How To Thin Every Type Of Hobby Paint For Airbrushing & Brushing
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STANDING OVATION !!!! My goodness what a Fantastic video my friend, Thank you soo very much, you are a wealth of knowledge and dedication and it's very much appreciated. Can't wait for the next video, Thank you again. Everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy and remember to SMILE 😊God Bless 🙏
Settle down there buddy... Dont get a hard on
Thanks for all the fantastic content you produce and the way you present it without coming across as a self-appointed 'expert.' You genuinely know your stuff, Robert. I find those who claim to be experts seldom are as knowledgeable as they think they are.
This country (uk!) over flows with “experts” and “ lighthouses in the desert”, most of which are politicians!🤔!
Thank you for t he kind words, it's very much appreciated 👍
YAAAAAS! I love comprehensive paint usage guides!
This channel has been a great help as I'm getting back into doing models and painting. Got a chuckle when my father recommended the channel as I was already subbed.
Your father is a wise man
Ah, thinners, and thinning. I was taught to tge skim milk trick ages ago buy guys who were in to customer car paint jobs. A few of them were into scale models, and thats what told to thin my enamel paints to for air brushing. Still i like you tips about tge one and go thinner for all solvent paints. Great video and congratulations to the future winner of the paint booth.
You are a wealth of knowledge good sir. With so many types of paint this stuff gets confusing, but you always find a way to help clear things up🙂
Another neat topic would be tips for painting flexible stuff, like latex or rubbers masks. Those things can be tough to paint on without a good knowledge of what sticks to what. Lord knows my chemistry isn't good enough to get it right without peeling or clogging stuff up😄
Wow what a break down of thinners! Thanks for the information and always a great resource to go back to when I’m scratching my head 😂
This is going to help me out a lot. I have seen some channels that recommend mineral spirts for just about paints, but after watching this i am starting to have doubts on it.
I quit buying plastic cups. Now use a glass shot glass, wash it out, reuse, and has measure marks on side...Leveling thinner stinks to high heaven, and also trying to stay with pure acrylics only...
That is the same thing that I do it is a waste of money to buy plastic cups
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I use these glasses i got from a dessert i bought, same principle just larger diameter
I do the exact same thing lol, less waste.
Thanks so much, as always. This one gets bookmarked for future reference.
I continue to learn so much with each video you post. Outstanding sir. Simply outstanding.
Excellent demonstration! Thanks. Next, could you talk about air pressure?
With there being so many diff paints its easy to see how it can be overwhelming to people new to the hobby, but you always do a great job guiding us on our journey to painting !
Another awesome video. There are so many different paints and thinners today that it can get pretty confusing. Having this type of informative guide to fall back on really is a fantastic reference. Thank you again for another very informative video in which you impart your vast knowledge with the rest of us. Take care!!
Catching up on the video I missed definitely helpful and what I did today. Hope everyone has a great week proud Patreon member commenting to support the video. Be well be you.
This was a great video. I totally have been having issues with glow paints and paints with perl
Very underrated channel, we are blessed to have you in the community.
Thank you Vortex, it's much appreciated
Thank you so much for this guide! I take more crib notes from your videos than any other youtuber I subscribe to. Great job!
