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Hi

After looking several threads here, I saw there were no databases of paint for airbrush. Those of you that use Airbrush, you can help lot of modeller by giving us few detail about your paint.

Here the information that we would need to make a nice database.

Paint Brand: (Tamiya Testor, Alclad etc.)
Paint Type: (Enamel, Lacquer, Acrylic etc.)
Mix Ratio: (How many thinner/paint you mix for your airbrush? 1/1 2/1 etc.)
PSI used:(how many pressure you use ?)
Thinner used: (Type and brand)
Cleaner used: (What you use to clean your airbrush with this type of paint)

Thanks for your helps

Paint Brand: Model Master ACRYL
Paint Type: Acrylic
Mix Ratio: Paint already mixed for airbrush (1:2)
Thinner used: Water
Cleaner used: Water

Sounds great to me! What about reviews/Pros/Cons of specific airbrushes, and info on dual and single action. I airbrush too, but Im too busy to type the stuff up right now.

If everybody posted the stuff Eric listed as a guidline I can make a new thread with all the stuff completely organized.

Great idea Eric!

Airbrush model: Badger 155 Athem
Pressure: 20PSI- 28PSI
Paint Brand: Tamiya Acrylic
Paint Type: Acrylic
Mix Ratio: 1/1
Thinner used: Tamiya acryl thinner(X20-A)
Cleaner used: (1) Water for change of colour
(2) Industrial thinner for washup after every paint session.

Don't forget to state the air pressure!! It's just as important as all the other factors too.

I have found that actual ratio for mixing varies with every bottle of paint, I mix by eye and experience has taught me what consistency is best for spraying.

Paint brand: Tamiya
Paint type: Acrylic / Lacquer(decant from can)
Mix Ratio: varies / none required
Thinner used: Tamiya acrylic thinner/ none required
Cleaner used: rubbing alcohol/ lacquer thinner

Paint: Tamiya Acrylic
Type: Acryllic
Thinner: Tamiya
Ratio: Bit of this to a Bit of that
Cleaner: I spray water through the brush, followed by Mr Muscle glass and Surface cleaner.

Paint Brand: Factory touch up paint.
Paint Type: Automotive Lacquer.
Mix Ratio: Thinner/Paint: between 1/1 - 2/1 (to milk or cream texture.)
Thinner used: Midgrade virgin lacquer thinner.
Cleaner used: Cheap lacquer thinner.

Airbrush: Iwata Eclipse HP-CS w/Iwata SmartJet compressor
Paint Brand: Gunze Mr. Color
Paint Type: Lacquer
Mix Ratio: varies, I eyeball it, but probably close to 2 parts paint : 1 part thinner
PSI used: 18-20 psi
Thinner used: 2 parts Mr. Color thinner : 1 part Mr. Retarder Mild
Cleaner used: Wal-Mart lacquer thinner

Airbrush Model : Aztec A470
Paint Brand : Tamiya Acylics / Holts Car Paint
Mix Ratio : 2 parts paint 1 part thinners
Thinners : Acylics (Car Screen Wash) / Nitro-Cellulose Thinners
Cleaner : Acylics (Water) / Nitro-Cellulose Thinners
Overall Brush Cleaner : Acetone

Running a Badger 150
Paint Brand: tamiya and model master *testors
Paint Type: striclty acrylic
Mix Ratio: model master is not thinned. tamiya is 2 parts paint to 1
PSI >30
Thinner used: rubbing alchohol
Cleaner used: Aztec airbrush cleaner

Airbrush model: revell student something (all metal, single action)
Pressure: 1.8 bar
Mix ratio: made by eye just as frakray said

-paint type: motip touch up paint acrylic laquers
-Thinner: pPg D807 medium thinner

-paint type: tamiya acrylics
-thinner: house alcohol (which smells flowers)

-paint type: humbrol/testor/revell enamels
-thinner: white spirit

Cleaner: depend on the paint type, but once a month the airbrush is dismounted and cleaned with pPg thinner which attacks any kind of paint.

Paint Brand: Tamiya acrylic, Model Master Acryl, Gunze Sangyo acrylic
Paint Type: Acrylic
Mix Ratio: whatever it takes
Thinner used: Water/isopropyl alcohol mix
Cleaner used: Windex glass cleaner

Once a month or so, airbrush is disassembled and individual components are cleaned with laquer thinner.

