thinner

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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how much thinner do you use with the tamiya acrylic paints?i have their x-20a thinner and if i use more than 1/4 of the amount of paint it get messed up, it works without thinner at all but then it is little thick. I’m no that good in english so I don’t know how to explain how the paint reacts when I use thinner, it’s like that the paint won’t stick to the surface and it becomes holes in the paint layer.

hope someone understood…thanks or answers [:)]

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Hey forna … first off welcome to FSM.

Some Tamiya colours work very well without being thinned at all. I find there is no set formula with their colours but use the consistency of milk as a rule of thumb. Hope this helps a bit.

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thanks! :smiley:

yeah i’ve heard the thing about milk before, but do they mean milk with 1.5% or 3% fat?:stuck_out_tongue:
is there big different between metalic and normal colours?and if i wan’t it gloss, how do i do?paint thick so the paint gets gloss or with many thin layers?

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  1. From the information you provided in your first post, its sounds as if your model needs priming before trying to put on a topcoat, especially if your are experiencing holes in the paint. Paint surface tension is causing it to bead up on the surface, much like car wax. Get a good flat and shoot it on the kit, then try for the topcoat.
  2. Robert is right. A lot of the Tamiya colors can be sprayed straight out of the bottle without thinning.
  3. Gloss coats may have to be applied in thin misted coats, particularly if the colors are light (say for example, gloss white). You might find it easier to spray a flat coat, and then use an acrylic overcoat, like Future, to create a gloss finish.
  4. As far as how thin the paint should be, you are going to have to experiment to find what works for you…but then, that’s the fun of the hobby. Hope this helps.
    Gip Winecoff
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¨thanks styrene…