That is odd. Until last night I would have agreed with both of you. My MM Gloss Black Lacquer had thickened a bit so I stirred it up with the little battery operated stirring gizmo, then thinned the batch I was going to spray. It didn't want to flow, so I kept thinning it until it did, but then it started spraying spider webs—or silly string, whichever description you like best. All I'm trying to do is lay down a smooth gloss lacquer coat so I can spray an Alclad 2 High Shine finish over it. I've done that a lot in the past but this time around the cosmic forces of paint have combined against this project.
I had previously shot some flat Interior Black enamel, thinned with lacquer thinner, in the same painting session. It worked fine and I thoroughly (I think) cleaned the airbrush with lacquer thinner before starting the second color. I had sprayed just enough before aborting that the parts went right back into the brake fluid last night.
Rats!
"You can't have everything--where would you put it?"