Thinning Tamiya paint for brush painting.

[scalebuilderchad]

You think so? My problem with Tamiya's clear acrylics is that they never fully harden. You can put masking tape down on their XF paints with no problems usually (although I belive it's their "Sky Blue" that always leaves masking tape patterns). Their gloss paints are disappointing. Hold a part for too long and your fingerprint will cook into the surface. Masking will just plain ruin the glossy surface. Car models typically demand a high-gloss finish. A few years ago I built an AMT Oldsmobile and made the choice to use Tamiya acrylics for the paint job. That caused a lot of headaches and I had to keep re-polishing the body. I'll never use Tamiya gloss acrylics for something like that ever again. OTOH, Mr. Hobby Aqueous, which was re-formulated a few years ago, dries very sturdily and is not affected by masking tape, fingerprints, etc.

I wonder what happened in your case?

Tamiya paints always dry fast for me. It is the main reason I use them. Other brands have more colors to choose from, but Tamiya paints perform better and dry faster. So I stick with them.

 

[Laurie]

I wonder what happened in your case?

Tamiya paints always dry fast for me. It is the main reason I use them. Other brands have more colors to choose from, but Tamiya paints perform better and dry faster. So I stick with them.

Could not agree more.

Hand painting a maniacs choice they dry frantically quickly. You have no choice on shadowing etc. & on choosing your paint line accuracy.

Also so thin with hand painting you need some thickness & time to work with .

Laurie