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Whats best for thinning Acrylic paint?

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Posted by plasticmod992 on Friday, July 1, 2005 3:43 PM
I have recently started using Tamiya acrylics exclusively and I 've found that Windex works great for airbrushing as well as brush painting. The Windex retards the drying of Tamiya so that it is very effective during brush painting. The same benifits are present when airbrushing, and I was able to achieve comparable fine lines when spraying camo schemes on my 1/72nd scale jets. 91% Isoprphol works great too, however paints dry extremely fast...airbrushing is very good, seemingly better than the brands' own thinner. Windex is are very good cleaner for Tamiya as well. I usually thin Tamiya 1:1 for airbrushing. Happy modeling!
Greg Williams Owner/ Manager Modern Hobbies LLC Indianapolis, IN. IPMS #44084
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  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:52 PM
I've recently started using Acrylics fro some things. I've been using Tamiya's thinner. Their large plastic bottle is about six bucks, which is pricey. But since I only use it for thinning paints, I don't use it very quickly, so its cost isn't an issue.

Andy
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:22 PM
I have also heard of use the other ones mentioned above, but have not tried them my self, but hey if water works, fine by me.

Good luck!
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Posted by IceDragon122 on Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:30 AM
thank you soooo much cause my next question was gonna be what ratio =]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:08 AM
I use water, and dont have any problems. About 50/50 ratio.
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Whats best for thinning Acrylic paint?
Posted by IceDragon122 on Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:57 AM
Hi im new to using Acrylics so im going with Tamiya. I was wondering what is the best for thinning them. Should i use Tamiya's Acrylic Thinner , water or Alcohol? just curious..... thx for the help. Cool [8D]
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