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Thomas Megahy

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Hi all, 

 

I have some Revell aqua color square pots and was wondering if this is something i can put through an airbrush 

 

I also have some of the tiny round plastic pots of paints that come in beginner kits, can i put that through an airbrush also. 

 

Separate question

How long do you leave your planes/ kits etc to dry after the first initial layers of paint.. ? 

Thanks 

Rob 

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Hi Tom, with suitable thinners you can get most paints through an airbrush, practise on scrap plastic or old model, l always leave each paint application to dry for at least 24 hours, wether that is enamel or acrylics, patience, patience, patience!

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Guys, please make more of an effort to put your threads in the correct forum to begin with, as there has been a rise of threads (including this one) just dumped any old where.  It's time consuming for us to mop up after you, and time we can't afford :shrug:

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23 hours ago, Farmerboy said:

Hi Tom, with suitable thinners you can get most paints through an airbrush, practise on scrap plastic or old model, l always leave each paint application to dry for at least 24 hours, wether that is enamel or acrylics, patience, patience, patience!

Thanks for your help... i'll give it a try

 

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You can use Aqua through the airbrush, but it won't be a glorious experience if you're a newbie in airbrushing. If you can: use their specific thinner and some retarder. And practice on some scrap plastic (not paper) because true water based paints are much trickier than your basic solvent based paint.

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