hi there everyone,i keep reading about the paint haveing to be the consistencey of about milk but is there a ratio that a newbie can follow to get started?in order to get a good finish!
many thanks to any reply newbie.
For Tamiya acrylics I start at 2:1 (2 parts paint to 1 part thinner).
many thanks for the reply mikev i’ll try that mixture next time i’am at my work bench.
thank you.
You are very welcome mate. [:D]
You may even want to start at 3:1 as it all depends on conditions and since I am in California I will probably have very different results than you all in Oz. [;)]
It can also depend on paint brand, equipment setup and personal preference.
For example, Vallejo Model Color paints are much thicker “out of the bottle” than say, Gunze Acrylics. Even within a single manufacturer’s range, paint viscosity varies between colours, and can vary between production batches of a single colour.
Like Mike, I also use Tamiya acrylics, but I tend to use much more thinner - it suits the way I paint.
So take thinning ratios as a “general” starting point, but don’t be afraid to vary.
i use gunze and tamiya acrylic but it depends on what model iam doing and what color code it asks for.where it comes to setup my psi is set between 15-20 and i dont have a personal preference as yet cause iam still trying to learn but iam as eger as a kid in a lollie shop.oh yer its the midle of winter over here so how much of a difference would that make to thinning the paint?some nights my garage gets down to 10-12 c and all i have is a little fan heater that cost the world to run.i havent finished my pot belly heater yet so it does get chiily from time to time.cheers mate and thanks for the reply.[:)]
OK, converting that to Fahrenheit would give us 50-53 degrees which is a little chilly for painting. You could warm the paint and airbrush in the house for a while and then go paint it in the garage and then bring it back inside.
yer i could but the wife gets a bit upset when i start to bring in my modeling tools from out the back.last night the temp in my garage got down to 5 degrees c so needless to say i got no painting done or work of any kind for that matter. anyhow todays a new day and the wheather forecast says modelling allday,lots of fun fun fun for me.
c ya mate.