Got back from work earlier than anticipated,SWMBO was out and I thought "I know what I'l do,I'll spray the propeller of my Fw190".
I dug out some Xtracrylix RLM 70 stuck it in the paint cup and added a few drops of water from a mug I had handy for cleaning. I mixed the paint up,it looked about right so I gave a test squirt onto a a bit of paper. The airbrush spattered a coarse mess onto the paper and clogged up! I thought I'd add a bit more water from the mug and that's when I noticed that the water,and presumably the pastette I was using to drop it into the paint cup,were contaminated with lacquer thinners. Lacquer thinners seems to change Xtracrylix paint into a sticky plastic mess.
The moral of this tale is don't get laquer thinners in your Xtracrylix and always have a little test before you point the airbrush at your model.
I cleaned everything up and the prop is now a suitable "schwarzgrun" colour.
Cheers
Steve
I dug out some Xtracrylix RLM 70 stuck it in the paint cup and added a few drops of water from a mug I had handy for cleaning. I mixed the paint up,it looked about right so I gave a test squirt onto a a bit of paper. The airbrush spattered a coarse mess onto the paper and clogged up! I thought I'd add a bit more water from the mug and that's when I noticed that the water,and presumably the pastette I was using to drop it into the paint cup,were contaminated with lacquer thinners. Lacquer thinners seems to change Xtracrylix paint into a sticky plastic mess.
The moral of this tale is don't get laquer thinners in your Xtracrylix and always have a little test before you point the airbrush at your model.
I cleaned everything up and the prop is now a suitable "schwarzgrun" colour.
Cheers
Steve
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