Sure, why would you want to? Buy a bottle of Mr. Surfacer, and thin it for AB. Goes a long way, and you can brush it onto a specific area for surface prep if need be.
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Chris
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My Mr. Surfacer 1200 finally showed up yesterday. Don’t know why past orders from Sprue Brothers have tended to show up in 2-3 days, and this one took 6, but whatever…
Hit the Dauntless and its associated subassemblies (dive flaps, landing gear, engine cowl) with the stuff last night and, WOW. I had a little bit of dusting, probably from spraying too far away, but a quick swipe of 2000 grit took it right down.
Overall coverage was good, but it felt a bit thick for my Iwata HP-C Plus. Think next time I prime I’ll push it through the old Paasche H.
Are you using a .35mm tip with the Iwata? I’ve found that for general airbrushing the .5 tip is better…either that or thin the 1200 more if it isn’t spraying smoothly. Thinning it to the consistency of skim milk using a .5 tip on my HP-CS is what works for me. I think you’d really have to thin it down even more for it to spray smoothly using a .35 tip.
0.3mm…it wasn’t so much that it was clogging (well, except for once), rather that it seemed to take a lot more effort to push the paint out. Spraying a full throttle put out the kind of pattern I’d expect if I drew back halfway spraying Tamiya.
When I was experimenting with the Mr. Surfacer, I had the “spiderweb” issues. I finally resolved this through thinning a little more with lacquer thinner and lowering the pressue to the AB.
Every once in a while it spray a tad dry and I use the 1200 paper as well. So far, this is the best stuff (Mr. Surfacer Base White 1000) I’ve found as a base for white or bright colors.
The dauntless is coming along nicely DoogsATX
I’ve found that the Mr. Surfacer products perform better when thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner as opposed to off-the-shelf lacquer thinner. Leveling thinner has a retarding agent in it that helps the surfacer level out and also helps to prevent tip dry. I use the OTS lacquer thinner for cleanup only.
Batai, I used Tamiya’s lacquer thinner with decent enough results. But I think I’ll throw a bottle of Mr. Leveling Thinner into the next Sprue Bros. order. I imagine it probably also rocks with any Tamiya paint I might be laying down (I tend to like how they perform with lacquer thinner vs. alcohols…).
I’ve heard that Tamiya’s lacquer thinner is excellent, though I haven’t tried it myself. I haven’t tried the Mr. Color with Tamiya paint yet, but been meaning to.