Decanting tamiya spray cans

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Hi there

I decanted some AS 26 paint this morning and let it settle so all the gas could escape. I went to use it tonight and it gummed up my airbrush. can any one help? Thanks

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Had it already started to dry and wouldn’t flow through the airbrush. I never decant so maybe someone else can chime in.

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Thanks nathan it could have, it sort of clumped up and wouldnt flow.

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can any one tell me what the difference between AS and TS is on the tamiya cans?

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I have decanted many times without issue. It may have just gotten to thick for the solvent evaporating. How long did you leave it open to de-gas? It should not take too long. Put it in a jar, or whatever, with a loose lid to cut down evaporation but allow gas to escape.

How are you decanting the paint? Through a straw or just spaying it into the jar?

Both are synthetic lacquers for plastic models with the AS being geared toward aircraft.

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The “AS” series is a different range of colors specifically for aircraft. I have never seen the “AS” series in stock in a LHS, the only ones I got were from an on-line source. It really doesn’t matter, you can get just about any color you need in the “TS” line.

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Thanks for that.

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Thanks marc, yer i let it de gas for about an hour. I decanted through a straw, just like the article in fine scale said to do. Maybe its just trial and error