Question concerning Gunze paints

thinning that paint with water is OK. the water should be distilled water for best results.
, but bear in mind that its gonna take a longer time to dry, and it may not thin quite as well. i use acrylic thinner like gunze thinner, or tamiya thinner. tamiya thinner is alcohol with retarder in it to stop the acrylic from drying out so fast.

ideally the paint should be left for about 24-36 hours. 48 is the safest. before applying a wash or other media on top ideally you should give it about 2-3 days. all these numbers depend on the climate you are in, this is jsut a rough guide.

hope this helps

I try to use Gunze paints as much as possible, they are fantastic IMHO!

Drying time, like reggie said, depends on where you live, but a couple of days is your safest bet.

I thin mine with a mix of Iso, and distilled water, just my personal preferance, but they will thin with Tamiya thinners extremely well.

I wouldn't apply a wash over them without putting down a barrier, like Future, before hand.

Reggie & Tweety

Thank you very much for your advise.

Regards
Saul

Your mroe than welcoma Saul

I use Tamiya thinner with mine and it works great. I've put decals and masking tape on it about 8 hours after it dried, but that's just because I'm impatient. It didn't seem to affect the paint at all though, but I'd suggest leaving it at least over night or longer if possible.

I usually find that I am able to apply masking without any problems within 8 hours of spraying.

As for washes I always allow 24 hours for the paint to harden fully, just to be on the safe side. Don't use an acrylic wash that contains an acrylic thinner, I made the mistake of doing this a while back, and the paint underneath started to come off! After that experience, I have always stuck to watercolour washes.

I thin mine with Tamiya's acrylic thinner as this seems to work well.

Karl

Thank you all for sharing. Following with this subject, I used Gunze aircraft grey directly on PE and it looks like the paint doesn't have enough covering power like Testor's Acrylic Model Master or Polly's. Eventually I think the paint will cover the metal however I'm afraid the some detail will get lost with the paint build up. Do you have any advise??

Thanks
Saul

Saul, try roughing up the surface of the PE a little with wire wool or fine wet'n'dry paper.

This just keys the surface enough for the paint to adhere.

Karl

Thank you Karl I will try that;. Yesterday I was talking about the same problem with a mate and he mentioned to put the PE in vinegar over night that will suppouse to have the same effect, what do you think??

Saul