modelmaker66

Dont use lacquer thinner! It may strip the paint. Mineral spirits is fine.

 

i need to pick up some normal mineral spirits

Dont use lacquer thinner! It may strip the paint. Mineral spirits is fine.

Thank you all for the feedback. Just wanted to make absolutely sure I didn't need to have Tamiya thinner as the only option. Looking forward to trying this stuff out in the near future!

Phil_H

 

 

CutSandGlueRepeat

But, since Tamiya enamel thinner is so hard to find in the US, can I use something easier to get a hold of, such as Testors enamel thinner?

 

 

I've not used the Tamiya panel line accent, but plain old mineral spirits works fine with Tamiya enamels, so should be ok with this too.

 

CutSandGlueRepeat

But, since Tamiya enamel thinner is so hard to find in the US, can I use something easier to get a hold of, such as Testors enamel thinner?

I've not used the Tamiya panel line accent, but plain old mineral spirits works fine with Tamiya enamels, so should be ok with this too.

From what ive seen, and done myself, is you put some panel liner on and allow it to set up for a bit, then take a q-tip with some thinner on it and blend/wipe off the excess until you're happy with it.  I used normal lacquar thinner and it worked just fine, hope that helps!