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Mr. Color - Enamel or Acrylic?

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  • Member since
    September 2011
  • From: Watertown, NY
Mr. Color - Enamel or Acrylic?
Posted by JailCop on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:03 PM

Title pretty much says it all, wondering if Mr. Hobby's line of Mr. Color is enamel or Acrylic.  It smells like neither to me!

  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: Monterey Bay,CA-Fort Bragg, NC
Posted by randypandy831 on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:14 PM

lacquer based acrylic i believe. 

tamiya 1/48 P-47D $25 + shipping

tamiya 1/48 mosquito $20+ shipping

hobby boss 1/48 F-105G. wings and fuselage cut from sprue. $40+ shipping. 

  • Member since
    October 2007
  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:39 PM

Ditto

To quote GSI, Mr. Color is a solvent based acrylic.

Aqueous Hobby Color or Mr. Hobby as it's sometimes called is their regular acrylic paint.

  • Member since
    September 2011
  • From: Watertown, NY
Posted by JailCop on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:06 PM

So I'll need laquer thinner to thin/clean, correct?

  • Member since
    October 2007
  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:34 PM

Regular lacquer thinner will work, but for best results use Mr Color Thinner or Mr Color Leveling Thinner (added retarder for better & easier application). Tamiya lacquer thinners apparently work quite well with Mr Color as well.

I believe that regular lacquer thinner is a bit on the harsh side for Mr Color, although it does work it can cause "stringing" problems (like spraying cob-webs), but it's perfect for clean up.

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 5:03 PM

Its acrylic, like others have already said, and it is solvent based.  

Lately I have been switching over to Mr.Color.  You can thin it with regular lacquer thinner.  I bought the large 1 gal container of lacquer thinner from Home Depot for something like $15.  It will last a loooong time.

This EF-2000 was painted almost exclusively with Mr. Color thinned with regular lacquer thinner:

  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: Monterey Bay,CA-Fort Bragg, NC
Posted by randypandy831 on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 5:39 PM

JailCop

So I'll need laquer thinner to thin/clean, correct?

 

use their thinner only. mr.color thinner or leveler thinner. 

tamiya 1/48 P-47D $25 + shipping

tamiya 1/48 mosquito $20+ shipping

hobby boss 1/48 F-105G. wings and fuselage cut from sprue. $40+ shipping. 

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