Yawar Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 which thinner is used to clean the air brush after using Alclad II? The paint bottle says use company's air brush cleaner..i was wondering if an enamel thinner like Hubmrol can be used. Also can we use a hand brush to paint small parts with Alclad II ? thanks in advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adecore Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 whatever paint i've shot with my airbrush i use the badger airbrush cleaner in the aerosol can, shoot some of that through the airbrush then disasemble it and clean all the parts individually with a little more of the aerosol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham T Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Cellulose thinner is what you need. Works a treat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miccara Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I use Cutex nail polish remover when I'm useing Alclad II. Seems to work great for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Cellulose thinner is what you need. Works a treat. Thats also lacquer thinner, depending on what part of the globe you're from. And you can paint small amounts of alclad with a brush, BUT, it dries very fast, so you dont have long to work, and you want get a nice smooth finish like with an air brush, but for small fiddly bits, it works. I actually use a q-tip and MM metalizers for some small fiddly bits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I've always used lacquer thinner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Lacquer thinner works great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yawar Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 thanks gentlemen...but a lacquer thinner is an enamel thinner..correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 they aren't really the same thing. while lacquer thinner can be used to thin enamels, generally "enamel thinner" is something along the lines of a white spirits or distilled spirits or something similar to that. its not the same thing as lacquer thinner. for best results, use lacquer thinner. its much stronger too and can clean just about anything you shoot through your airbrush. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SnowWalker Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 As for the question about brush-painting Alclad II, everything I've seen/heard/read says that it's not possible. Never tried it tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
is it windy yet? Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Thats also lacquer thinner, depending on what part of the globe you're from. And you can paint small amounts of alclad with a brush, BUT, it dries very fast, so you dont have long to work, and you want get a nice smooth finish like with an air brush, but for small fiddly bits, it works. I actually use a q-tip and MM metalizers for some small fiddly bits. Acetone, or automotive reducer works too, however as jrallman said above lacquer thinner, or nitrose thinner depending upon where you live is probally the best choice. As it is much cheaper than acetone. Just be aware that neither are user nor envirnomentally friendly. So be careful how you use, store and dispose of this stuff. Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
canadian_camo Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 just one thing with lacquer thinner you have to be careful with non-metal parts in the airbrush because it might eat it away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aerofile83 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I always use acetone to clean my airbrush, works great even wih alclad. casey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricardo Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Cutex or el-cheapo lacquer thinner. Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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