How do different nontoxic, non fumy (so that excludes Tamiya) acrylic paints spray? I’ve been watching Andy’s Hobby Headquarters, and Tamiya Acrylics seem to spray beautifully. However, the fumes are bad, aren’t they?
I’m not giving up on Vallejo, I’m just curious [:)]
Moff - I use almost exclusively Tamiya, far less Vallejo, I do find Tamiya is the better choice for me. It sprays very well, I get consistently good final finishes.
Vallejo seems a bit inconsistent to me, but it may be my lack of familiarity since I do use it far less.
Neither do I find objectionable, relative to fumes/smell, both seem to have low levels of vapors/fumes in my judgment. However, I paint using a positive flow spray booth, equipped with a powerful fan and ducting to exhaust all air outside. I think thinning with alcohol for Tamiya makes for some minor detectable smell, their X20-A has a smell like alcohol as well.
Both Tamiya and Vallejo seem to thin well using water, but Vallejo Model Air is pretty much intended to be sprayed right out of the bottle, shouldn’t be much need to thin that product. Thinning with water makes for a nearly odor free atmosphere it seems to me, should not be much of an issue.
Hope this helps.
Patrick
If your worried about fumes,you can’t go wrong with picking up a decent 3M respirator,they really make a diffrence,and can be had gor $30-40
I’ll have to see about that. My modeling nook is currently in an area that I should not be fumigating anyway. Plus, from what people on the 1945 GB thread are saying, my problem is probably more to do with inadequate cleaning than actual paint. I’ll definitely consider Tamiya for the future though. Thanks anyway!
A question I did have was, how does Lifecolor spray? Could you compare it to another paint brand?