50% paint - 50% thinner here, using Tamiya's thinner. Air pressure around 15PSI and build the coat in thin layers. I'll use even more thinner and less pressure for really thin lines and fine close-up work. I like the fact that at these ratios the paint has a certain transparency about it which lends itself to shading etc, it also seems more forgiving with regard to overspray and softer edges. To overcome the transparency just build the layers.

Cheers...Snowy.