Paint brand: Createx / Similar brands (craft)
Paint Type: Acrylics
Pressure: 30psi for body, etc, 15psi small parts
Mix Ratio: Createx: directly from the bottle, Other brands: Depends the brand and the color.
Thinner used: 3:1 distilled water / alcohol
Cleaner used: 3:1:1:0,1 Glass cleaner, water, alcohol, dish washer

Airbrush: Iwata HP-C
Paint Brands: Tamiya, Polly Scale, Model Masters
Paint Types: Acrylic, enamel
Mix Ratio: 2 parts paint- 1 part thinner
PSI used: around 20 psi
Thinners used: Turpentine, water, isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, laquer thinner, brand-specific thinners
Cleaners used: Windex glass cleaner and laquer thinner

Airbrush: BB Rich Japan Model AB-300 [equal to Iwata HP-C]
Paint Brand: Gunze, Tamiya
Paint Type: Acrylic, Enamel
Mix Ratio: 3/1
PSI used: 12.8 kPa (=1.87 PSI?) Low pressure air compressor
Thinner used: Gunze Mr Color Thinner, Gunze Aqueous Hobby Color Thinner, Tamiya Acrylic Thinner, Tamiya Enamel Thinner
Cleaner used: Commercial lacquer thinner, Gunze Mr Tool Cleaner, Isopropyl Alcohol, Tamiya Enamel Thinner

Airbrush - Aztec A720s, double action setting
Head - Grey General, Black for Acrylic and Laquer
Compressor - Medium tank with double moisture traps, twin regulators with twin air feeds.
Preassure 15-20Psi, no more.
Paint - Tamiya Acrylic
Thinner - Tamiya
Clean with - thinners and or water

Paint - auto laquer
Thinner - various laquer thinners depending on desired flashing time. Fast for base, slow for wet/clear coats

Paint - Enamels
Thinner - cellulose thinners, medium flashing

Paint - Alclad
Thinner - N/A
Clean-up - cell. thinners.

Ratio - Depeneds, start 50/50 and go from there. Should be milk like. Same goes for pretty much any paint really.

Hope that helps. I'm still learning 15 years after getting my first airbrush!

That was agood start, I just bump up this one

Should this be added to the FAQ? I think it should.

Should this be added to the FAQ? I think it should.

I also think so

Airbrush Model : Aztec A470
Paint Brand : Tamiya Acylics / House of Kolor Paint / Spies Hecker
Mix Ratio : 2 parts paint 1 part thinners / HOK (already thinned to airbrush use )
Pressure: from 1,5 to 3 bar
Thinners : Tamiya Thinner / Nitro Thinners
Cleaner : NitroThinners

Hi

After looking several threads here, I saw there were no databases of paint for airbrush. Those of you that use Airbrush, you can help lot of modeller by giving us few detail about your paint.

Here the information that we would need to make a nice database.

Paint Brand: Tamiya (decanted TS and acrylic) Testor, Model Masters (Decanted lacquer, enamel and acrylic) Alcad2 and Krylon (decanted), Nason (PPG) 2-part clear.

Paint Type: Enamel, Lacquer, Acrylic, synthetic lacquer and 2-part automotive enamel.

Mix Ratio: Each bottle of paint requires a different mixture of thinner to paint. I generally start at 1:1 and adjust from there.

PSI used:(how many pressure you use ?) It depends on what I'm shooting. Generally 12-15 for gloss or semigloss coats. 15-20 for semigloss and 20-25 for Metallizers.

Thinner used: (Type and brand) Model Master (black can) for all enamels. Tamiya acrylic thinner for large semi-gloss surfaces and metallics. Windex, IPA and a little bit of liquid soap for flat coats or small pieces. The decanted Tamiya TS paints, while thinned already inside the can, get an additional shot of "general purpose paint thinner" to slow the drying time and help the paint flow-out. Alcad2 uses no thinner. Nason uses the "gp paint thinner" from above.


Cleaner used: (What you use to clean your airbrush with this type of paint) Simple Green breaks down all acrylic and enamel paints. Windex and IPA will clean strictly acrylic and straight acetone will clean EVERYTHING and it's very cheap too boot.


Bill

p.s. I use an Aztek A470 with a Badger silent air compressor including tank, moisture trap and regulator.