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MM ACRYLICS
Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, June 3, 2006 5:00 AM

Question for the Resident Experts:  I'm somewhat committed to using MM Acrylics-LHS carries a very good selection & carries limited Tamiya-no other acrylic choices (local)-now for the question:What do you use as a thinner with Model Master acrylics?  What kind of ratios?  I'm currently using Tamiya acrylic thinner with mixed results.

Thanks

Bob

 

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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 6:29 AM

Bob - some use isopropyl alcohol but I've had the best results with Tamiya thinner.  As far as a ration I'm not sure but 3:1 would be my best guess... I haven't used MM in awhile but I seem to remember it not needing to be thinned much.

What kind of results are you getting?  Maybe we can figure out which way you need to go with your thinning...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:10 AM
Tom-Thanks.  It's probably more a function of my lack of practice.  Trying to work on fine lines-again, probably a function of not having the paint thin enough/air pressure/skill.

Bob

 

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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:20 AM
Bob - which airbrush do you have?  The milk jug technique works great when trying to learn fine lines...  once you fill it up with lines you can just reprimer it and start over! 
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by bobbaily on Saturday, June 3, 2006 7:25 AM
Tom-T&C Omni 4000.  And I'm using a large orange juice jug along with an old Monogram 1/48 Zero for test/practice.  Think part of my issue is getting the air pressure & paint/thinner ratio correct. 

Bob

 

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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 3:41 PM

ahhh you hit the nail on the head Bob.. it's the orange juice bottle...  it has to be a MILK jug....  Wink [;)]

For a brush like that, working for fine lines I would try hitting around 10psi to start, very little paint in the cup and start with about a 1:1 thinner to paint ratio... you can adjust the pressure as you see fit... you'll want to be in real close to the plastic, about 1/2 inch or so.

  You might try doing the opposite of what I started with... push down on the trigger, pull back until you get a fair supply of paint and start moving the brush... move the trigger forward till it becomes a thin line and try to hold it at that width... this will help you get a feel for about where the needle should sit when spraying that combo.  Once you can get it down, try the opposite way, push down and begin pulling back till it "feels right"  Especially with acrylics this might be the best way to go. (heavy then move to fine lines until you can switch back to the other way.. There's not as much tip dry with this thinning ratio but it will help keep it down by starting heavy at first...

Oh.. and make sure you have that proverbial q-tip moistened with thinner handy... I'd go ahead and clean the tip after each line to help prevent tip dry whether it keeps on spraying or not.

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by usmc1371 on Saturday, June 3, 2006 6:41 PM
I like to also suggest using Model Master's Acrylic Thinner. If you doing fine line work use Model Master's Acrylic Cleaner. This is what Testor's suggest.

Jesse
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Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, June 4, 2006 7:05 AM

Jesse- I just ordered a bottle-I hadn't considered that until you mentioned it.  Worth a try. Thanks

Tom-Will try your approach also-I really think I just need to get the air pressure better regulated & work on the rations for the application.  I think I've been making it too thin for overall coverage and not thin enough for thin lines.  Hopefully will get some time soon to play with the a/b-summer is hard-too many outdoor activities. Thanks again for the help 

Bob

 

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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, June 4, 2006 4:08 PM
 bobbaily wrote:

Jesse- I just ordered a bottle-I hadn't considered that until you mentioned it.  Worth a try. Thanks

Tom-Will try your approach also-I really think I just need to get the air pressure better regulated & work on the rations for the application.  I think I've been making it too thin for overall coverage and not thin enough for thin lines.  Hopefully will get some time soon to play with the a/b-summer is hard-too many outdoor activities. Thanks again for the help 

Bob - understood... I am sunburnt and a bit dazed from the day on the lake today... hopefully there are many more!!!  I missed out last summer and only got the boat out a few times...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by Hippy-Ed on Sunday, June 4, 2006 5:28 PM
 tho9900 wrote:
 bobbaily wrote:

Jesse- I just ordered a bottle-I hadn't considered that until you mentioned it.  Worth a try. Thanks

Tom-Will try your approach also-I really think I just need to get the air pressure better regulated & work on the rations for the application.  I think I've been making it too thin for overall coverage and not thin enough for thin lines.  Hopefully will get some time soon to play with the a/b-summer is hard-too many outdoor activities. Thanks again for the help 

Bob - understood... I am sunburnt and a bit dazed from the day on the lake today... hopefully there are many more!!!  I missed out last summer and only got the boat out a few times...



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