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Possible to use Enamel and Acrylic at the same time?

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Possible to use Enamel and Acrylic at the same time?
Posted by ww2psycho on Monday, July 18, 2011 3:41 PM

Is it possible to use an enamel paint for a base coat, say for the interior of an aircraft. put a clear coat over it and paint with acrylic paint over it for the instrument panel and such? As most everyone knows, its getting hard to find Tamiya paint and I dont want to switch to a new brand with all that I have in Tamiya already. I dont  mind using different brands, but If I have a lot of one color that I can use Id prefer to stay with it than buy the same color in another brand.

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, July 18, 2011 3:57 PM

I use everything and anything in all combinations.The only consistant problem I've ever had was hand brushing Tamiya paints over other brands.It just disintegrates on contact.I have't had that problem with Tamiya sprays,however.

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Posted by stcat on Monday, July 18, 2011 4:06 PM

I've put Tamiya acrylics over Model Master enamel with no problem.  Haven't tried it the other way around.

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    November 2008
  • From: Jefferson City, MO
Posted by iraqiwildman on Monday, July 18, 2011 4:15 PM

You can paint over eachother with no problem. I don't even us a clear coat between them.

But if you us oils over enamal, you need a clear coat.

If you have trouble handpainting Tamiya paints, mix 1 part Future and 4 parts distilled water. Then dip your drush into this mixure before dipping it into the paint. This acts as a flow improver.

Also you can get a slow-drying blending acrylic medium and mix in with the paint to give you a lot longer drying time. This really helps with brushpainting since it won't dry on your brush so fast.

 

Tim Wilding

dmk
  • Member since
    September 2008
  • From: North Carolina, USA
Posted by dmk on Friday, July 22, 2011 9:18 AM

I use acrylics, enamels and lacquers on the same model all the time. Though I generally wait 48 hours to a week for the enamels to fully cure and at least 24 hours for acrylics and lacquers to cure before top coating with a different type of paint.

Just a couple weeks ago, I painted an FJ Fury with a white enamel coat and a gray acrylic coat on top.

It actually came in handy when I made a mistake in the acrylic top coat. I used a Q-tip dipped in Tamiya thinner to wipe off the mistake and it had no effect on the enamel. After that, I used a Q-tip dampened in the Tamiya thinner to blend the hard edges from masking.

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