Another question from me ^^, been practicing a lot lately with different paints and coats. I got two questions.
1. I tried to spray with my airbrush some Future shine (pledge) just after I cleaned my airbrush with Tamiya airbrush cleaner, do you know if this product makes some small depots in the airbrush because I saw some just after I put…[Read more]
1. I haven’t used Pledge myself, but have read, seen and heard a lot about it. It reacts like the Vallejo paints and it is known that those paints and solvents don’t mix well. It is strongly recommended to NOT use lacquer thinners or such to dilute or clean Vallejo paints and thus Pledge. It will turn the driver/binder of the paint into a goo…[Read more]
Sorry, forgotten to answer another question, when applying decals, get some decal softner. There are various manufacturers selling this. You could optionally get the decal setter, this is a sort of adhesive and works great when the decals you got are old. If the decals are new, I don’t recommend using it as it makes the decals stick heavily to the…[Read more]
You’re very welcome, I’m blushing at the moment, haha.
At the moment I’m using Micro Sol and Micro Set by Microscale Industries. The Micro Sol is the one used for “melting” the decal. It’s rather weak and needs a few coats on an average decal. On thicker decals like ones from Tamiya or Bandai you might need three or four applications.
This is…[Read more]
Hi guys, I’m new to airbrushing and have been watching a lot of tutorials and some people use air dryers for paints and coats.. is it a bad or good idead I’d like to know your opinions.
There is nothing wrong with using a hair dryer for speeding the process of drying a layer of paint. There are a few things that have to be taken in consideration. Make sure the fan and its internals aren’t covered in dust or any other foreign objects as they will blow onto the model/piece.
Be mindful that if the piece is very wet, you might cause…[Read more]
Hi, I’ve got an easy question. I am used to waterslide decals, but I am building a ralley kit as present, with a lot of big decals and during my last visit at my humble modelshop I bought decal softener and decal fixer. Since I haven’t used them in the past, I thought, I’ll ask if someone might has some tips for using them. The order of…[Read more]
If the decals are a bit old, like say 10 years, the glue isn’t that sticky anymore. In that case, one would use the setting solution. This is done by applying the solution directly to the model. There are some modelers whom like to add a few drops of the solution to the water, heck there are even modelers whom use distilled water for their decals…[Read more]
Many many thanks, for this hughe reply. The decals are indeed quiet old, so this will all he very helpfull and saved me from a longer research. Thx man!