What is in Testors airbrush thinner?

I think it is some variation on mineral spirits.  Some here use mineral spirits to thin their enamels.  I use it for cleaning the airbrush.

Lacquer thinner is pretty hot stuff and I would be really really careful with it if you decide to thin with it.  Too much could damage the plastic!

When in doubt always trust your nose because no sense in human body is more sensitive and accurate (your nose can detect and identify quantities as tiny as a couple of molecules).

It smells like mineral spirits so it must be mineral spirits-says my nose.

Yep, just mineral spirits.  As such you are far better off going to the local hardware store where you can get six times as much for the price.

Testors is probably buying bulk quantities of the same mineral spirits that Ace Hardware sells and they sell it for six times the price only because there's a Testors logo on the can.

Personally,  I don't spray (or even brush)  my paints with laquer thinner.  I won't even use 'regular' mineral spirits.  I always use low-odor thinner for all thinning and most cleaning duties.  I will soak airbrush parts in laquer if I need to remove dried paint,  always donning a respirator of course.    

The only time I used "Airbrush Thinner" was whenI got a can as part of a lot of paints and stuff at a yard sale for a couple bucks. I've used the buck a gallon hardware stuff for years. Just transfer a usable amount to a  smaller container for day to day use.

Try using oderless mineral spirits. It makes paint much more pleasent, and it works just as good. Yes I know its still bad for your health

You can use Mineral Spirits, Paint Thinner (same thing) or better yet the oderless versions like I've been using for years. I get mine from what ever store I'm near when I'm close to running out. The orderless cost about a dollar or so more but it's worth it. So what, $3. and change for a gallon of not so stinky paint thinner. Keeps Mama happy.

Just DON'T use lacquer thinner, especially with enamel paints or on your bare plastic models. And please don't bring it in a house with any source of flames, i.e. - pilot lights on stoves, hot water heaters, clothes dryers, people smoking, cats or dogs playing with matches... you get the idea... I hope. BOOM

jhande wrote:

cats or dogs playing with matches... . BOOM

So that is what the stupid cat of mine is doing when she is making all that noise in the middle of the night! I need to hide my matches!

Hide them lighters too.

LOL


Note:
Oop's, maybe I should clarify my previous post? 
Not that I've been using the oderless versions of thinners for AB'ing, but rather I've used it whenever I painted anything with enamel... models, brushing, spraying anything in the garage, etc... I just recently started AB'ing again, well the wife took control so far.

jhande wrote:

cats or dogs playing with matches... you get the idea... I hope. BOOM

I guess you've heard about Rudy (my Beagle) too then..    He is so mischevious AND curious I could see him trying it... (if he didn't eat the matches first.. he's also omnivorous!)