These videos hold up really well. I remember watching back in 2013 for airbrushing tips and now that I’m getting back into airbrushing they are still great!
I already know all of this but it's kind of refreshing following your tutorials. You have a very calm way of explaining the basics to the ones that need it the most, novices. I'm sure this'll be of huge help to a lot of newcomers and a nice nod for the rest of us. What I am curious about is if someone knows if there may be some sort of reaction between the paint and the mixing spoon. I'm using disposable plastic ones for the enamel/acrylic paints but I'm king of hesitant on using the same plastic kind coffee spoon on the lacquers. Anyway, thanks Henry! Bestestest regards!
Many years ago I painted a model of a 63 stingray corvette. I used flat black as the primer and gloss black as the finished paint coat. Both of the paints were from a spray can.
This is the one I've been waiting for. I was fortunate enough to get tamiya enamels while in japan and now I can't get them. I might look into those Mr gundam lacquers.
I'm a big Gundam fan and want to take it to the next level with airbrush. Now with that said, thank you for taking the time to make these videos! They have been extremely helpful!!!
I've heard online in posts from 2010 to 2015 that Aqueous Hobby Color paints have been discontinued for US distribution, but Sprue Brothers has readily had them in stock online for the last several years.
Vallejo is usually the go-to acrylic for me, only been using them for about a year, but love those dropper bottles. The Model Air line has some of the only acrylic metallics I've agreed with too. Only downside is that distribution in the US seems a little spotty, always have to get them online instead of locally.
You might want to check out the AK Interactive paints, along with Vallejo paints, they're better at being thinned properly. And, from what I have been able to learn from them is that there are videos about their paints and how to thin them for airbrushing... Have a great day...
yeah i agree with you with lacquer being expensive,a single gaia notes paint in singapore can cost up to around 5-7 dollars,but the finished product is excellent and they're very durable
Thanks so much for this. Please give us an idea of how much paint to mix depending on the size of the kits etc from your experience. I dont see much of that discussed anywhere. I'll have my airbrush in the coming month and this tutorial is helping alot.
love your video I have Mr color paint an Mr color thinner an I watch your whole video to make the paint the same as the thinner but my question is if I use an eye drop an put 5 drops of thinner in should I put 5 drops of paint in or 4 to make it airbrush smooth
Interesting. I am still learning so have been watching many vids. I am kind of homing in on Tamiya and Mr Gunze for finer spray detail areas, using Tamiya aerosols (and sometimes car shop) for larger areas. Primers I use car shop aerosols like Halfords in the UK though I am using AK Fine white primers. I also now just buy the matching thinner for the paint ie Tamiya for Tamiya and Mr Thinner for Mr Color. The Mr Color range has an H prefix if it water based and I assume C prefix is solvent based. It is a whole lot more complex than I remember it 40 years ago. I still use Humbrol brush paints for fine detailing and figures. One tip I would give - buy a battery operated paint stirrer eg Trumpeter, saves alot of time and you can drain the paint from the stirrer into a dish so minimising waste. I have also tried mixing in the airbrush cup with mixed results but found out I should put the thinner in first - obvious really to stop blocking. The biggest pain is cleaning the airbrush so now I try and plan ahead for production batches
Help me, I need to replace my old Floquil Railroad Paints with something new. Also, I understood that Floquil solvent is one two parts of xylene and one part of Toulene. Is that right?
Try using Hannarts enamels if your in the uk infuse them n dry within minutes of airbrushing! Never had a problem with enamels drying slow in all my time building!?
I'm still only hand-brushing but will definitely use this series as a guide should I ever move to air brushing. Mr color levelling thinner is great for achieving a smooth finish with acrylics, but I have found that it wont mix with Vallejo acrylics. The paint just clumps up. Anyone know why?
