Question, will the ammonia eat the foam? All Windex doesn't have ammonia in it. I know I'm told by detailers that it isn't good for your windows and will streak therefore I never get Windex with ammonia. Phatbob, that is looking good.
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Originally posted by Prowler901 View PostThe ammonia in the windex is a good thinner for the paint. I've never heard of it being hard on the gun though.
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Originally posted by AkumaZeto View PostI have shelves upon shelves as some of you can imagine of tamiya paints. But these are solvent based. Can the flight line foam handle it? Its why I have never bothered to jump mediums and paint my own planes. Not gonna clog up my nice gones with latex anything.AMA 424553
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Regarding thinning latex paint with plain old water. Yes it will work. I use water and alcohol to thin latex paint for airbrushing. During the warm summer months, I use water as a thinner. During cooler months, I use alcohol as thinner. The reasons for this is that alcohol evaporates to quick in higher temperatures and water evaporates to slow in lower temperatures. With both types of thinners, the paint is thinned to the consistency of milk + or -.
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Don't know about the spray cans, but Liquitex acrylics have been a staple for my art work and more recently my airplanes, it's great.
I use the Walmart bottles of crafts paint as well as Valspar that I get a sample can premixed at Ace Hardware. You can't beat the price!
Pandora 1 and Pandora 2 a before and after shot. I follow up with a clear coat of Minwax Spar Urethane or Varathane Spar Urethane for a glossy finish. They both have a UV protectant in them, the Minwax seems a bit more shiny so its been my 'go to' lately. Does it last??
Three years and lots of flights later ( not to mention some crashes)
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I was just reading through this foam to get so ideas on painting with paints. I seen Grossman Pandora which remind me of mine which I painted about 4 years ago. It was my first time every using a airbrush.
The paints I used were some cheap craft paint from a arts and craft store.
I have since tried home paint on one of my big F-16. I didn't airbrush this one. I first used a sponge brush and brush on the first two coats. When I came back a used a really small roller you can see the brush strokes.
Here's a few pictures of my Pandora. It sat on the shelf for 2 year after the paint before I decide to fly it again.
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Originally posted by Grossman56 View PostOkay, someone explain to me the need for Windex over plain water. I never could wrap my brain around that. Also, I remember reading that it was hard on the gun as well?
Any insight on this??
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tab28682 Where do you buy that "Floetrol" additive?
I've found that the key with Windex (in the context of water based acrylic enamels) is to buy the ammonia-free formula. Isopropyl alcohol mix is safer with less fuss, so I usually use that with Tamiya. For Vallejo or Ammo I also use IPA, although for Vallejo especially I find that using their proprietary thinner and flow enhancer is worth the cost. I think tip care directly influences good paint flow and minimal issues with tip dry or paint spattering. I use Badger's "needle juice" product to care for the needle and go to great lengths to protect the sharp tip from damage.
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Thanks, I'll see what I can find here in China. I always like trying new additives and experimenting with my airbrush.Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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Hey all, just wanted to let you know about the stuff at Michaels, its actually great. They have a newer line of a very ultra matte finish acrylics in bottles and sprays that are super flat in military colors and fairly inexpensive. I havent tried the sprays but always be weary of any spray as the solvents or propellants can melt even epo foam. I always do a hard shell of 3 coats of polycrylic before using any sprays anyway so Im not worried but as long as you have any primer base down you can spray away - just never on bare foam is a good rule of thumb. I cant believe how flat these mattes are. Check them out.
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