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Title: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: pdaly28 on September 11, 2021, 01:08:42 PM: Hi every body.I am going to be painting some parts with acrylic paint.My wife is a crafter and has hundreds of paints and a lot of colore.So how much do i reduce it to go thru a gravity air brush and are you using water or something else?
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: Olderndirt on September 11, 2021, 02:02:03 PM: Thin it down to about the consistency of milk. I’d practice with paint just thinned with water.

Olderndirt
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: pdaly28 on September 11, 2021, 03:03:26 PM: Thanks!!! 8)
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: dirtmodwrench on September 12, 2021, 09:04:08 PM: I have had respectable (to me!) results using the inexpensive Apple Barrel or Craftsmart acrylic paint. I thin with distilled water to the milk consistency that Olderndirt recommended, then add Tamiya x-20 until it's a skim milk consistency. This coupe was painted with this type of paint.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50080540751_8262676489_s.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jirRZa)TB7 (https://flic.kr/p/2jirRZa) by Mark Shea (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156696694@N03/), on Flickr
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: Bob P. on September 13, 2021, 10:56:16 AM: You have a PM.

I have interest in using the Acrylic paints.

Bob
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: sentsat71 on September 13, 2021, 11:52:27 AM: What about craft paints from Wal-Mart?
or even craft paints from Hobby Lobby? Like Deco Art, Anita's all purpose, or Folk Art?
One of the 2 plastic bottles from Deco Art has "sucked in, on 3 sides.....neve been opened...
Title: Re: acrylic paint reduction
Post by: pdaly28 on September 13, 2021, 07:34:03 PM: Quote from: Bob P. on September 13, 2021, 10:56:16 AM
You have a PM.

I have interest in using the Acrylic paints.

Bob
nice,my wife has 100's of these being a crafter!