I have sort of a multi-part question. Going to get an airbrush soon, and I live in Florida. My paint that I can get locally is Model Master Acrylic. 1. It says it's thinned for airbrush, is that true? Straight out the bottle it will just work if I fiddle with the PSI a bit? 2. Most days humidity is around 75-90 range, and I would either be spraying from an open garage or in a backyard. If I'm in these places, I shouldn't need a spray booth, right? I know I need to wear a respirator.
from Wikipedia The vehicle and binder of oil paints is linseed oil (or another drying oil), whereas acrylic paint has water as the vehicle for an emulsion (suspension) of acrylic polymer, which serves as the binder. Thus, oil paint is said to be "oil-based", whereas acrylic paint is "water-based" (or sometimes "water-borne").
12:43 How on earth, can you get the mix, thinner than the thinner you using??? If you mix the thinner with anything thicker, it can never become thinner than the thinner media you using.
Lol, it's a manner of speaking. Runnier than the original mix but reaching close to the consistency of the thinner by diluting the mix with the thinner. Get it? It's not an exact science. Autism is a disorder
I have a question. I’m painting a HGUC Zeta Gundam (the GEP version) and I’m trying to strip Tamyia acrylic (hand brushed) from the wings and I don’t know how to strip it from the model without ruining the plastic.
Hey there, i am going to use airbrush to repair the car scratch, the paint i am gonna to use is polyurethane paint, i am wondering can i use this kind of paint by airbrush or what should i add to make it thinner. thanks~
a downfall to lacquer paints it's a humid/cold day, i use it at maximum 65% of humidity, more than that it get foggy and at 95% it get flat. what do you think about alclad's chrome ? it's not oilly as enamel paint and it's not tough as lacquer.paint.
hey there... i'm new with model kit so i wanna ask if i wanna have a glossy finish(like a newly washed car) should i : 1. silver paint - color paint - decals 2. silver paint - color paint - decals - gloss coating(i just want to make sure the decals doesn't com off ) 3. just gloss coating(after putting decals) 4. flat coating(hiding any mistake)(after putting decals) - gloss coating i'm not sure with any of'em since i'm new , these were suggestion i got from a friend who is a veteran model builder...
I use Lacquer thinner to thin my testors enamel paints from the Don Yost DVD at a 2:1 mix ratio and I've had great results I also use lacquer thinner to mix Tamiya Acrylic paints to I'm using Mr Color Leveling thinner for that
Henry, if you ever want to use water to thin your acrylics, you can buy "Glycerin" from the pharmacy to add to your distilled water. It will break the water tension. You could also use a very small amount of liquid dish detergent. Also, for anyone that wants to know, you can buy a product called "Mr. Retarder" to add to your home improvement store lacquer thinner to give it the properties that Mr. Color thinner has Henry was talking about. Increase the dry time, but gives you a SMOOTH finish, and is much more forgiving to overspraying.
tendaloin I've just finished painting the backpack for the Turn X in that purple paint. Used lacquer and though I believe the paint was a bit on the thick side (which was my error rather than the paints) the drying time was as fast as the paint was going on leaving me with a bit of a rough surface. I wasn't aware that Mr. Color thinner already had a retarder in it to help bypass this problem. My question would be, is it more cost effective buying a home store lacquer thinner and Mr.Retarder or actually buying Mr.Color thinner? I don't use that much lacquer paints that I'd be needing the biggest bottle of the thing. However I plan on going for (maybe) Alclads clear/candy on my future Nightingale/Sazabi builds and being lacquer paints I'll be in need of the best possible solution to this painting problem.
Daniel Z I would say it's more cost effective to buy one bottle of Mr. Retarder, and be able to buy more lacquer thinner at a home improvement store near you. Every bottle of Mr. Thinner will have shipping costs unless you have shop near you that sells that stuff in which case might as well buy Mr. Thinner as it was intended for Mr. Color paints. I use lacquer to flush and clean my AB quickly to change colors, so I use a lot. Having a huge cheap can helps. PS: To add more mystery, Mr. Retarder pretty much just smells like enamel thinner. So I guess somebody should try that lol!
