Xtracrylix paint problems

[cocky05d]

Hi ,was spraying with said paint earlier (Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire and Mosquito interior ) Aircraft grey/green ,the paint would not flow and when it did it was too wet and thick .

A few years ago the paint man at the great yellow giant (Hannants) said i should add some washer fluid to it ,tried that ,made it worse .

Anyone have any idea how i can get consistent results like wot i get with Tamiya paint .

Thanks .

[Grey Beema]

I useually thin Xtracrylix with Tamiya acrylic thinners - never had a problem.  I usually keep a syringe loaded with the thinner to drop directly into the cup as I spray.  

 

You do keep to keep the nozzle clean though as I find it starts to clog quickly if you don't...

Edited April 14, 2017 by Grey Beema

[John Laidlaw]

Another alternative (which saved me from binning the whole lot) was thinning with Vallejo Airbrush Cleaner. Make sure it's the cleaner and not the thinner. Very effective, I've found.

[AngstROM]

Mr Color's 'Mr Levelling Thinner' works brilliantly with Xtracrylics. However, this paint does seem inclined to form wee blobs (sort of technical term!) which can get cloggy very easily. I tend to thin it as much as I dare, stir it for ages with an electric stirrer and paint in smallish batches. If you really need to paint with a big cupful on the airbrush, keep stirring it every so often whilst working and maybe dripping in a little more thinner as Grey Beema suggests.

 

Another fine thinning/blob-breaking medium I've discovered is...(wait for it!)...really hot water! Sprays smooth as anything.

 

For historical reasons, Xtracrylics is still my go-to for SEA colours so I tend to put up with its 'idiosyncracies'!

 

HTH.

[LotusArenco]

I use Winsor & Newton ‘Artisan water mixable oil thinner’ for thinning Xtracrylix. I experimented with it years ago, and have always had good results using it. Paint goes on nice and smooth, and I don’t suffer as much with ‘tip dry’ or clogging.

(Shameless pimping of a kit painted many years ago!)

 

I use Xtracrylix matt varnish on all my kits, but with this I use their own thinner which seems to preserve the matt finish better.

 

Mart

[cocky05d]

Hi ,thanks for all the replies ,lot of advice to ponder over .