Thank you very much TimHi Derek. This can vary with the colour of the paint. I would thin to about fifty/fifty to start with. You can always add more paint if it seems too thin, and obviously add thinners if it seems too thick….you will need to experiment a little to get a mix that works for you…..
Also, just to reiterate, white spirit is quite nasty, so as Ian says, wear a mask and ventilate the room.
To make the paint ready for the airbrush do something like this…..
Mix the humbrol very well. Take some paint out of the tin and put it into to a separate container. Then mix with thinner/white spirit and add this mix to the airbrush. Humbrol paint can be quite lumpy so don’t make your mix in the airbrush cup. You could easily get lumps that block the nozzle. This isn’t terminal for the airbrush but it can be very frustrating when you have to strip and clean it all out
If I make a mess of things what’s the best way to remove the paint? I’ve never airbrushed before and I have a rather large hull to spray, the USS Arizona 1/200, I’m a bit nervous about this to be honest.
Is there such thing as airbrush ready paint?
There's ModelAir but that is another can of worms to get adjusted to being acrylic and waterbased so stick with the present paint you have now until you're ready to experiment with other types of paint and their formulas. There's no way to mess up if you test on a piece of scrap before applying to the model. Practice a few runs first.If I make a mess of things what’s the best way to remove the paint? I’ve never airbrushed before and I have a rather large hull to spray, the USS Arizona 1/200, I’m a bit nervous about this to be honest.
Is there such thing as airbrush ready paint?
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