airbrushing with acrylics

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I recently airbrushed using Tamyia’s acrylic chrome silver and had some flecking. I was wondering since it is acrylic and it says it is water soluble, should I have thinned the paint with water first or was I right in using Airbrush thinner. If it is airbrush thinner to be used, is there an acrylic thinner or does airbrush thinner work for all types of paint?

Thanks

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I thin my acrylics with rubbing alcohol. It seems to be pretty commonly used (and cheap).[;)]

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Howdy,

I’ve recently got back into modelling and have experimented pretty heavily sorting out my methods. I’ve had the best results thinning with the manufacturer’s thinner. If I’m using Tamiya paints, I thin with Tamiya thinner; similarly with modelmaster paints, I’ll use modelmaster thinner. I generally use a ratio of 2:1 paint to thinner for airbrushing. Hope this helps.

Jim

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For Tamiya use Tamiya thinner, 70% rubbing alocohol, or water. Clean your airbrush with Windex. Tamiya can be sprayed straight without thinning, but for best results thin it a bit (approx 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner).

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thanks for the info guys!

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Maybe you are shooting too much paint. Tamiya metallic paint can do that if you shoot too much.