Thanks for the reply! I live in a zero humidity high heat area so drying time shouldn’t be that bad. I’ve used Testors enamel before but i don’t really like the colors. I’ve heard I might be able to use alchohol or mineral spirits too but I’m not positive
Hello Merc.
You shouldn’t use alcohol for enamels. This works great for the Tamiya acrylics though.
Lighter fluid or mineral spirits will work fine for thinning enamels.
The more thin the paint is, the quicker it actually dries. So for enamels to dry rather quick, use multiple thin coats.
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My worst case of enamel paint curing took around 40 days (at least after those days it wasnt tacky anymore). And it was all because i was to lazy to go to store and get red acrylic paint, and noticed i had the right red in enamel….
Hello everyone, I have a quick question that I’m hoping can be answered. I’ve just purchased some tamiya enamel paints and was wondering what a good cheap thinner would be. The tamiya branded enamel thinner is sorta expensive for the size of the containers so can I use anything else for my airbrush?
tamiya enamel paints are generally not used for airbrushing theyre usually used for panel line wash u can use him but enamels take FOREVER to dry (some brands may take even up to 2 weeks to dry) if u really wanna do it with enamels use lighter fluid or something of that content it should work
Thanks for the reply! I live in a zero humidity high heat area so drying time shouldn’t be that bad. I’ve used Testors enamel before but i don’t really like the colors. I’ve heard I might be able to use alchohol or mineral spirits too but I’m not positive
Hello Merc.
You shouldn’t use alcohol for enamels. This works great for the Tamiya acrylics though.
Lighter fluid or mineral spirits will work fine for thinning enamels.
The more thin the paint is, the quicker it actually dries. So for enamels to dry rather quick, use multiple thin coats.
Even though you live in a zero humidity high heat area…[Read more]
My worst case of enamel paint curing took around 40 days (at least after those days it wasnt tacky anymore). And it was all because i was to lazy to go to store and get red acrylic paint, and noticed i had the right red in enamel….
nice to see new faces on gunpla tv. not really impressed with the winning gundam transformations, but the Mega Shiki will more than make up for it when it comes out
An old shirt can work, however unless you want the material to constantly flay and apart, then i suggest not using a an old shirt. Instead get a pair of old slacks, like some dockers, and use that. If you was to keep the end’s from falling apart, you can use some iron patches(which you can get in the fabric section of any crafts store) to fix…[Read more]
Nothing better than waking up on your day off and watching some gunpla tv 🙂
Thanks for the water slide tutorial now i may try to decal up my RG strike freedom
Hello Merc.
You shouldn’t use alcohol for enamels. This works great for the Tamiya acrylics though.
Lighter fluid or mineral spirits will work fine for thinning enamels.
The more thin the paint is, the quicker it actually dries. So for enamels to dry rather quick, use multiple thin coats.
Even though you live in a zero humidity high heat area…[Read more]
My worst case of enamel paint curing took around 40 days (at least after those days it wasnt tacky anymore). And it was all because i was to lazy to go to store and get red acrylic paint, and noticed i had the right red in enamel….
Wow, that’s a really long time. Must be some sort of a record…..
Humbrol Red Gloss….