In my opinion, the best way is to use an airbrush, but there may be people who beg to differ.
I used spray cans in the past myself and it worked fine. But please be sure to only use them in a well ventilated area (preferably outside) and/or wear a respirator (mask).
Should you need any more information, please let us, or me, know.
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a little random tip if you want to add a little bit of a soot like effect just bub some sharpie on the kit then just rubbing alcohol and a cotton bud to wipe some away just be mindful that the longer the ink sits the less will wipe off, this can also be done for some panel lining
Hi!
i have a question about paint and top coat.
Im painting and detailing with acrylic paint and doing the decals and the question is would Tamiya TS-80 ruin the paint job?
Since it’s laquer based?
Still haven’t smelled it myself, so I can’t say for sure it is. Some say it is, others say it’s a solvent based acrylic, which still is a lacquer to me…, even others state it’s a alcohol based acrylic….
In any case, to be on the safe side, if it’s a sticker or a dry transfer decal, there will be no issues. If it’s a water slide, make sure all…[Read more]
Thanks for a quick answer!:)
i’ll try on my starwars kit which i used acrylic and used water slides. I’ll try do what you suggested, how long does one can last?
Im doing a MG HI-Nu ver. Ka exchanging purple with black and add some medium grey on various parts to offset all the white ^^
You’re welcome!
Well, that means that the carrier in the paint is indeed solvent based and the pigment is alcohol based acrylic. This means you’ll have to treat it as a lacquer paint, so please use the technique previously mentioned.
Don’t know for sure how long one can will last you, but back in the old day when I used spray cans myself, I used…[Read more]