Getting my whites whiter

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Getting my whites whiter

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:16 AM

Hey all, I've run into a new problem. I've started using Tamiya acrylics for airbrushing ( My local hobby store doesn't have much else). Have any of you had any problems with bubbles in white paint? I've thinned and thinned, checked pressure, sacrificed a goat, and still I get an uneven bubbly spray. I've only encountered this with whites, no other colors do this.

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:29 AM

White can be a bit of a nightmare, as I believe the pigments are heavier, and therefore more likely to clog your AB.

All you can do is thin the paint, and apply a lot of thin coats. It's boring and frustrating, but it does work.

Best of luck.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 4:06 AM

check for a clean brush first... if thats ok drop your psi below 10

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f-4phantom

Member since
October 2003
From: Mpls., Mn.

Posted by f-4phantom on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:29 PM

Tamiya acrylic seems to need more thinning than MM. I would say a 50/50 mix is what works for me.

Dean

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:04 PM

If you can use enamels, Floquil "Reefer White", A model railroad color, is the absolute best white availble in the model paint lines.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, August 20, 2004 7:55 AM

I always apply Tamiya fine white or Citadel Skull White primer first (even use it for the final coat as well). This gives a good base for more white airbrushed coats and will cut down the number of coats you will need to apply to get a good white finish.

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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MikeV

Member since
April 2003
From: Hayward, CA

Posted by MikeV on Friday, August 20, 2004 7:45 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

If you can use enamels, Floquil "Reefer White", A model railroad color, is the absolute best white availble in the model paint lines.

I agree.

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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maddafinga

Member since
March 2003
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Posted by maddafinga on Friday, August 20, 2004 9:15 PM

Yep, that reefer white kicks some butt. I've used a couple of those Floquil paints though, and they've all been very good. I tend to grab them if they're available in a color that I need or want.

Madda Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. -- Leonardo Da Vinci Tact is for those who lack the wit for sarcasm.--maddafinga

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