Looking for advice on suitable thinner for spraying Floquil Paints through airbrush. Are laquer thinner or mineral spirits suitable substitutes for floquil thinner.
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I use regular lacquer thinner and at times plain old mineral spirits; works just fine.
Floquil paints generally do not need thinning when used through an airbrush. You can use regular lacquer, as mwb stated, if needed. I would try it first without.
Dave
I use lacquer thinner when I need a quick drying time. Normally I use just plain ole Paint Thinner, bought at Lowes or Home Depot, $15 a gallon. Works great and the gallon last me a longtime.
Originally Posted by David Minarik:
Floquil paints generally do not need thinning when used through an airbrush. You can use regular lacquer, as mwb stated, if needed. I would try it first without.
Dave
Dave, I know your an ace painter especially with your custom bike experience. So when you say no thinner for Floquil, I took notice, but seriously that paint seems fairly heavy for straight use through an airbrush...would you elaborate a little more on your use, such as how much pressure are you using to shoot it without thinning it?
Thanks
Bob
Model Railroader's
"Basic Painting and Weathering" book is what you need to get and read
I'm not a airbrusher,but there's alot of info in that section.
Page 11 recommends using the manufactures thinner when mixing paint.
Buying them in the economy size(large) is not that much more than generic thinner.
After all the work that goes into a project,the painting of it is a very important step.
Do you really what to screw it up saving a couple of bucks on thinner?
If your airbrushing,I;d advise getting this book,it's great,
Got mine,and a few others on Amazon
Good luck
Bob,
I've been using the Paasche VL dual action brush. It is quite the workhorse. I have three brushes, with three different tips that I use almost daily. In the shop I use a hobby compressor with no regulator. I'm guessing that it is putting out around 25/30psi. Most of the floquil RR colors in flat finish flow just fine without being reduced. The gloss colors need a small (up to 10%) amount of thinner. Thinning the clears (Dullcote and High Gloss) will help to reduce orange peel and give a better flow out.
Dave
Thanks for the response. I havn't used an air brush for 20+ years and when I found mine in storage it was beyond revival. I purchased a new dual action brush and yes, floquil will spray quite well without thinning and on colors that do require it only a few drops of laquer thinner will do the job nicely.
Keith