Daniel, don't use "home town lacquer thinner" for Mr. Color. Its too strong for plastic models, Gunpla. Mr. Color (thinner) is optimized for plastic models mainly hobby use. It mades "milder" than general home town thinner. You can test thinner just put piece of runner or junk parts in a bottle of thinner, wait for 2-3 minutes. Generaly, home town "lacquer" thinner will melts plastic or stickky surface. Its not match for Mr. Color. Home town lacquer is usable for cleaning tools, Air Brushes. Also both Mr. Color thinner and General thinners are toxic. By the way, Enamel paints makes plastic "weak". So be careful to use for Gunpla because it has many joints, movable parts will crack more easy. Please forgive me about my bad english. Kasha
EricWalks I would argue that if your model kit "literally" cracked and crumbled from simple mineral spirits, then you were not actually using mineral spirits.
hi im new to paint model kits, wanna ask if i use enamel paint to panel lining on top of lacquer paint and use enamel thinner to clean up the line, are this affect the lacquer paint?
I've found your videos very helpful. One question i do have though is, i bought a bottle of Gaia note to try as i'm moving away from another brand of paint, i tried to thin this with mr color self levelling thinner. i couldn't get it to spray right is it just that i'm not thinning it right or should i be trying a different thinner. any help would be great.
I don't think you mentioned it but you can thin Tamiya acrylics with a hobby thinner to near lacquer results. Mr. Color and Gaiantoes are both acrylic pigments in lacquer solvents. What Tamiya does is they sell the acrylic pigment in less toxic "water" (alcohol) based solution (which is great for it's lack of toxicity), but it's not near as good for as a pigment solvent or medium for airbrushing. Thinning tamiya acrylics with lacquer results in less dry tip and faster drying, more durable coats with the only draw back being the fumes. The only other major difference is the difference in binders, from what I can tell. Which is why you can actually use Tamiya acrylics thinned with lacquer with hairspray, while you cannot do the same with Mr. Color or Gaianotes.
When painting a model do you have to use only one type of paint or can you mix and match? Ex. Enamel paint for blue parts and lacquer paint for red parts, etc etc.
You can totally mix and match the paints, but do make sure that they are fully cured. A good rule of thumb is that lacquer rubs off enamel and enamel rubs off acrylic. So if you start with lacquer on the bottom and work up, then you shouldn’t have any problems. I use a lacquer primer and normally paint with enamels. Sometimes I have to use acrylics due to color needs. Then I use a lacquer clear coat. I do not usually run into problems.
about consistencies.. do I need to apply the same consistency with hand painting? or paints should just be thinner with airbrushes? thanks for the answer!
+vegeta8259 thanks for the reply dude! this will be a great help.. I just started painting gunpla doing trial and errors in weathering and chipping techniques.. but planning to hand bruah and spray paint some kits in the future since I don't have an airbrush yet.
Check out Penetrol, an oil based enamel or lacquer additive. Paint extender and leveling additive. It make the power of the lacquer thinner useful again.
I am most familiar with acrylics from painting Warhammer miniatures. They are great for that but I was disappointed with the durability of Tamiya acrylics on my first painted Gundam model. Any movement at all on the joints left deep scratches in the paint. Is there any cure for that?
So i have a question. I'd like to use enamel paint and i'll be painting in the same room where i'll be sleeping. I'll buy a proper mask while painting but is it a bad idea to paint in the same room as you're sleeping in? Would opening windows for a better airflow help? New to airbrushing and resistant paint is what i need for my project.
i recently bought some gaianotes mirror chrome and i am having trouble with it because it pretty much evaporates straight away. i poured some out and it evaporated within 5 seconds. i am not sure how to use this stuff as it will deffinatly dry before i can get it into my airbrush and i am not sure how much thinner/ retarder to add to use it as it is already very thin.....any suggestions would help as i dont want to kill my airbrush.
So I keep hearing that Acrylics fade or peel off easily and all these other negative things about Acrylic paints. So is it safe to say that we should just bump using acrylic paints for painting our model kits because they won't last anyways? I guess what I'm trying to find out is what is the benefit of using Acrylic paints, compared to Enamel or Lacquer paints?
