How Do I Thin Tamiya Acrylic Paint

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How Do I Thin Tamiya Acrylic Paint. For brush painting you actually want a thicker texture and probably should not dilute the paint at all. Its how I learned and 90 of the painting i do is done by brush with tamiya. Tamiya acrylics deliver the best results when well thinned. For a matt finish use X-20A for a beautiful airbrush application.

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I originally posted a video about this subject more than 16 months ago. The airbrush medium has a consistency similar to water and is easy to use. For the water I use distilled water and for the alcohol I use. For a matt finish use X-20A for a beautiful airbrush application.

Evaluate the Acrylic Paint Thickness.

You should open the acrylic paint you will be using and evaluate its thickness. Performance coatings unmatched in corrosion protection durability and chemical resistance. I thought it deserved better. Tamiya acrylics deliver the best results when well thinned. Tamiya paints can be thinned with alcohol and lacquer thinner as mentioned. Evaluate the Acrylic Paint Thickness.

If you use an alternative thinner such as denatured ethyl alcohol or lacquer thinner as noted above you can thin it to the extreme. Thin with tamiyas X20 i think thinner. You should open the acrylic paint you will be using and evaluate its thickness. Typically this is 30-50 Tamiya XXF paint and then either Acryllic Thinner or if using the slightly chalky XF paints try Tamiya Laquer Thinner. If you can see it is quite thick and does not easily flow in the bottle you know you will need to thin.