Flying Badger Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Anyone know what the problem is? I mixed some Revell acrylic paint with the suggested thinners (revell Aqua color mix) and it turned to sludge... now I've accidentally mixed acrylics into recells enamel thinners before and had this happen but thats expected but the aqua color mix? I did add two drops of winsor and newton artists acrylic flow improver but I'm fairly sure it did the sludge thing before I got to this stage.... What am I doing wrong? Anyone else had this issue? I think I'll stick to mixing Revell acrylics with Tamiya acrylic paint thinner (X-20A) as that seems to work.... either that or just use water, but it would be nice to know what I'm doing wrong so I know to avoid similar issues in the future. TFB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don't know why that would happen but I have taken to thinning all my acrylics with 70% IPA bought from the chemist and much cheaper than branded thinners! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaN (MLT) Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hi. I use revell aqua colors, but never used Aqua color mix (cant find it here)... BUT i do have the Aqua color clean and i use it for both thinning and cleaning! Thins paint really well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Use aqua colour a lot for brush painting. Thin with water and a few drops of flow enhancer. works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaN (MLT) Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 be carefull with water. if you think it a lot it will bead up or crease up on plastic remember water and plastic dont get along. I also add a drop of retarder in the airbrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansen73 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I use ipa in it myself and it sprays lovely an smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaN (MLT) Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I use ipa in it myself and it sprays lovely an smooth ipa? Ive had a lot of comments where people say ipa turns it into sludge. i am confused now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying tiger Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 The same thing happened to me. I have used from IPA to windex and from tamiya thinners to model air thinners with them and never had a problem. When i saw that revell made a specific thinner the aqua color i bought two of the bottles. The first turned out OK(terrible smell though), but the second turned the paint to jelly. So it must be a bad patch. To tell you the truth, you can thin better and spray better with household products. Try tamiya or mr. hobby aqueous color thinner with them, they thin and work with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaN (MLT) Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 The same thing happened to me. I have used from IPA to windex and from tamiya thinners to model air thinners with them and never had a problem. When i saw that revell made a specific thinner the aqua color i bought two of the bottles. The first turned out OK(terrible smell though), but the second turned the paint to jelly. So it must be a bad patch. To tell you the truth, you can thin better and spray better with household products. Try tamiya or mr. hobby aqueous color thinner with them, they thin and work with everything. Also Ajax window cleaner is good. I cant understand how it turns it into jelly when its designed for thinning. And i use the aqua color clean (strong cleaner that even removes enamel!) and never had any probs. Klear is a good thinner too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali1955 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I have the same problem using the revell Aqua thinner, I now use tamiya x20A to thin it for spraying. I did a test putting some paint in a tray and added diferrent thinners to see what happened and the Revell stuff just turned it in to a sludge,. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Sorry to sort of drag this up from the depths, but I was looking at Revell aqua's today, and reading this makes me wonder if I shouldn't just stick to what I know and go with Tamiya acrylics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's funny because I had to use some Recell Aqua the other day because I was fresh out of this soecific colour in my usually brand. I mixed the paint in the paint cup of my spray gun using the Aqua thinners and that turned to gunk. It took me an hour to get all the mess out of my equipment. I won't be making that mistake again Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaN (MLT) Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 its amaizing The specially formulated thinner turns it into jelly and the cleaner thins it nicely I personally have never tried the thinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Use aqua colour a lot for brush painting. Thin with water and a few drops of flow enhancer. works a treat. seconded - I accidentally found that if you keep the brush moist with water (every 2 - 3 dips into the pot) it brushes like a dream. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian man Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Flow enhancer - what's that please? What should I look for and in which shop? The Revell paint could do with some thinning ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meindert Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Sorry for a bit late response but as of today I had the same "sludge" problems. I opened a new thinner bottle..... SLUDGE! TERRIBLE! I called my friend Sjaak who had the same problem and... after an hour we found out that... there are TWO DIFFERENT bottles.... SEE PHOTO BELOW....... CORRECT THINNER ON THE LEFT WITH BLUE TOP AND CORRECT THINNING... ON RIGHT WRONG SLUDGE RESULT with the thinner with black top at the right (end 2012 and 2013 production batch ? ). The right one does not thin... it sludges giving terrible results! DO NOT USE THIS RIGHT BOTTLE! , I had a spare bottle with the correct blue shell seen at left... and it thinned perfectly and airbrushed OK as well! My conclusion: there was a production error in I think in end 2012 - 2013 with these thinners with the black shell on top! (Sorry, I can't tell if current later Revell thinner batch is OK..... Also do not mix up with the Dark blue label enamel thinner) TIP: If you do not have the correct Aqua thinner another solution is: 70% water + 30% isopropol alcohol from the pharmacy and a drop of dish-water liquid to thin Revell Aqua acryllics paint! Best regards Meindert more info and models on my website: http://designer.home.xs4all.nl/models/workshop/workshop.htm Edited December 3, 2014 by meindert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuck Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I am no expert but after watching fake Britain and they amount that are flooding in, it does make me wonder after seeing those pics if this is not one, I thought Revell put blue caps on all there products also the one on the right doesn't seem to be a safety one,. Can i ask where it came from Ebay ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 That's a very good point, Stuck. Someone should contact Revell to see if the one on the right is indeed their product, or if it is counterfeit. If there are counterfeit Revell products on the market, the company needs to be told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meindert Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Sorry, I took the picture! It is no fake! I bought at actually at the Revell shop in Bunde Germany! Maybe it is not sold in the UK! Edited December 3, 2014 by meindert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserguy Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi Everyone, A word of warning to anyone who thinks IPA is a universal thinner for acrylics. Vallejo paint hates IPA with a vengeance as IPA turns it into coloured porridge. Yuck! Best Wishes, Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansen73 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I use ipa to thin tamiya ,revell aqua colour and gunze paints .i mix straight in the cup ,paint in first and about 60% thinner to paint at least ,very thin but it flashes off as it lands on the plastic almost .sometimes a drop of water too .no problems .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesliegl Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I've just checked the bottle of Aqua thnners with black top and it curdles the paint as well..ive sent a email to Revell Germany to see if they can replace the bottle with a good one.. Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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