Yesterday I returned some books to the library and I checked to see if they had any books on modelling. They had five books, but most of the methods are now obsolete. (Thank god for chemistry.![Bow [bow]](/emoticons/icon_smile_bow.gif)
) One book had a tip on using Cigarette Lighter Fuel (CLF) as a thinner for enamel paint. This peaked my interest and on the way home I stopped and bought a can. I used a mix of 70% paint to 30% CLF for airbrushing and a mix of 50% paint to 50% CLF for brushing. Here are the results:
1.Testors 1/4oz. bottles flat: Some dried flat and some dried satin. The paint flowed great with good coverage and no brush strokes when dry. The drying time was longer than lacquer thinner, but not as long as mineral spirits. The results were very good.
2. Testors 1/4oz. bottles gloss: Same as #1, but the paint dried very glossy, would work great for model cars.
3. Model Master 1/2oz. bottles flat: Same as #1, but the paint dried dead flat and it pulled down into the surface details very well.
4. Model Master 1/2oz. bottles gloss: Same as #2.
5. Floquil 3oz. spray cans: Same as #3, but the longer drying time helped this paint flow really well.
6. Floquil 1oz. bottles: Same great results as above, but the paint took 20 hours to dry to the touch. I would wait 48 hours just to be safe.
Well that's how I spent my time last night and I hope that it helps someone. Tonight I will start Tamiya 1/48 scale Fw190 A8/A8R2 and I will use this stuff as thinner. I will add to the post if the results are bad. Take care, Bill