First, Bill up at Hobby Center Canada just sent me your way, I'm so glad he did because this is exactly the video I need. I stopped building in the 90's, retired in 2022 and I'm reentering hobby. However I feel like Rip Van Winkle due to the evolution of all the materials.. I have a small walk in hobby shop but it is mostly RC. However they have Vallejo and Tamyia. On my first build I have been all over the place, ( awful ). Vallejo has air and regular formula, Tamiya nice colors but couldn't get viscosity right. I'm a lot more confident now that I have watched your video. I want to review the application of isopropyl alcohol again with Tamyia and the other solvents. Once again you have been a lifesaver as I try to get my skill level back up. I'm not into a lot of weathering yet, that and panel lines look interesting. The other problem is kit cost. I have a nice stash but current kits have really jumped in price. That's why I found Hobby Center, Bill has some good pricing on auctions. My go to paint in the past was Humbrol but most of my 30 year old collection is pretty much unusable Thanks again, Cheers from the Pacific Northwest USA
You provide, “honest-to-God” solid and sound information for the hobbiest , regardless of the specific area of interest. Your exuberance and sincerity are genuine brother. Come to the IPMS Nats in Wisconsin this year as long as your dear wife can get around 🙏🏼👍🏻
Absolutely love these videos, all those thinners are gone on Amazon btw
If it's useful: I always have use Vallejo, and I use "Glassex" as a thinner, which is some alcohol based glass and windows cleaner. I've never have any problem with it, none at all. I also have use it with AK acrylics (regular and 3rd gen) with equally good results. Interestingly, it doesn't work with MIG acrylics (I have to use the brand thinner with MIGs).
Great Video! I have issues with thinning my Vallejo paints. It usually stops spraying because it clogs. Although I did recognize I have a leak in the cap. I get it to work eventually. I even used lacquer thinner on a test piece, so it would not clog on me. It worked pretty good, and I found out you are not supposed to do that. So I went back to using acrylic thinner.
In a new large forest of paints & thinners, thank you for being my compass 🙂👋
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I have been using Mission thinner with Vallejo acrylics, getting great results.
That was a great video! I learn something new every time I watch your channel . Thanks for this!
Very informative video. I am still amazed at the number of paints available. Makes me want to try them all😄 I do thin my solvent paints with lacquer thinner though. However, I want to start using the leveling thinner soon. I believe it's similar to lacquer thinner with a retarder added in, correct?
I do use your blends for acrylics (water based) both thinner & cleaner and they work great. I always look forward to your latest videos👍
Amazing video!!! Clear useful information with excellent visual representation. Could not ask for anything better. Thank you.
Another fantastic video sir! Thank you for your continued contribution to this fun hobby!
Super video! Createx is the one that drives me nuts when I try to spray it.
Thanks again
Great info on what to have on hand for thinners. Nice that one with the wild label works well across so many paints.
Another great video and learning experience. Appreciate you and what you do for the modeling community!
Great video to save in my archive for later watching. I also wanted to know if you can on another video of course maybe turn some of these paints into Panel lining paints due to the different colors you could add instead of black, grey, and brown. I wanted to turn Red Vallejo paint cause the red pen paint was god awful color of red. Didn't give me that Red vibe I was going for which I wanted a color style of red to be Barbartos color Red. I was working on a mini version of him and I wanted the panel lining to have that same red that Vallejo does have.
thanks bro, helped me a lot. just ordered UMP and stufff. cheers
Robert, thank you for this very informative video. It will be a continuing reference for me.
Excellent tutorial, Robert. The first 6 months of airbrushing for me was really tough because I wasn't thinning my paints correctly. This video will help a lot of beginners from making that mistake.
I must save this video for future reference. Great tutorial as always, sometimes it gets confusing but slowly and steadily it must sink in.
Your yt is a treasure trove. love your style, very straight to the bench. just starting out on the hobby.
Im going to echo everyone’s comments here and say the same thing, awesome video! A lot of questions I had were answered here. Recently started modeling again (after a 40 year absence) and was wondering about thinning different paints to use in an airbrush. Appreciate these videos very much!
I'm glad you showed the price tag for the thinner... I live close to A & A, went there last night and bought their last bottle of Leveling Thinner... lol...
Oh no, you took my last bottle, I let you in on my secret place to buy it 😬 just kidding, say hi to Rich and John when you're there 👋
@@barbatosrex9473 Well, because of a certain bridge that may need replacing, and my extremely close proximity to it, my trips to Warwick have been limited... lol
so i broke a cheap airbrush when i was cleaning it and broke off the nozzle, then i pulled out the Gaahleri that i bought during your black friday video, and i totally noticed the difference in quality and ease of use and how much less paint i was using.
