Alcohol thinners

[109ROAMING]

Hey guys!

Used alcohol thinners for the first time today thinning paint - worked bloody well

Where can I get more of this stuff? ( got given the little bit I've got left)

Also is there a downside to this stuff? sorta wondering why everyone doesn't use it?

Comments/opinions welcome

Cheers

 

[Lucke.stz]

I always use alcohol in paints, I don´t like the enamel paints because they smell gives me headache.

So I like to paint with Tamiya and Gunze paints thinned on alcohol. I use an alcohol that here in Brazil is called Alcool Isopropilico (2-propanol. CAS number 67-63-0), it is an Alcohol with 99% free of water, it is used to clean eletronics devices.

On modelling it is so useful to clean the airbrush and to thin paints.

Tamiya and Gunze I used 3 parts of alcohol with 1 of paint for general colors, works so fine. With colors like withe and yellow I use 2 parts of alcohol and 1 of paint.

Like it a lot

Best regards,

Lucas

 

[Wurger]

In Poland the alcohol is called Spirytus and it is available in all shops that sell alcohol, I mean vodka, vine, beer etc...

 

[109ROAMING]

thanks for the info guys - gonna have to get some more - works awesome

 

[vikingBerserker]

Is it a special paint that you use the thinner with or is regular model paint?

 

[109ROAMING]

I've only used it with tamiya acrylics VB and **** me does it work well

Dunno about enamels ,would think proberly not?

 

[verner]

Denatured Alcohol is the best. Almost pure. Dries fast though.

 

[Wurger]

That's true but I don't suggest using this one.Acrylic paints of a few firms don't like the thinner.As a result the paint pigments are destroyed.

 

[trackend]

What a waste of alcohol

 

[109ROAMING]

What a waste of alcohol

*Thinks of Homer Simpson filling his car with beer* "One for you one for me"

 

[Wurger]

I don't know what but I have already had my seven....