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Acrylic Cleaner?

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    November 2005
Acrylic Cleaner?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2003 3:45 AM
Anyone know what this is? I was under the impression that acrylic's were cleaned/thinned with water. Is this cleaner water based or is it like thinner? Does it need to be used? Does it do that much better of a job cleaning out the airbrush? Can/does anyone here make their own? If anyone can answer ANY of these questions, you have my undying graditute......and my first born Big Smile [:D]

Bruce
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    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, April 7, 2003 4:00 AM
To get better results, without having to purchase the expensive brand thinners, use isopropyl alcohol, not water, to thin your acrylics.
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  • From: USA
Posted by naplak on Monday, April 7, 2003 8:28 AM
For cleaner, I buy my Testors Acryl cleaner directly from Testors -- thru their Web Site. Look under Airbrush Accesories to find 32oz of Concentrated cleaner for $10 (plus about $4-5 shipping). I mix it with 2 parts water to make 3 quarts! That's far better than the $5 for 4oz hobby stores charge!

This is WAY better than just water... and I think a bit better than Isopropanol... if only for the smell.

Isolropanol works well too... but I tend to like using what's made for it. Water will "work"... but just in a pinch. I avoid it!!!!!

As too thinners... the alcohol works, but again... I stick with the manufacturers stuff when I can.
www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum
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Posted by klfmd on Monday, April 7, 2003 12:22 PM
I use Windex to clean. It's cheap and it woks well!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2003 3:54 PM
For cleaning acrylics, I use Windex also. Works very well!

M.
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    July 2013
  • From: Chicago area
Posted by modelmaker66 on Monday, February 15, 2016 5:29 PM

i use windex to clean after using acrylics

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:46 PM

Another 13 yr old thread !!!!

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    September 2013
Posted by blackdog62 on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:06 PM

Acrylics have a resin's that gell up with water. I use alcohol 1\3 mixed 3/4 winded but I only use it on model master paint and I use there thinners for mixing.

I think I heard lacquer thinner works on tamyia. Haven't tryd it though.

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    January 2007
Posted by oldsalty on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:35 PM

Why does this happen? I guess they dont look at the date?

OldSalty

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:21 PM

What is it with folks answering 13 year old threads as of late? Don't they look at the dates of the posts before answering? LOL!

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  • From: Fox Lake, Il., USA
Posted by spiralcity on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:21 PM

I already posted about the date of thia thread but my post was removed. Dont know why and really dont care.

 

 

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