Fantastic explanation, and now I finally know what milk consistency is. Thank you!
Thank you Barbatos, Very educational! You have simplified a very complex subject. Well done!
Awesome advice. I haven’t been having great results with acrylics, and now I know why.
I am just starting with an airbrush, really enjoy your videos so clear and informative
Thank you Scott
have you ever thought of using plastic Test Tubes for mixing/thinning paints with your vortex mixer? which was desinged for mixing the contents of test tubes?
I use Mr Color with Vallejo and it works pretty well.
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Your videos are always SO informative and well done... I have learned a LOT from watching your channel, and thank you for your generosity!
if my SKILLS would improve, then I could use the paint/equipment better
FIRST RATE, as always
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Thank you, this is a brilliant guide, takes away some the mysteries of paint thinning.
Great video topic! I'll have to fully check it out later.
Thanks for the time you have put into the channel and the hobby. Im just getting back into and looking for the easy, best paint to use both brush and air.
Great video! was trying to find the IMPRESA paint thinner here in Canada and they what $70 for an 8oz bottle on Amazon.
No matter what happens its ALWAYS good to have a refresher video on the thinning of ones paints. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Can the flow improver be used with all the paints?
Thank you so much for that break up video! So useful, as all of your videos 😊
Bravo 👏🏻
Thank you Robert as I really needed to learn from the paint master on mixing paints.
Thank you Sir
Another great video on thinning paint and what is available in the hobby.
Thanks , I sure as hell going to start using other brands of paint.
A thousand thumbs up and more!!! My best to Ollie, Thank You
Great video as usual! I found out something about the types of thinner. I was like you, I would use Mr. Hobby leveling thinner for all my lacquers/solvent paints, but I found out that for metallic and matte paints a non leveling fast drying thinner works the best. When I used the leveling thinner for matte paints they always ended up with a sating finish instead of matte. I started reading and supposedly the longer it takes the paint to dry the shinier it ends up when cured and for metallic it's kind of the opposite the longer it takes to dry it may make the paint look duller because it gives the metallic flakes time to settle at the bottom of the paint layer.
So I tried the regular Mr Hobby thinner and my matte paints started to look matte and for the metallic I tried 99% Iso Alcohol and Mr. Hobby Rapid Thinner both gave me good results but I prefer Rapid Thinner mainly because for me it's easier to find than 99% Iso in my area for some reason.
Great video and advice as always. When mixing small amounts of paint I use tattoo ink cups. Very small so much less plastic waste 😊
Do you have a favorite water-based acrylic for car bodies? I know you prefer lacquers, but I was thinking about trying out an acrylic, since I've never tried one.
I haven't been able to put as much time into painting as i want, so I'm still pretty green. I recently had issue with Vallejo plugging up my Badger. From watching this, I've got two things.
1. I'm still not thinning my paint enough.
2. I'm not using the right thinner.
Thanks, man. I appreciate your videos.
Great break down of thinners and what works. I have to say, I almost panicked when you broke out all the different thinners. I got a little worried that I'd have to just find one paint brand so I don't get everything mixed up. That Mr. Color Leveling Thinner works for all solvents is amazing and I should have realized that I've seen you mostly use it in all your tests.
Enjoy watching your videos. Learning a lot.
Now that's a lot of solvent right there. Be safe sir !
And nice info using brand and showing how much runny the paint must be
Great video as always. Again... I really like that you revisit the basics.
Great information!
Back to tha Benchhhhh!! See it?
Hi Robert great channel I use you for everything really appreciate what you do. On the tamiya paint that you are gonna use only for Airbrushing what do you use to top off bottle? Thank you
Anything I recommend here. You can just top it off with Isopropyl Alcohol 91% and that would be fine. I end up thinning half of my Tamiya with rubbing alcohol. But you can use the Leveling Thinner too
Thank you
Super useful to have this all aggregated! Many thanks!
Great info on thinning paints! Thanks Rob!
