discussion Thinner alternative

[Defiant911]

I’m currently using Tamiya x-20a to clean my airbrush after spraying my acyrilic paint. Is there an alternative cheaper option I can order as the Tamiya is quite expensive and comes in quite small 250ml bottles.
Regards Carl

 

[stillp]

Windscreen washer concentrate, or IPA - isopropyl alcohol, not beer!
Pete

 

[wasdale32]

Hi

I've discovered that "Muc-Off" which is designed for cleaning bikes seems to do the trick for cleaning after acrylics - I have a 5 litre container that the Mrs bought me so I'm well stocked.

Mark

 

[Tim Marlow]

Windex works as well, if you can get it!

 

[Guest]

I'm using a 50/50 blend of de-ionised water and isopropyl alcohol for cleaning only, not as a replacement for thinners.

 

[Guest]

Windscreen washer concentrate, or IPA - isopropyl alcohol, not beer!

I’ll second that. I’ve got a one-litre bottle of Halfords windscreen wiper fluid that I just take a few millilitres out of with a syringe when I need to thin acrylic paint (usually for airbrushing, but it also works well to revitalise paint that has gone thick). I think that for the price of one Tamiya bottle of X-20A, I could have bought four or five of these. (Not anymore, because Halfords doesn’t exist anymore in this country, but hey, I still have about 3/4 of a bottle anyway )

 

[Defiant911]

Hi

I've discovered that "Muc-Off" which is designed for cleaning bikes seems to do the trick for cleaning after acrylics - I have a 5 litre container that the Mrs bought me so I'm well stocked.

Mark

Think I have some of that although it might be in a spray can, will ha e to check