Knikki Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I think I might know the answer to this, but it is Monday.......... I have some Tamiya paints, the acrylics ones plus I have some Tamiya thinner. I know that people have used IPA to thin the paints but would it be possible to use Lighter Fluid instead? Or is like many paints, Tamiya paints works best with Tamiya Thinner? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 No, definitely not. Lighter fluid is petroleum based, and won't be miscible with Tamiya paints. I'd avoid surgical spirit because the castor oil used to denature it will knacker the paint. IPA is the only thing that I've found that works (apart from real Tamiya thinners). You can buy it via fleabay, and in the UK some people will ship it so you can pick it up at an Argos store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Morpheus Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) I've been using UMP thinners 50/50 with the few Tamiya paints I've used so far, works great. I've mixed up 3 or 4 17ml dropper bottles and still got plenty of the bottle of thinners left. Edited March 30, 2015 by Raven Morpheus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I use tamiya x-20-a or Mr hobby levelling thinners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 As said above I find mr levelling thinner mixed 50/50 works very well with Tamiya paints. Tamiyas own A20 of course works well to. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Great thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 This stuff works a treat with Tamiya acrylic paint Not so well with Humbrol Clear Red which is why this piccie was taken,the relevant thread can be found here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234972322-thinning-humbrol-clear-red/ Nilglass is about £8 a gallon rather than £8 for half a pint for Tamiya thinners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenshirt Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Or is like many paints, Tamiya paints works best with Tamiya Thinner? This. I've mixed my own thinner from available spirits when there was a shortage in the US a few years ago...but it's the same price as Tamiya's which is available again so I use that. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I find mr color leveling thinners give a better finish than pure tamiya thinner. Although it smells pretty bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 50% paint, 25% isopropanol 25% water has always worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I have always used ethanol to thin Tamiya paints for airbrushing and I am very satified with it. It dries almost immediately after hitting the model making it quiet fool-proof because you can quickly over-spray it. Usually I add a bit of Future, too, to achieve a more satin finish. I always wondered if there is any disadvantage or anything that I miss when I am not using rather more expensive and harder-to-get alternatives like Tamiya's own thinner or Isopropanol. I am saying this without any irony. Some day I will try to get some Isopropanol (from the pharmacy?) and try it out, but so far the simple ~95% Ethanol which you can get ant any supermarket for 1 €/l or less worked fine for me (not for brush-painting, however). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) Add 40 ml water to 20 ml of Isopropanol. On top of that, add 1 ml of acrylic retarder and 1 ml of acrylic flow improver. And voila! You have tamiya acrylic thinner... Edited April 6, 2015 by airea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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