Thanks for a great demonstration
You're welcome Travis
The difference between Mr. Color Leveling Thinner from Mr. Color Thinner is that Leveling Thinner has retarder added to slow drying - this is what gives the paint time to level out to a smooth finish. Gunze/CREOS also sells Mr. Retarder, which can be added to the either of the two thinners. I've never found it necessary to use with Leveling Thinner, but it is very important to add it to Mr. Color Thinner when the paint is being airbrushed. Also, the Tamiya and Gunze 'water' based acrylics are water/alcohol based, and the alcohol makes them 'solvent' based though they are most commonly referred to as 'water' based acrylics. This is what makes them friendly to either of Tamiya or Gunze lines of 'acrylic' or 'solvent' thinners. However, their 'solvent' based paint lines are not compatible with their so-called 'acrylic' thinners - the 'acrylic' labeling in this case refers to their water/alcohol lines. As to 'leveling' it's important to learn the signs of the paint drying too fast as it hits the target surface - if it is too dry at the time it reaches the surface, it will not be able to level smooth before drying so much it cannot level. This could be technique with the airbrush, such as holding the airbrush too far from the surface - the paint has too much 'travel' time in the air. But it can also be the paint drying too fast on its own - that is why they have Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Properly thinned and applied, and with a retarder, paints like Mr. Color should dry smooth.
I’ve had a bear of a time finding something that works with Humbrol acrylic (they come in a little dropper) and Mission Models acrylics. I hope this thinner works with either of these. Alcohol really plays havoc like you described in your video so I’m eager to see the results.
I love all the work and effort you put inf or us, you truly go above and beyond what other TH-camr's in the hobby do. You explain, show the products, demonstrate, go through them all, then do an overview of results, and final thoughts/comparisons. Both of my airbrushes I bought because of your videos (first was a handheld compressor and cheap airbrush for people getting into it, the one I have now is the Gaahleri GHAD-39 and I love it). Not sure if you have any advice for this, or if anyone does, but every time I open up my Vallejo model color/air or my AMMO acrylics, no matter what I do there is paint all over the tip, paint smeared int the cap, and often with the model color, paint will be seeping up and out of the top so I have to wipe it with a paper towel a few times or give it a gentle squeeze to get it to stop. I'm worried I'm wasting paint, and it's a hassle to clean up the tip and wipe out the cap every time. I'm not sure if this happens to anyone else or not, but I never see it in any of the TH-cam videos I have seen with these paints in them. The Air and AMMO paints which are pre-thinned don't have the issue with paint seeping out but do always have the messy tips.
When your done, bang the bottle on your desk a couple times, hitting the bottom. This will force the paint near the top back down, then open the cap and wipe what's there. Squeeze it if you need to clear the tip
@@barbatosrex9473 Thank you! You could write a book with all the things you know for this hobby.
Thanks ,I'm learning a lot from your videos.
All the information you give us is so helpful!! Thanks for the great videos!!
Damn Vallejo! I have tried to get ultimate thinner here in Oz, but most places are sold out. Was doing some spraying this afternoon, and swapped to Vallejo for a last job. Unfortunately there was a trace of other thinner in the brush... It was for the white underside of my Anson, which has given me grief previously. Maybe it is trying to tell me something.
What would you recommend for painting with brush Rc light buckets that are made either from lexan plastic or chrome plated plastic so you can make them look semi black housings? Also best thinner and cleaner for your recommended paint. Great channel and glad I found it. Very helpful!
You're nothing short of a godsend
Disposable jello shot cups work from the dollar store for mixing. I had the same issue with those medicine cups.
Can you PLEASE...Pllllleeeeeaaaaasssssseeeee make a tutorial video on how to snap your finger to clear your workbench.
You are always a Godsend my friend.....
Awesome video. I always look forward to seeing then they are very helpful. Please keep sharing your knowledge with us.
