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100% Agreed, feel free to see if your tap water works and save a buck or two.

But people should test it on something first, and not do it on the prize model they just spent a ton of time and money on and then freak out when the paint goes all chalky and frosty and blame it on the paint in a ranting post on an internet forum. lol

Me too, well 98.2% I do.

But I do occasionally need to use water, especially when I am thinning Tamiya paint for hairspray chipping. I want the paint to come up rather easily, so thinning with their lacquer thinner isn't my best option as it holds tight to the surface, thinning it with water makes it far easier to chip.

Exactly,

it's not like we're talking about $40.00 here. I buy a gallon of Poland Springs distilled water at the supermarket for a buck and change and it lasts me years, I even use it for decals as I don't have a tap at my bench.

*

As for Lifecolor, I use it all the time, it's my preferred paint and offers me the best all around performance. Like anything though, there are those who can't stand it and struggle with it.

<blockquote data-quote="ScaleModelMadman" data-source="post: 119606">100% Agreed, feel free to see if your tap water works and save a buck or two. But people should test it on something first, and not do it on the prize model they just spent a ton of time and money on and then freak out when the paint goes all chalky and frosty and blame it on the paint in a ranting post on an internet forum. lol <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Me too, well 98.2% I do. But I do occasionally need to use water, especially when I am thinning Tamiya paint for hairspray chipping. I want the paint to come up rather easily, so thinning with their lacquer thinner isn&#039;t my best option as it holds tight to the surface, thinning it with water makes it far easier to chip.Exactly, it&#039;s not like we&#039;re talking about $40.00 here. I buy a gallon of Poland Springs distilled water at the supermarket for a buck and change and it lasts me years, I even use it for decals as I don&#039;t have a tap at my bench. *As for Lifecolor, I use it all the time, it&#039;s my preferred paint and offers me the best all around performance. Like anything though, there are those who can&#039;t stand it and struggle with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ScaleModelMadman, post: 119606"] 100% Agreed, feel free to see if your tap water works and save a buck or two. But people should test it on something first, and not do it on the prize model they just spent a ton of time and money on and then freak out when the paint goes all chalky and frosty and blame it on the paint in a ranting post on an internet forum. lol :) Me too, well 98.2% I do. But I do occasionally need to use water, especially when I am thinning Tamiya paint for hairspray chipping. I want the paint to come up rather easily, so thinning with their lacquer thinner isn't my best option as it holds tight to the surface, thinning it with water makes it far easier to chip. Exactly, it's not like we're talking about $40.00 here. I buy a gallon of Poland Springs distilled water at the supermarket for a buck and change and it lasts me years, I even use it for decals as I don't have a tap at my bench. * As for Lifecolor, I use it all the time, it's my preferred paint and offers me the best all around performance. Like anything though, there are those who can't stand it and struggle with it. [/QUOTE]

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