lgl007 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hello gents, Quick question... never used Vallejo Air paints before but want to give them a go in my airbrush... 1) Do you recommend thinning them or just spraying them straight. I understand it is not necessary but you can thin them? 2) If you do recommend thinning them, can I use Tamiya X-20A thinner to thin the Vallejo Air paint down? Looking for an experienced opinion. Thanks for your help gents! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 While I mostly stick to my tamiya or mr color range for airbrushing, I have for various reasons had to use Vallejo Air. I would suggest only using their proprietary thinner as it does need to be thinned out. I experimented with X-20A and Mr Color levelling thinner and my results were less than favourable... cleaning, swearing etc The strange part is that the range is actually better for brush painting! Hope that helps Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 hours ago, ExchefAndy said: While I mostly stick to my tamiya or mr color range for airbrushing, I have for various reasons had to use Vallejo Air. I would suggest only using their proprietary thinner as it does need to be thinned out. I experimented with X-20A and Mr Color levelling thinner and my results were less than favourable... cleaning, swearing etc The strange part is that the range is actually better for brush painting! Hope that helps Andy What he said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Ok ... thanks gents. Most helpful. Do you guys know what the Vallejo Air thinner is called? Or a reference number? Thanks. -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Greg, their thinner is called Airbrush Thinner by Vallejo and the ref number is 71.361. Thats for a 60ml or 2 fl.oz. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Thanks Andy, I thought it might be that, but I didn't pick it up at the shop as I thought it may be an Airbrush 'cleaner' sort of thing (rather than a paint thinner)... LOL... that's why I asked. -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconFan24 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 5:47 PM, lgl007 said: Hello gents, Quick question... never used Vallejo Air paints before but want to give them a go in my airbrush... 1) Do you recommend thinning them or just spraying them straight. I understand it is not necessary but you can thin them? 2) If you do recommend thinning them, can I use Tamiya X-20A thinner to thin the Vallejo Air paint down? Looking for an experienced opinion. Thanks for your help gents! -Greg Greg, I am a bit late to this conversation but I think I can help. In the last 5 years or so I have switched completely over to Vallejo Acrylics. Wasn't getting great result form them, got rid of them for a while. But as someone who lives with roommates and several pets, I need a paint that doesn't leave odors. Spent months but I came up with a mixture formula that changed airbrush Vallejo Acrylics. I highly recommend checking it out. Link to the mixture formula video below. As someone who use to work professionally as an airbrush artist for picture companies, I can honestly I now get results from Vallejo paints as I use to get from any enamel or lacquer paints. Hope this helps! Khumar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYyfKPouFCQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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