discussion Turn paint bottles into rattle bottles

[Guest]

Actually Steve Vallejo say that although they are prepared specially for air brushing thinning is down to the user. Different needle/nozzle sizes temperature compressor pressure all dictate how much you thin. On average I thin 20 / 25%. Not had any problems with the Vallejo gloss varnish. After a break in moving etc about 4 months just had a look at the gloss varnish & it is the same at the bottom as the top no need for shaking. But they had a batch which was poor quality which clumped & clogged my airbrush. They replaced it plus a bonus.

I also use Vallejo premium Acrylic Polyurethene Gloss Varnish which does not need any shaking at all & air brushes perfectly.

Vallejo web site has a veiritable mine of information.

The first belwo questions with answers. They give info on thinning & stirring of paint although I shake them like mad & do not get any problems at all.

http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/media/65a2f7365274da82fe3b0d786827957b.cms/model-faqs-cc001-rev03.pdf

http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/media/1bbb33f90bc1bbb81bebfcd775bf22f1.cms/cc071-rev11.pdf

Laurie

Thanks for the Vallejo refs, esp. the first. Very informative.

In your post you use the word "premium". Is the varnish you use 70.510?

 

[Guest]

Yeah I seen that I think stainless would be ok im not sure about galvanised or anything else. If you live near a body shop the go through a lot of rattle cans, I would imagine the ball would be perfect. I have 2 friends that paint cars, I might try that.

When Phil Flory recommended putting a nut in paint bottles, he said that a ball bearing could block the narrow nozzle of Vallejo paint bottles.

 

[Guest]

When Phil Flory recommended putting a nut in paint bottles, he said that a ball bearing could block the narrow nozzle of Vallejo paint bottles.

Sure it would Steve It would plant itself in the tapering top of the container & stop the flow of paint.

STeve I use the following.

Acrylic Gloss 26.517

But now mainly Premium 62.064. 60ml not sure if you can get bigger. Probably wise to stick to that size. Not sure of the shelf life.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

I discovered 26.517 just an hour ago. It is much cheaper per squirt than the little bottles, and John offers it.