Paint sanding

[Defiant911]

AB-182 Suction Feed Hi-Flow Airbrush with 0.5mm Nozzle and the Iwata a 0.35mm needle, quite a difference.

Out of curiosity do you know what the AB-182 Is? Is it a budget air brush. It seems every bit as good as the Iwata.

[BarryW]

This works with MRP paint and, I suspect other lacquers, perhaps some might want to experiment with other types of paint.

Do a mist spray of Mr Levelling Thinner over the finish, it reactivates the paint and it self levels to a perfect finish. Sometimes you might need to do it two or three times for the full effect and you should avoid flooding the model.

This can also be part of your airbrush cleaning routine.

Let us know if it works with other paint types.

[JR]

I’d be interested in an explanation of how the two needle sizes effect spraying and what they would be best used for from a model plane point of view which is my main focus.

Hi Carl, I'm no expert, but the .5 would give a large covering and the .35 for finer work. looking at their web site the AB-182 price wise would be considered to be a budget type. Its all a matter of how good the machining is and to what tolerances they machine too.
As I only use A-mig and Vallejo acrylic paints I can't comment on the Tamiya or Revell. The .5 needle would allow quite thick paint through, how well do you mix?
Distance from the tip to the part to be painted is important along with with air pressure, I would make a note of several test sprays and see which is best, did you spray in this hot spell , that could well have caused the paint to dry before it landed, hence the finish. Just a thought.

[Guest]

Hmm, what thinners would you suggest?

As a rule learnt by results, I only use thinners mixed with the same type and brand of paint. As an aside, I have found Aqua to be a great paint for brushwork, but I wouldn't put it near my airbrush. But temper that comment with the fact I'm a relative newbie with airbrushing.

[Guest]

Carl, have a read of this recent excellent post from Barry.

[Defiant911]

This works with MRP paint and, I suspect other lacquers, perhaps some might want to experiment with other types of paint.

Do a mist spray of Mr Levelling Thinner over the finish, it reactivates the paint and it self levels to a perfect finish. Sometimes you might need to do it two or three times for the full effect and you should avoid flooding the model.

This can also be part of your airbrush cleaning routine.

Let us know if it works with other paint types.

Hi Barry, so are you saying try using the levelling thinner on my current paint mishap to see if it improves the finish?

[Defiant911]

This works with MRP paint and, I suspect other lacquers, perhaps some might want to experiment with other types of paint.

Do a mist spray of Mr Levelling Thinner over the finish, it reactivates the paint and it self levels to a perfect finish. Sometimes you might need to do it two or three times for the full effect and you should avoid flooding the model.

This can also be part of your airbrush cleaning routine.

Let us know if it works with other paint types.

What is MRP paint?

[Guest]

Carl, as I have some Aqua paints, I could paint a large model part with it, let it dry and confirm that Mr. Color thinners will remove it easily with a cotton bud. Just let me know and I'd be happy to do it and report back to you.

[Defiant911]

Carl, as I have some Aqua paints, I could paint a large model part with it, let it dry and confirm that Mr. Color thinners will remove it easily with a cotton bud. Just let me know and I'd be happy to do it and report back to you.

Thanks for that, given the mess of my wing I have no choice to remove paint. I had thought about trying to sand of high spots of paint and then hand paint back in the camo wheee it has gone wrong but I think this will just end up looking wrong as it’s difficult to get the same end result hand painting compared to airbrushing. Either way I need to order the thinners or some fairy power spray or something to remove the paint. If in the mean time thou want to try it then I’d be interested to hear and see the results.
Ps- here was the slightly better side of the Heinkel which paint didn’t spill
Over, just had dusty
Looking finish.
Carl

[Guest]

OK Carl, I'll whack the paint on now, give it a couple of hours to dry then attack it with the thinners and let you know later this afternoon. If it works like it did on Humbrol and Ammo, it will leave the plastic looking like it was never painted.

[Defiant911]

OK Carl, I'll whack the paint on now, give it a couple of hours to dry then attack it with the thinners and let you know later this afternoon. If it works like it did on Humbrol and Ammo, it will leave the plastic looking like it was never painted.

Thanks Murfie

[BarryW]

Hi Barry, so are you saying try using the levelling thinner on my current paint mishap to see if it improves the finish?

If it is lacquer based acrylic, yes but if any other type of acrylic test it first off the kit.

[BarryW]

What is MRP paint?

MRP is a leading brand of lacquer acrylic paint that is airbrush ready, many, including me, consider it to be the best airbrush paint that you can get, They have a water based line as well that can be used with a brush. Indeed when handbrushing detail over a lacquer paint it is best to use a water based acylic as lacquers dont handbrush well and will reactivate the base paint.
Their website
https:tongue-out3:/mrpaint.sk/farby

A review

Note that some people still call them by their orginal name, MR Paint (MR are the initials of the company founder) but they changed their name to MRP as it was being confused with the Gunz Mr Color range.

[Defiant911]

MRP is a leading brand of lacquer acrylic paint that is airbrush ready, many, including me, consider it to be the best airbrush paint that you can get, They have a water based line as well that can be used with a brush. Indeed when handbrushing detail over a lacquer paint it is best to use a water based acylic as lacquers dont handbrush well and will reactivate the base paint.
Their website
https:tongue-out3:/mrpaint.sk/farby

A review

Note that some people still call them by their orginal name, MR Paint (MR are the initials of the company founder) but they changed their name to MRP as it was being confused with the Gunz Mr Color range.

Thanks for that Barry, I haven’t reallly been impressed trying to airbrush revell thus far. The results have been erratic at best. I ya e used Vallejo and these have been almost fine straight out the bottle. They seem much more watery than the revell. That said, I’ve still added my Tamiya x-20a thinner which I thought improved flow and blocking although it would appear I probably should not be using this with these paints?
I will try some of the MRP next as I really want to get nice air brush results and this far it’s been patchy from one model to the next.
carl

[Defiant911]

MRP is a leading brand of lacquer acrylic paint that is airbrush ready, many, including me, consider it to be the best airbrush paint that you can get, They have a water based line as well that can be used with a brush. Indeed when handbrushing detail over a lacquer paint it is best to use a water based acylic as lacquers dont handbrush well and will reactivate the base paint.
Their website
https:tongue-out3:/mrpaint.sk/farby

A review

Note that some people still call them by their orginal name, MR Paint (MR are the initials of the company founder) but they changed their name to MRP as it was being confused with the Gunz Mr Color range.

Your link to the MRP paints doesn’t work for me?