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Thinning Floquil paints for airbrushing?

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Monday, October 24, 2011 11:25 AM

stikpusher

 Thats another line of paints I was sorry to see discontiuned. Their Military Enamels line was great. I know thier RR colors still exist, but only the local Model RR  Train shops carry those.

Oh man!  You got that right!  I was bummed when I heard the same thing.  I ran to the one and only place here in town that I knew of that carried that line of paints and snapped some up before it was too late.  It's some good quality stuff!

Eric

  • Member since
    August 2011
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by GreenThumb on Friday, October 21, 2011 6:45 PM

I thinned Floquil primer with lacquer thinner when I used it in the past.

Mike

 

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, October 21, 2011 4:02 PM

Your welcome Eric. Thats another line of paints I was sorry to see discontiuned. Their Military Enamels line was great. I know thier RR colors still exist, but only the local Model RR  Train shops carry those. The closest one is off my beaten path to visit...Whistling

 

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  • Member since
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  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Friday, October 21, 2011 2:56 PM

Thanks, Stik!

I've been holding off using the stuff until I found out what works best for thinning Floquil paints.  I've never used any of their paints before so I wanted to make sure before I proceeded.

Eric

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, October 21, 2011 2:08 PM

I have thinned Floquil paints with generic hardware store Paint Thinner and with Testors MM Airbrush Thinner with no problems. I prefer the latter for all my enamel airbrushing due to the "bite" it gives to the paints.

 

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  • Member since
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  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Thinning Floquil paints for airbrushing?
Posted by echolmberg on Friday, October 21, 2011 2:04 PM

Hi guys!

Just a quick one here.  I've heard some good things about using Floquil "Old Silver" for doing a natural metal finish on aircraft.  Aside from using the Floquil line of thinners, is there anything else that I can use to thin it for airbrushing?  Can I use mineral spirits?

Thanks!

Eric

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