Hi everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone has ever tried to thin Mr. Surfacer 500 before. The stuff is really difficult to airbrush, and when it does it dries like concrete to my brush. I was thinking maybe laquer thinner but I thought I’d ask before mixing some noxious concoction. I have tried thinning it with Model Master thinner and it only clumps up the Mr. Surfacer.
Ryan
I always use the spray can to avoid fouling the airbrush. I never tried thinning it though. I would be interested in the answer. You could always try spraying some thinned 500 on a scrap piece of plastic to see.
I wasn’t aware the Mr. Surfacer came in a spray can. I’ll have to do some looking and see if I can find it.
Huh, it does come in a spray can. I ordered two cans. My guess is that this will work much better than what I’ve been doing.
i hate cleaning airbrushes anyway, so I figure the can would work and it does nicely.
I had no idea that they came in cans. Gotta look around for it.
Anyways, I have read in TMMI of the editor using lacquer thinner to thin it enough to be airbrushed, so your guess hit the nail on the head. I suggest playing around with it, to avoid overthinning.
You can find the cans here…
I brush it on with a short, stiff brush and then clean the brush with enamel paint thinner.
You can also use the other versions of Mr. Surfacer. Mr. Surfacer 1200 has no trouble going through my airbrush unthinned. The main difference between the Mr. Surfacers is grain size. Higher numbers are finer.
Dan
Jonas Calhoun-
Thanks for the info[:)], I was wondering what the main difference between the Mr. Surfacer numbers were. I had a feeling it had something to do with the final finish (textured or more smooth).
Thanks again,
OK gang, I got 2 cans of the 500 yesterday and I just tried it out this morning on a practice model and saw no grain in the paint. What am I doing wrong? I shook the crap out of the stuff. Any ideas?