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Another answer to your original post is that the Tamiya Acrylic Thinner is alcohol and dries much faster than water, so you avoid paint runs. You can also use the air brush to blow just air and dry the newly sprayed paint much faster.

I have on occasion used it on slot cars and found it fragile. I much prefer Humbrol enamel paints and enamel thinner for my car bodies, but still use Tamiya airbrush cleaner for both.

Thank you Mr Estnische.
Yes, I would have thought alcohol would evaporate quicker than water.
Do you remember (or are you old enough to remember) the old Riko slot car kits? I used to paint those old bodies with Humbrol enamel paints, along with converted Airfix car kits. Back then, I think I used some Testor paints on my Tamiya kits, I'm struggling to remember what paints I used on them, well, it was 47 to 48 years ago lol.

Thank you Roy, looks like I'm going to have to spend out some more on other paints lol.

But look what I found

Model Paint Conversion Charts - ModelShade
https://www.modelshade.com/

Son of a gun-ner wrote:Thank you Roy, looks like I'm going to have to spend out some more on other paints lol.

But look what I found

Model Paint Conversion Charts - ModelShade
https://www.modelshade.com/

A useful conversion chart, Mick.

I'm wondering whether to put that link in a sticky.
And maybe collect people's opinions on its accuracy

i used car screen wash in my acrylic paints to thin for airbrushing works ok for me dont know about you guys

forgebear wrote:i used car screen wash in my acrylic paints to thin for airbrushing works ok for me dont know about you guys

Now I'm imagining coloured bubbles flying out of your spray gun lol.

The Tamiya lacquer range is good for fine brush work.https://www.air-craft.net/blog/2019/09/ ... -horizons/

Automotive acrylic thinners as used in the car industry works fine for me with tamiya xf acrylic paint.

Thank you chaps for the extra advice, much appreciated