Ukraine acrylic paints

I recently bought a can of denatured alcohol.  It was more expensive than premium Vodka!

ah, okay, Chrisk-k. Sorry for not getting that when you posted it.

it does make sense to me now. I was just commenting originally about how cheap Vodka (80 %) is compared to  Denatured Alchy. It makes me think I wasted my money by paying for a quart of Denatured.

Of course, I don't have to make a mark to make sure the Denatured doesn't "evaporate with the cap on",,,,,,,like Vodka might around certain teenagers.

Rex

Hello!

Some say vodka is good for that because it's a mixture of water and alcohol in perfect proportions. The way I understood the people talking it's about the drying time - more alcohol quicker drying, more water - slower drying.

It sure would help the crippled Ukrainian economy to get some money from the west.

Good luck with those paints and have a nice day

Paweł

TarnShip,

I was just kidding. No way to thin acrylics with beer or wine. If I had Vodka, I'd drink it.

Do people *really* not know that there are more kinds of Alcohol that just Isopropyl ?

Isopropyl might work just fine with Tamiya paints,,,,,,but, in a lot of cases you can't swap Isopropyl with either of the Ethanols and get the same performance. Wine and Beer mostly aren't Ethanol, they are mostly water, with a small percentage of Ethanol in them. (and with loads of other impurities in the mix)

The reason that Vodka makes sense is that it is actually more pure than Denatured Alcohol.

Well, apart for the "interesting" way of thin them , I think they're absolutely worth the price. I ordered a couple of dozens of the different tones together with some armor kits from SKIF. All for a really inexpensive amount if compared to other stores. And, by the way, people on shop are very fast in shipping.

Just **be careful** to check shipping charges (they provide you with the total weight of order and you can check the total amount comparing with shipping charges table). Made three orders, all three times the amount of shipping charges was wrong.....Of course after just a couple of e-mail all was settled right and i made the final payment via Paypal.  

I use Tamiya acrylics, which are alcohol based.  I'd better use vodka, beer or wine as a thinner.  I guess mixing Tamiya Clear and red wine would result in the authentic primer color for WWII German armor.

He might have been serious when he said to thin with Vodka.  I just bought a can of Denatured Alcohol a while ago,,,,,,and Vodka would have been cheaper. I also would have had the benefit of having something on my bench to "aid my skills" if I have a bad painting day.  Heck, it could be argued that "natured Alcohol" (booze) is more pure than Denatured. (there are additives in Denatured that pure wouldn't have)

Thanks for the link to another Acrylic paint line,,,,,,,,I sort of accidentally collect those, I guess.

Rex

No, haven't seen these before.

Mike