Game air and model air lines of water based acrylic paints are made just for air brushes. Used primarily for war gaming and miniatures. But are great for gunpla too.
Acrylic paints are good. yes it does dry quickly when thinned in water or alcohol. But if you prepare thinner with 8 parts of distilled water and 2 parts for regular glycerine the problem is solved. As distil water is pure water and glycerine doesn't allow the paint to dry soon.
why do i feel like lacquer paints scratch and damaged so easily. I handled it extra careful, not touching my nails against it and yet it still scratched and chipped by the time i assembled them.
No matter the toxicity of any paint, your lungs have a low resistance to any aerosol particulates which enter them. Testors paints use toluene in their thinners, which what they are calling acrylic is actually an alkyd hybrid, which is not very good in aerosol form.
Thanks for this it was a good watch! Do you pre thin like batches and store them in bottles? I was thinking for say primer or black or white paint which might get used often it would be more efficient
These videos hold up really well. I remember watching back in 2013 for airbrushing tips and now that I’m getting back into airbrushing they are still great!
Another great entry in the series! Great work, Henry!
So did I understand this video correctly. Mineral spirits to thin enamels and Laquer thinner to thin acrylics?
I already know all of this but it's kind of refreshing following your tutorials. You have a very calm way of explaining the basics to the ones that need it the most, novices. I'm sure this'll be of huge help to a lot of newcomers and a nice nod for the rest of us. What I am curious about is if someone knows if there may be some sort of reaction between the paint and the mixing spoon. I'm using disposable plastic ones for the enamel/acrylic paints but I'm king of hesitant on using the same plastic kind coffee spoon on the lacquers.
Anyway, thanks Henry!
Bestestest regards!
Just got my kit today...never airbrushed before. Thanks for sharing
Ridiculously helpful tutorial. Just started airbrushing gunpla and I can't wait to see it done.
Many years ago I painted a model of a 63 stingray corvette. I used flat black as the primer and gloss black as the finished paint coat. Both of the paints were from a spray can.
Best explained paint video for airbrush newbies... Thank you 🤙
Hey henry I can see wing gundam proto zero shield in the background that is so awesome can't wait for the working progress and review
Thank You for this info. Where can you find those metal mixing cups and metal spoon ?
This is the one I've been waiting for. I was fortunate enough to get tamiya enamels while in japan and now I can't get them. I might look into those Mr gundam lacquers.
Clear, right to the point, and yet detailed. Thanks!
I'm a big Gundam fan and want to take it to the next level with airbrush. Now with that said, thank you for taking the time to make these videos! They have been extremely helpful!!!
Louis Benites me too I'm doing the samething
I've heard online in posts from 2010 to 2015 that Aqueous Hobby Color paints have been discontinued for US distribution, but Sprue Brothers has readily had them in stock online for the last several years.
If i do handbrush using lacquer paint, what ratio should i do with paint : thinner ?
Do you need a respirator for enamels? I have a spray booth, thanks
Vallejo is usually the go-to acrylic for me, only been using them for about a year, but love those dropper bottles. The Model Air line has some of the only acrylic metallics I've agreed with too.
Only downside is that distribution in the US seems a little spotty, always have to get them online instead of locally.
I agree. Seems Like Vallejo has waaaay more colors to
You might want to check out the AK Interactive paints, along with Vallejo paints, they're better at being thinned properly. And, from what I have been able to learn from them is that there are videos about their paints and how to thin them for airbrushing...
Have a great day...
Dear I am from Pakistan and here waterbase enamel and car paint mostly use.... So which one will be better
yeah i agree with you with lacquer being expensive,a single gaia notes paint in singapore can cost up to around 5-7 dollars,but the finished product is excellent and they're very durable
I only have one airbrush, I would like to use acrylics and enamels.. should i get a second airbrush? just for enamel paints...
Thanks so much for this. Please give us an idea of how much paint to mix depending on the size of the kits etc from your experience. I dont see much of that discussed anywhere. I'll have my airbrush in the coming month and this tutorial is helping alot.
love your video I have Mr color paint an Mr color thinner an I watch your whole video to make the paint the same as the thinner but my question is
if I use an eye drop an put 5 drops of thinner in should I put 5 drops of paint in or 4 to make it airbrush smooth
Interesting. I am still learning so have been watching many vids. I am kind of homing in on Tamiya and Mr Gunze for finer spray detail areas, using Tamiya aerosols (and sometimes car shop) for larger areas. Primers I use car shop aerosols like Halfords in the UK though I am using AK Fine white primers. I also now just buy the matching thinner for the paint ie Tamiya for Tamiya and Mr Thinner for Mr Color. The Mr Color range has an H prefix if it water based and I assume C prefix is solvent based. It is a whole lot more complex than I remember it 40 years ago. I still use Humbrol brush paints for fine detailing and figures. One tip I would give - buy a battery operated paint stirrer eg Trumpeter, saves alot of time and you can drain the paint from the stirrer into a dish so minimising waste. I have also tried mixing in the airbrush cup with mixed results but found out I should put the thinner in first - obvious really to stop blocking. The biggest pain is cleaning the airbrush so now I try and plan ahead for production batches
How do I clean the paint stirrer after using it to mix lacquer paint with thinner on the paint cup? Can I just rinse it with tap water?
To answer your question about acrylics being toxic.
They aren’t generally toxic when brushing on, but airbrushing acrylics can be very toxic.
Water based acrylics aren't "toxic" even when airbrushed. But just like dust, it's not healthy to inhale small particles (the pigments)
Help me, I need to replace my old Floquil Railroad Paints with something new. Also, I understood that Floquil solvent is one two parts of xylene and one part of Toulene. Is that right?
Try using Hannarts enamels if your in the uk infuse them n dry within minutes of airbrushing! Never had a problem with enamels drying slow in all my time building!?
Can poster colour be used with airbrush??
How can it be possible to thin out the pain any thinner than the paint thinner?
I'm wondering that if I can use Mr. Color lacquer base gloss(or flat, such as c46 c182) on Mr.color lacquer base paint(c#, or gx series)?
I'm still only hand-brushing but will definitely use this series as a guide should I ever move to air brushing. Mr color levelling thinner is great for achieving a smooth finish with acrylics, but I have found that it wont mix with Vallejo acrylics. The paint just clumps up. Anyone know why?
I have sort of a multi-part question. Going to get an airbrush soon, and I live in Florida. My paint that I can get locally is Model Master Acrylic. 1. It says it's thinned for airbrush, is that true? Straight out the bottle it will just work if I fiddle with the PSI a bit? 2. Most days humidity is around 75-90 range, and I would either be spraying from an open garage or in a backyard. If I'm in these places, I shouldn't need a spray booth, right? I know I need to wear a respirator.
Any recommendations or tips? Just wait until the days where it isn't so humid, I suppose?
Thank you, by the way.
from Wikipedia
The vehicle and binder of oil paints is linseed oil (or another drying oil), whereas acrylic paint has water as the vehicle for an emulsion (suspension) of acrylic polymer, which serves as the binder. Thus, oil paint is said to be "oil-based", whereas acrylic paint is "water-based" (or sometimes "water-borne").
i have a question. does thinning and painting your figure people help the paint get on the figure?
will the green version of the klean strip lacquer thinner work for cleaning an airbrush? (lacquer paint having been run through it)
12:43 How on earth, can you get the mix, thinner than the thinner you using??? If you mix the thinner with anything thicker, it can never become thinner than the thinner media you using.
Lol, it's a manner of speaking. Runnier than the original mix but reaching close to the consistency of the thinner by diluting the mix with the thinner. Get it? It's not an exact science. Autism is a disorder
Have you looked at Chris Chapman's videos on airbrushing Craft Acrylics ?
I have a question. I’m painting a HGUC Zeta Gundam (the GEP version) and I’m trying to strip Tamyia acrylic (hand brushed) from the wings and I don’t know how to strip it from the model without ruining the plastic.
Hey there, i am going to use airbrush to repair the car scratch, the paint i am gonna to use is polyurethane paint, i am wondering can i use this kind of paint by airbrush or what should i add to make it thinner. thanks~
a downfall to lacquer paints it's a humid/cold day, i use it at maximum 65% of humidity, more than that it get foggy and at 95% it get flat.
what do you think about alclad's chrome ? it's not oilly as enamel paint and it's not tough as lacquer.paint.
***** soo... is it acrylic ?
hey there... i'm new with model kit so i wanna ask
if i wanna have a glossy finish(like a newly washed car) should i :
1. silver paint - color paint - decals
2. silver paint - color paint - decals - gloss coating(i just want to make sure the decals doesn't com off )
3. just gloss coating(after putting decals)
4. flat coating(hiding any mistake)(after putting decals) - gloss coating
i'm not sure with any of'em since i'm new , these were suggestion i got from a friend who is a veteran model builder...
Thank you for sharing. How about the Mr. Hobby surface(1000/500/1200)?Thanks alot.
I use Lacquer thinner to thin my testors enamel paints from the Don Yost DVD at a 2:1 mix ratio and I've had great results I also use lacquer thinner to mix Tamiya Acrylic paints to I'm using Mr Color Leveling thinner for that
should i pre shade and paint my models with enamel paints? acrylic paints scratch off very easily for me
whats the thinner for acrylic???
Can i use any paint thinner with any acrylic paint brand?
Henry, if you ever want to use water to thin your acrylics, you can buy "Glycerin" from the pharmacy to add to your distilled water. It will break the water tension. You could also use a very small amount of liquid dish detergent.
Also, for anyone that wants to know, you can buy a product called "Mr. Retarder" to add to your home improvement store lacquer thinner to give it the properties that Mr. Color thinner has Henry was talking about. Increase the dry time, but gives you a SMOOTH finish, and is much more forgiving to overspraying.
tendaloin I've just finished painting the backpack for the Turn X in that purple paint. Used lacquer and though I believe the paint was a bit on the thick side (which was my error rather than the paints) the drying time was as fast as the paint was going on leaving me with a bit of a rough surface. I wasn't aware that Mr. Color thinner already had a retarder in it to help bypass this problem. My question would be, is it more cost effective buying a home store lacquer thinner and Mr.Retarder or actually buying Mr.Color thinner? I don't use that much lacquer paints that I'd be needing the biggest bottle of the thing. However I plan on going for (maybe) Alclads clear/candy on my future Nightingale/Sazabi builds and being lacquer paints I'll be in need of the best possible solution to this painting problem.
Daniel Z I would say it's more cost effective to buy one bottle of Mr. Retarder, and be able to buy more lacquer thinner at a home improvement store near you. Every bottle of Mr. Thinner will have shipping costs unless you have shop near you that sells that stuff in which case might as well buy Mr. Thinner as it was intended for Mr. Color paints. I use lacquer to flush and clean my AB quickly to change colors, so I use a lot. Having a huge cheap can helps.
PS: To add more mystery, Mr. Retarder pretty much just smells like enamel thinner. So I guess somebody should try that lol!
Daniel, don't use "home town lacquer thinner" for Mr. Color. Its too strong for plastic models, Gunpla.
Mr. Color (thinner) is optimized for plastic models mainly hobby use. It mades "milder" than general home town thinner.
You can test thinner just put piece of runner or junk parts in a bottle of thinner, wait for 2-3 minutes. Generaly, home town "lacquer" thinner will melts plastic or stickky surface. Its not match for Mr. Color.
Home town lacquer is usable for cleaning tools, Air Brushes.
Also both Mr. Color thinner and General thinners are toxic.
By the way, Enamel paints makes plastic "weak". So be careful to use for Gunpla because it has many joints, movable parts will crack more easy.
Please forgive me about my bad english.
Kasha
tendaloin I've personally had an RG RX-78-2 Literally crumble and crack in my hands when I used some Mineral Spirits from Home Depot to panel wash.
EricWalks I would argue that if your model kit "literally" cracked and crumbled from simple mineral spirits, then you were not actually using mineral spirits.
How could you thin the paint any thinner than the thinners you are using...
Where can I find those little mixing trays you're using, the tiny spoon and plastic dropper?
Thank you! :)
hi im new to paint model kits, wanna ask if i use enamel paint to panel lining on top of lacquer paint and use enamel thinner to clean up the line, are this affect the lacquer paint?
vegeta8259 is there any alternative than lighter fluid for clean up? cause its hard to get lighter fluid here instead ordering online.
hi how do i claen out my airbrush ather i use laker pain ?
im new to airbrushing
im using it on my rock on my model railway layout
how much the comparison of the paint and thinner? is it different when we go with the airbrush or handbrush?
How do you clean your air brush from dried paint then?
How would you go about thinning oil paint for for the airbrush?
Thanks so much for the reply man. I really appreciate it.
Does it matter what percent of alcohol you use for example 99% or 50% when mixing into acrylic paints?
Can I thin Tamiya acrylic with lacquer thinner?
Henry , what do you mix acrylics paints. with besides deionized water and how. much ?Yes I know flow improver but what is that made of ? TY
Can you tell me how the mix of paint and thinner could get more thin than the thinner you use?
I've found your videos very helpful. One question i do have though is, i bought a bottle of Gaia note to try as i'm moving away from another brand of paint, i tried to thin this with mr color self levelling thinner. i couldn't get it to spray right is it just that i'm not thinning it right or should i be trying a different thinner. any help would be great.
vegeta8259 thanks, I appreciate the speedy reply I'll mess about with my ratios it must just be different from what I'm used to. Thanks again
When paint is still tacky after 24 hrs. of dry time, is that too much or too little thinner ?
I don't think you mentioned it but you can thin Tamiya acrylics with a hobby thinner to near lacquer results. Mr. Color and Gaiantoes are both acrylic pigments in lacquer solvents. What Tamiya does is they sell the acrylic pigment in less toxic "water" (alcohol) based solution (which is great for it's lack of toxicity), but it's not near as good for as a pigment solvent or medium for airbrushing. Thinning tamiya acrylics with lacquer results in less dry tip and faster drying, more durable coats with the only draw back being the fumes.
The only other major difference is the difference in binders, from what I can tell. Which is why you can actually use Tamiya acrylics thinned with lacquer with hairspray, while you cannot do the same with Mr. Color or Gaianotes.
When painting a model do you have to use only one type of paint or can you mix and match?
Ex. Enamel paint for blue parts and lacquer paint for red parts, etc etc.
@@vegeta8259 you could use lacquer on acrylics, but it has to be after it is fully cured
You can totally mix and match the paints, but do make sure that they are fully cured. A good rule of thumb is that lacquer rubs off enamel and enamel rubs off acrylic. So if you start with lacquer on the bottom and work up, then you shouldn’t have any problems.
I use a lacquer primer and normally paint with enamels. Sometimes I have to use acrylics due to color needs. Then I use a lacquer clear coat. I do not usually run into problems.
how much pressure you use in you air compressor to paint with airbrush
about consistencies.. do I need to apply the same consistency with hand painting? or paints should just be thinner with airbrushes? thanks for the answer!
+vegeta8259 thanks for the reply dude! this will be a great help.. I just started painting gunpla doing trial and errors in weathering and chipping techniques.. but planning to hand bruah and spray paint some kits in the future since I don't have an airbrush yet.
Check out Penetrol, an oil based enamel or lacquer additive. Paint extender and leveling additive. It make the power of the lacquer thinner useful again.
Is it the same when you mixing it with water
Do you have to thin Mr hobby Aqueous acrylic paint?
Is it safe to airbrush (lacquer) in humidity over 50%?
kathryn dion i use it at 65% and it's fine, and at 75% it get foggy.
is that with leveling thinner or standard?
kathryn dion hardware store lacquer thinner, i use hardware store enamel thinner, on a rainy day, do get my lacquers flat.
