Acrylic Spraying

[Guest]

I am about to start working on my 1/16 full option Tiger and will be using Tamiya Acrylic's. Can anyone advise what ratio I will need to use for thinning etc?

Purfleet1.

[Guest]

You must always experiment as so many variables will affect this such as the gun, the environment, even your own techniques.

Acrylics though do not need as much thinning as enamels so I would try first with 75% paint to 25% thinners and adjust accordingly from there.

[Guest]

will you be using tamya's acrylic thinner? to save money you can also use water as they are water based acrylics.

for general consistancy....

poor yourself a glass of milk, tilt the glass and then return it to upright, you see how there is a thin, transparent film of milk with a few bubbles in it left on the glass running back down.

that is what you want your paint to look like...generaly.

are you using canned air or do you have a compressor?

[Guest]

I have both I was going to experiment with both before I start doing the paint job. Your post is appreciated as is Bunkerbarge's.

Cheers.

Purfleet1

[Guest]

jus hear to help! let us know how it goes

[Guest]

I always think 50/50 with Tamiya acrylics is a good place to start

[Guest]

I always think 50/50 with Tamiya acrylics is a good place to start

For both water and thinnners?

Cheers

Greig

[Guest]

This has been mentioned a number of times now on Scale Models, I would strongly recommend that you do not use water to thin acrylic paint for spraying.

The whole idea of the correct thinners is that it is designed to evaporate at the same rate as the paint. Water evaporates slower so the consistency of the paint varies as the paint and the water dry out and this can affect the final finish. You will always get people who say they have never had a problem but the bottom line is that you are running a risk of having a poor finish. I personally do not want to take a risk with such things so I always use proprietary thinners.

You could use water for cleaning out the equipment but once again thinners is a better solvent so will do a better job of cleaning with a lot less effort.

[Guest]

Hi

Bunkerbarge............all makes sense.