tamiya paints

[asegm2003]

Hello everyone, I am new to this site and thought I would ask a question.
What is the best mixing ratio to mix tamiya acylics with? I just started using
them but cant seem to get them right. I am using a pasche talon airbrush
set at 15 psi. I model wwII to present aircraft so my colors are all mainly
flat. The paint is either to thick or to thin when sprying so I do not know which direction to go. add more thinner of less? Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.

[gtypecanare]

I usually use Tamiya Synthetic Lacquer thinner with a ratio of 50:50 and a drop of an acrylic retarder.

Tamiya is coming out with an Acrylic Retarder, pending safety testing.

[park828]

which paints are you using? the round bottled acylics? or decanted TS spray paints?


If you use the round acylics you should use tamiya thinners at 50/50


if you use the decanted ts sprays you dont have to thin them.

[asegm2003]

I am using the small bottles but I will try that mixture. thank you

[golgotha]

which paints are you using? the round bottled acylics? or decanted TS spray paints?


If you use the round acylics you should use tamiya thinners at 50/50


if you use the decanted ts sprays you dont have to thin them.

For many years X20A was indeed the thinners to use for thinning Tamiya Acrylic paints as you say at 50/50, but even that ratio depends on many things such as pressure and any effect that is being sought after.

However some time ago, modellers on other Forum [s], began to say that in fact the Tamiya Thinners with the 'Yellow Cap', the Laquer Thinners was suppossed to be the best thing to use, even with the acrylic paints. People were reporting higher quality paint layers on models, without the 'gritty powder' effect that could be experienced when thinning with X20A, in some conditions. Heat was one that I have experienced, particularly when spraying at lower pressures.

In the UK we had some problems with Tamiya Paint supplies, which of course included both the thinner types and so many of us, found the same excellent results with the Gunze laquer thinners. Some people even used Cellulose thinners, which is much more volatile and smells disgusting.

I hope my input helps.

John:)