So, the consistency of the thinned paint must be the same regardless what kind of paint I'm using for airbrushing?
i realize this is an old video. do i need a spray booth / respirator if i paint with lacquer outside? thanks
***** thanks for the reply!
Do you have individual airbrushes? for each types of paints.
I am most familiar with acrylics from painting Warhammer miniatures. They are great for that but I was disappointed with the durability of Tamiya acrylics on my first painted Gundam model. Any movement at all on the joints left deep scratches in the paint. Is there any cure for that?
very helpful information. i'm getting ready to buy some paints and start painting by kits.
There is another lacquer base paint produced by Modo Colors worth for trying.
So i have a question. I'd like to use enamel paint and i'll be painting in the same room where i'll be sleeping. I'll buy a proper mask while painting but is it a bad idea to paint in the same room as you're sleeping in? Would opening windows for a better airflow help? New to airbrushing and resistant paint is what i need for my project.
Hi! I am planning to start helmet airbrush (detail works). I guess enamel is the best. Can I use normal enamel for wood/metal they use for home?
what about latex, hardware store ColorMatch paint?
i recently bought some gaianotes mirror chrome and i am having trouble with it because it pretty much evaporates straight away. i poured some out and it evaporated within 5 seconds. i am not sure how to use this stuff as it will deffinatly dry before i can get it into my airbrush and i am not sure how much thinner/ retarder to add to use it as it is already very thin.....any suggestions would help as i dont want to kill my airbrush.
how many drops of thinner would you say you use?
So I keep hearing that Acrylics fade or peel off easily and all these other negative things about Acrylic paints. So is it safe to say that we should just bump using acrylic paints for painting our model kits because they won't last anyways? I guess what I'm trying to find out is what is the benefit of using Acrylic paints, compared to Enamel or Lacquer paints?
Tamiya now make lacquer based paints, check out their LP range.
can you help me ,,, do you know how to clean paint tray ?
+vegeta8259 owh thank you henry ,, that helps me so much
Are there any cons with storing already thinned paint in the bottles?
Good to know. Thanks!
Game air and model air lines of water based acrylic paints are made just for air brushes. Used primarily for war gaming and miniatures. But are great for gunpla too.
Is the robot4less the one in Fullerton, CA? Cause I can go there in about 15 mins.
Do i have to prrime it first if i want to use enamel?
Oke thanks
Acrylic paints are good. yes it does dry quickly when thinned in water or alcohol. But if you prepare thinner with 8 parts of distilled water and 2 parts for regular glycerine the problem is solved. As distil water is pure water and glycerine doesn't allow the paint to dry soon.
How many percent of iso alcohol do you use for acry?
Thank you
What is that paint spoon/mixer? I like that a lot.
Sweet thank you very much!
Hi,Henry - is it possible to airbrush Solartex film covering, please? Thanks for the Vids, Den
why do i feel like lacquer paints scratch and damaged so easily. I handled it extra careful, not touching my nails against it and yet it still scratched and chipped by the time i assembled them.
Do you known if testors makes a slightly bigger bottle?
Hey where do you get those cute little spoons and mixing bowls from? Can I get some from "Michaels"?
can i use mineral spirits thinner for Mr surfacer 1000?
ah i see..thnks
No matter the toxicity of any paint, your lungs have a low resistance to any aerosol particulates which enter them. Testors paints use toluene in their thinners, which what they are calling acrylic is actually an alkyd hybrid, which is not very good in aerosol form.
Thanks for this it was a good watch! Do you pre thin like batches and store them in bottles? I was thinking for say primer or black or white paint which might get used often it would be more efficient
i saw a lot of people that paint with the airbrush without use thinner. is It so important use the thinner?
Some paints can be sprayed without as they are thinned in the bottle.
KirkysWorld and How Can I understand what Kind of Paint I Can use whitout use thinner?
salvatore scotti it's the brand more then anything I think, SMS paints can, and another brand I can't remember. Keep watching tutorials dude
KirkysWorld thanks man
What about recycling thinner or proper disposal?
Hello friend, how would you recommend to thin Vallejo Model Metals for airbrushing??