Acrylic Retarders

Scott,

I think that most of them are compatible with the acrylics that we use for modeling, just get the smallest bottle they sell and experiment with it.
If you use too much then the paint may not dry, so go easy with the stuff.
When I tried the Aqua-Flow retarder I only used about 2 or 3 drops from an eye dropper mixed with almost two eye droppers of paint and one of thinner and it slowed the drying time down by about 25% maybe.
I have heard of some here using Createx's extender but I don't see how that extends the drying time as the extender is nothing more than paint without pigment. Createx marketed it to thin the transparency of their airbrush paints without really affecting the paint properties. Maybe it will work for extending the drying time but I don't see why.

Let us know what you find and how it works out.

Mike

QUOTE: Let us know what you find and how it works out.

Will do, Mike. I'll see what I can dig up over the weekend. Thanks for the help.

I had seen the Createx Extender somewhere, but, like you, I didn't think it was a retarder so I didn't get any.

QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity I had seen the Createx Extender somewhere, but, like you, I didn't think it was a retarder so I didn't get any. I have a half-full quart bottle of Createx extender so I guess I could try it. I use it for spraying onto a T-shirt before painting to get the knap of the shirt's fibers to lay down flat for a smoother surface. I spray it on, heat set it and then it is ready for painting. I still think that adding it to modeling acrylics though will only make them less intense and may even affect the value of the color. I may be wrong though as that is what it does to the Createx paints I have, but they are transparent and not opaque so that may make a difference. 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 Reply MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA Posted by MusicCity on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:24 PM QUOTE: Let us know what you find and how it works out. Mike, I found some Createx retarder at the art store Friday but haven't had a chance to try it until tonight. It really seems to make a difference, and a little bit goes a LONG way. I had mixed quite a bit of dark sea blue for my Corsair, most of a 3/4 oz bottle full, and added 2 drops of retarder to it (the instructions said one drop per ounce but I slipped :)). Before the retarder that paint was dry about 10 seconds after it hit the surface. With the retarder it took about 5 minutes to dry to the touch. I also tried it with some paint I was trying to hand brush. I had a few drops of paint in an old paint cap, and the surface was drying in the cap in between loading the brush. Virtually unusable like that. Added a drop of retarder and it fixed it right up. I like it! Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page Reply MikeV Member since April 2003 From: Hayward, CA Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:49 PM Scott, That sounds great. Keep us informed to any other things you find such as whether tip dry is eliminated somewhat. 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 Reply MusicCity Member since January 2004 From: USA Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, April 1, 2004 7:59 PM QUOTE: That sounds great. Keep us informed to any other things you find such as whether tip dry is eliminated somewhat. Hmm .. I didn't think about the tip dry thing. As I've mentioned before, I just automatically wipe the tip off when I put the airbrush down so I didn't really notice. Now that you mention it though, I don't think there was as much paint on the Q-Tips though. Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page Reply JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy