im bouncing between tamiya acrylics and MM enamels here lately. what is the best way to know that no residual lacquer thinner is left in the ab before i begin to spray acrylics. i know that lacquer thinner will blow out most anything when i swapping from enamels to acrylics. i usually try to prime the ab with the mikeV cleaning solution before i spray acrylics through after using enamels. i havent experienced any problems in swapping, but i just want to make sure. thanks, later.
Chris,
Lacquer thinner dries so fast that you should have no problems with it being out of the airbrush before you spray the acrylics.
Mike
well, i thought so too, but thanks for confirming that for me. later.
For what it’s worth, and maybe un-related. I used lacquer thinner years ago for cleaning liquid toner copiers. If not wiped after with alcohol, it left a film that caused ghosting. So to be on the safe side, I always blow out my A/B with alcohol.