ben1227 wrote: |
PPS sounds cool...I have trouble getting consistent lines of the same thickness. I would opt for color cups with the 200-20, for ease of cleaning. I'll be looking into that. Now, off topic. I'm going to try airbrushing some Tamiya Acrylic flat black: what do you thin it with and how much? What can be used as a retarder so I don't have paint clogging it up like what happened with the MM gray? |
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I find the color cups more convenient than the bottles. I bought a couple of extra so I could do a quick wash of the AB between colors, and just dump the old into a bath of Windex until I'm finished.
I use the Tamiya brand thinner, and buy the large 250ml bottles. It's basically Isopropyl Alcohol with retarder already added, and I don't have much problem with tip dry. Read MusicCity's article on thinning. I shoot for a 2% milk consistancy, typically around 2 to 3 parts paint to 1 part thinner. Higher air pressure requires thicker paint, lower requires thicker paint. As Scott points out there is no "right" answer.
Liquidtex or Createx make acrylic retarder which also helps. Many people just use Isopropyl and retarder, which would save some money in the long run. I've heard that retarder is basically glycerin, but haven't done any testing.