Tamiya Acrylic Thinner ?

I've tried several alternative thinners to the solvent based acrylics and haven't found one that can beat the Tamiya thinner... that said I always buy the big bottle of it (250ml I think) which is like $5.95, the 30 ml bottle is like $4.00 by itself!!!  It's also great for thinning future.. I get a nice gloss coat when using it...

Maybe its the retarder that gives it that wicked smell.  I've always used X20 so far but I'd like to give the isopropyl alchohol a try now.

Tamiya thinner is a wonderfull product.  Dont forget Tamiya thinner has a retarder in it.

Actually, water does work well for cleaning up (i.e. eye droppers, stir sticks, etc.).  I found this out after ruining a damned nice paint job with Tamiya paints...  Testors, will you take me back?

crockett wrote:

The Tamiya thinner is excellent. However, it is very expensive. I use isopropyl alchohol and a drop of dishsoap.

I'd add that 90% isopropyl is better than the 70% stuff (30% is water), at least in my experience. The odd thing is that in really hot weather, I'll add up to 10% distilled/deionized water to the isopropyl to slow drying time, and it works fine. I guess that 20% water is okay as a cosolvent, but 30% is too much.

Do not use ethyl or methyl alcohol—not compatible with Tamiya paints.

thanks!

Joshua

Water wouldn't work at all, but the Isopropyl Crockett mentioned should do the job...

The Tamiya thinner is excellent. However, it is very expensive. I use isopropyl alchohol and a drop of dishsoap.