I love your videos! I've bought your paints, panel liners and airbrush! One question I have the whole series of arteza acrylics and their metallics, I ruined an airbrush trying to airbrush them, could you play with them. Thank you. LeEllen (Lee)
Nice little informative video Robert thanks I appreciate it now I have a better idea on how about to thin my paints
Thanks for the time you invest on are videos you make for us
Thanks for your great video! Does your homemade thinner works for all acrylic paint? I just followed the old video and purchased all stuff for your homemade thinner
Any advice for airbrushing wood? A hottor solvent should be ok since wood can't melt like plastic. However, some woods such as bloodwood, will leach when exposed to organic solvents.
I've never painted wood. My dad did wodd crafts and I believe he uses enamels or latex.
Ak 3rd gen drove me nuts. Clogged the airbrush really fast. Tried a mix with 80 percent retarder and 20 thinner. Worked much better. I think you made a video about that 👍
Thank you for doing this video. It was so informative, l really enjoy it learning the thinners like these to use.
This was the best video I have learned a lot. Thank you
I didn't notice you mention Revlon brand. Nail polish has some wild colors. I thin it with automotive general purpose urethane reducer.
Yes, some great colors with nail polish, I did a full video on them here.
Ahhhh... I was wondering if someone already won the booth... Still in the running here in Southern Maine then...lol... I have a PGU that shipped out from Mechawarehouse today and as of right now it shows FedEx delivery tomorrow..!! Fingers crossed !! OMG how amazing timing would a booth be with that.. .
Also...
My 16 year old melted 12 parts from a PG Perfect Strike I had drying in the oven last night.. (I've been using it as a drying booth for years) to keep dust off because I run out on my back porch, spray with cans and then run back in the house and stuff my parts in the oven chamber... Last night she decided to warm up the oven before making dinner and turned all my blue chest pieces into liquid.. I'm begging Bluefin for replacement parts but that is still up in the air..
A booth would end the years of misery....
Thanks for your amazing generosity and all the awesome content Robert .. 100k is coming !!
I use Mr Hobby Hobby Colour Thinner 400 for water based acrylic paints including Vallejo, AK, Mr Hobby, Tamiya etc.
I think the issue of thinners for water based acrylics causing paint to congeal and block airbrushes might be linked to the percentage of isopropyl alcohol in the thinner. If it is high I think it causes problems.
This is from experience when I trialled isopropyl alcohol that was 91% and water was 9%.
The Mr Hobby thinner I mentioned is mainly water I think, with a little isopropyl alcohol, probably the same for the Ultimate thinner.
7:23 Like Ron Swanson said, skim milk is just water lying about being milk.
Im new to airbrushing. Love your channel! Some noob questions for you, can you use too much thinner? How would one know, and what will happen?
Well too much in a lacquer is tough. Some lacquers let you thin them 3 parts paint and 7 parts thinner. Acrylics are a different story, too thin and the surface tension breaks and it will just run off the piece being painted.
Super informative as always! I came here because I figured that you might have an answer for an issue. I just heard that I should ALWAYS flter my paints for my airbrush. I guess I can believe this, however there doesn't seem to be any such beast available anywhere.....any advice?
Certain brands of paints do need straining. I use these paint strainers.
www.micromark.com/Strainer-Funnels-Set-of-3?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoeGuBhCBARIsAGfKY7z8t8dRqTg1_NtVZ9OX-bgavFrK_J7pU4TSKxEp7GJTWlcu2qOV-vYaAiWtEALw_wcB
These were out of stock a long time but they're finally back in stock
Thank you Sir, your videos have helped me a lot. I took up airbrushing very recently. I do have a silly question, since different coloured surfacers will give a different feel when you paint it over with your chosen colours. Will it be possible to pre-mix both the surfacers and the colours together into the airbrush?
It's not recognized because it changes the chemistry. Primer has the properties that helps it cling to the surface plus it porous to help the paint to grab on to. You lose all the when mixing the two together. But sometimes I will use a primer as my main color like flat black or red
Love the channel. Can you test the Mig Ammo Atom range? I’ve seen and heard good things.. would like your take on them. Thanks
so many different brands, for color choices!