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Weird isn't it how some work for some but not others. I think the answer is that there isn't an answer o_O
I reckon that's true. I think the oft repeated advice to find what works best for you is also the best advice.\ said:Weird isn't it how some work for some but not others. I think the answer is that there isn't an answer o_O
MIG and AKI produce steel balls specifically to add to pots as agitators. I got some from John.\ said:P.s. Stainless Steel does rust, I've seen it, a lot. So think on before chucking a ball into your hard earned little pots of paint!
I have never said that 95% alcohol is best for Valejo. I never thin with alcohol anything, I just clean the airbrush with it! What I am saying is that Valejo is not compatible at all with Tamiya/Mr Color thinners and for Valejo and similar paints, water should be used or the dedicated thinner! Sorry if my far from perfect English caused this misunderstanding.\ said:If 95% alcohol is the best thinners for vallejo, how come their dedicated thinner is not this? I think a lot of folks buy the paint, buy the dedicated thinner etc? Tamiya thinner is ideal for their paint, are you saying vallejo's isn't?
Ah, sorry, I misunderstood you!\ said:I have never said that 95% alcohol is best for Valejo. I never thin with alcohol anything, I just clean the airbrush with it! What I am saying is that Valejo is not compatible at all with Tamiya/Mr Color thinners and for Valejo and similar paints, water should be used or the dedicated thinner! Sorry if my far from perfect English caused this misunderstanding.
I forgot to mention that now I use a spray can whenever possible: Halford's spray primer, Tamiya spray gloss lacquer, etc. Apart from avoiding possible remaining AB problems, there is no cleaning involved.\ said:I had terrible AB blocking about 1 year ago. Every single session, within a few seconds. Circumstances changed and I did not need to airbrush, until a few weeks ago. Following ......
Totally agree, I started off with them, then felt a need to go towards what everyone else was recommending. And I still love them for fine detail brushwork, so they'll always have a place on my shelves!\ said:All this is fascinating graham and everyone seems to be having the same problems with the eye dropper type acrylics. I must admit that i too used to almost exclusively use tamiya acrylics and never had a single problem spraying them. Brushing them was a different matter though so i started to use games workshop and the newly available vallejo for this. I was amazed at the range of colours vallejo did , compared to the fairly small range tamiya do so gradually built up a big stock of vallejo and started spraying thrse too . I experienced ( still do) the blocking , splattering , varying viscosity problems most other people have mentioned and must agree its likely a paint problem rather than a thinning or airbrush problem . Im grateful to you graham for making me re appraise tamiyas paints , they have always worked beautifully for me and maybe its time i started using them more again , cheers tony
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