Hi all,
I am having some trouble painting with tamiya white acrylic. I use a Paasche H single action airbrush and when ever I try to spray the paint it always seems to come out in flakes. I have tried different air pressures and thinning the paint; but whenever I get to a point that the paint flows neatly through the airbrush it is basically just thinner. I only seem to get this problem using Tamiya white. All others work fine.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Try a different brand of white.
I use spray bombs (GASP!) and find most all model specific yellows are worthless.
Switched to Krylon ‘Plastic specific’ yellows with excellent results. Tinted Krylon ‘Buttercream’ after a set coat of Future with thinned Raw Sienna oil paint to get a good German dark yellow.
Basically don’t beat yourself up over a product that may be of poor quality or a bad batch.
*Was born in Calgary & grew up North West of there in Sundre. Small world eh?
Jason
Thanks for the advice.
Haha, what are the odds, eh. I’m just outside of Cochrane.
Cole
What white are you using? X-2 or XF-2? What thinner are you using?
i hate spraying white N yellow. like doog said, what thinner you using? that might be playing a big roll in this problem.
I like big white things (planes!) & regularly use XF-2 & plenty of it & can’t say that I have had any issue - even through a fine 0.15mm needle / nozzle set, but I always use Tamiya X-20A thinner.
It is possible that you have an iffy bottle of paint, but I don’t think duff Tamiya acrylic is that common to be honest. Is it possible that it’s contaminated?
Somewhere between 2:1 (paint:thinner) is a fair starting point, but more thinner can be added without giving any noticeable coverage issues, 5:3 works well for me even with a fine needle. Some Liquitex flow-aid or a similar product may help if you continue to have issues.
With Tamiya XF-2 I can use even the Tan Nozzle on my AZTEK. With X-2 (Gloss), I have to crank up my pressure, use my White Nozzle (high flow .50mm) get closer to my subject and slow down with the strokes. I use X-20 Thinner or off the shelf 70% alcohol.
Have had excellent luck / results spraying Testor’s Flat White OoC (Out of Can)
Cochrane eh?
Back when I toiled ‘in the patch’ worked at all the plants in your area one time or another, Wildcat hills, Jumping Pound & the Natural gas one north of town.
No clogging or anything? 0.15mm needle and X-20A at a 2:1 paint:thinner ratio?
Can we trade atmospheres?
I always…always…thin Tamiya at least two parts thinner to one part paint. And use lacquer thinner.
Can’t do much about the atmosphere for you, but could could do something about a capable brush though![:P]
But seriously - I regularly mix at 5:3 without a problem, going to 4:3 at the very most for colors with problematic pigments & rarely use additives. Have you considered swapping two gallons of thinner for one gallon of thinner, a teaspoon of Flow Air & another half teaspoon of Slow-Dri? Liquitex are from your side of the pond & make some pretty good stuff!
Another thing, you seriously don’t want our atmosphere - it’s very like the rain forests, only it rains considerably more, it colder, the trees are shorter & there isn’t much exotic wildlife (the animal sort) kicking about…
LOL - I often go 3:1 (thinner:paint) and higher using denatured alcohol or Tamiya lacquer thinner without issues.
I have the same problem with my white from Tamyia. No isses with an of their other colors just the white.