Testors Model Master Paint Compatible?

Anonymous

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November 2005

Testors Model Master Paint Compatible?

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 12:53 AM

I have an Omni 4000 double action airbrush which I'm still getting familiar with. The BIG step up Big Smile [:D]

. Anyways, what type of thinner or brand (other than the airbrush thinner Testors Sells...too expensive) will mix good with Model Masters enamel paint. I Bought "paint thinner mineral spirits" at Wal-Mart and it breaks up the paint into flakes when mixed. Dead [xx(]

Tried another brand at a drug store with nearly the same results. Arrrrrgggggggg! Angry [:(!]

I Thought you could thin enamel paint with mineral spirits for airbrushing?

Any help, suggestions or ideas would be appreciated. At $4.00 a bottle for Testors thinner Black Eye [B)]

, there's gotta be a cheaper way.

Thanks,
Joe

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 7:22 AM

Hi Joe.

Mineral Spirits should work fine with Model Master enamels.
It made the paint turn into flakes when you used it? That's odd.
I could see that happening possibly with the Model Master Acryl paints and mineral spirits but not the enamels. Try another brand.
I just bought some Sunnyside "Specs" paint thinner and it works pretty good.
http://www.sunnysidecorp.com/general.htm

This thinner is mineral spirits and it has a low odor.

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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MusicCity

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January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 7:34 AM

I agree with Mike. I don't use much enamel anymore, but I did use it for years off and on. Plain old mineral spirits always worked just fine for me.

Are you sure it's Model Masters enamel and not Model Masters acryl? The "acryl" is acrylic, and that would probably go nuts when thinned with mineral spirits.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:28 PM

You are better off with Acrylics...all the research $$$ are going in to water based. besides you can thin with isopropyl and clean with water-iso mix...real cheap. Plus it's a lot healthier for everybody around you and your airbrush.

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:31 PM

I'm with ausf. I've started using exclusively acrylics for airbrushing. I couldn't be happier.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:09 PM

Some of the dirt cheap mineral spirits don't work well. Does the stuff you got feel greasy?

If you are starting out with airbrushing and don't have a huge stock of enamel paints then going acrylics might be the better choice.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:08 AM

Thanks, got some Sunnyside Spec Spirts the other day. I'll give it a try. I will probably switch to Acrylics soon since everyone's telling me they are easier to work with in an airbrush.

Joe

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ajlafleche

Member since
December 2002
From: Massachusetts

Posted by ajlafleche on Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:04 AM

I thin my MM enamels with buck a gallon thinner from the hardware store. Never had a problem. Sounds like you inadvertantly had acrylic paint.

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styrene

Member since
May 2003
From: The flat lands of the Southeast

Posted by styrene on Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:42 AM

Testors airbrush thinner is also a mineral spirits-based thinner with a higher volatility.

Since mineral spirits are typically petroleum solvent-based (long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons), there is going to be a little bit of an oily, lubricant-type feel to it.

Gip Winecoff

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:07 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene

Testors airbrush thinner is also a mineral spirits-based thinner with a higher volatility.

Since mineral spirits are typically petroleum solvent-based (long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons), there is going to be a little bit of an oily, lubricant-type feel to it.

Your posts are always informative Gip. Thanks for enlightening those of us who are kind of clueless as to these things. Big Smile [:D]

Mike

PS Is your email working? I have not heard back from you in a few days. Confused [%-)]

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:11 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by johnwayne809

Thanks, got some Sunnyside Spec Spirts the other day. I'll give it a try. I will probably switch to Acrylics soon since everyone's telling me they are easier to work with in an airbrush.

Joe,

Sunnyside also makes a product called, "t.r.p.s" (Turpentine Replacement Paint Solvent) that Greg Williams, I believe, said worked even better than mineral spirits. Maybe Greg can let us know about that again. Greg?

Mike

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:04 PM

Hey, Laquer thinner works great for cleaning enamels. Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:36 PM

QUOTE: I Bought "paint thinner mineral spirits" at Wal-Mart and it breaks up the paint into flakes when mixed.

Hey Joe , was it the "Klean-Strip" thinner for 1.98?

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