http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2009/05/22/hivis-f-16-viper/ Tips, Comments, Editorials Relating to the World of Scale Modeling Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2009/05/22/hivis-f-16-viper/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Gerald Voigt Fri, 22 May 2009 18:28:36 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=1102#comment-954 It is a solution but is also is a problem. There are those who use acrylics for the very reason they don't want to expose themselves to harsh petroleum based chemicals. It is one of the reason I was asked to develop an acrylic equivalent to SnJ Spray Metal. Long time users found it necessary to stop using solvent based paints. You can also use windshield washer fluid too, but that again has its own complications. Safest solution...distilled water. Some tell me hot distilled water. It is a solution but is also is a problem. There are those who use acrylics for the very reason they don’t want to expose themselves to harsh petroleum based chemicals. It is one of the reason I was asked to develop an acrylic equivalent to SnJ Spray Metal. Long time users found it necessary to stop using solvent based paints. You can also use windshield washer fluid too, but that again has its own complications. Safest solution…distilled water. Some tell me hot distilled water.

]]> http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2009/05/22/hivis-f-16-viper/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Rob Folden Fri, 22 May 2009 17:58:54 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=1102#comment-953 The best thing to solve the fast-drying air-brush clogging problem is to thin the tamiya paint with lacquer thinner. One of the guys in the IPMS club tried it and reported back on it. I've since used it, and I found no clogging at all. It slows the drying time down, even with flat white, BUT it does leave a light shine. The best thing to solve the fast-drying air-brush clogging problem is to thin the tamiya paint with lacquer thinner. One of the guys in the IPMS club tried it and reported back on it. I’ve since used it, and I found no clogging at all. It slows the drying time down, even with flat white, BUT it does leave a light shine.

]]> http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/2009/05/22/hivis-f-16-viper/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Gerald Voigt Fri, 22 May 2009 16:42:06 +0000 http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/?p=1102#comment-952 I find that it is best if you use very low pressure (8-10 psi). I thin the Tamiya Flat White with alcohol which facilitates rapid curing. I too occasionally get a clog but it is usually at the tip tip of the needle. I wipe out the tip with a alcohol soaked cotton swab (Q-Tip). Several misted on layers until solid coverage is achieved. Then if there are any bumps or crystalized areas, I give them a gently rub with a polishing stick to level them off. I find that it is best if you use very low pressure (8-10 psi). I thin the Tamiya Flat White with alcohol which facilitates rapid curing. I too occasionally get a clog but it is usually at the tip tip of the needle. I wipe out the tip with a alcohol soaked cotton swab (Q-Tip). Several misted on layers until solid coverage is achieved. Then if there are any bumps or crystalized areas, I give them a gently rub with a polishing stick to level them off.

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