MIG Acrylic Paints

• Apr 5, 2020

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al49

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Hello everybody, I purchased some MIG paints and they look very good, but I have a question, do you know if they can be mixed with Tamiya paints? Many tanks in advance. Alberto

 

• Apr 5, 2020

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I have no direct experience but as paint mixtures are propitiatory to each manufacturer I would do my own testing to be sure. The same with thinners I make it a rule to thin my paints only with that manufacturer's brand name thinner

 

• Apr 5, 2020

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al49

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mikewint said:

I have no direct experience but as paint mixtures are propitiatory to each manufacturer I would do my own testing to be sure. The same with thinners I make it a rule to thin my paints only with that manufacturer's brand name thinner

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Hi, many thanks for your answer. In facts I just need to darken a bit a light grey color made by MIG and I only have a black color from Tamiya. Both seems to be alcool based, so it should work, but I will do some tests first.

 

• Apr 8, 2020

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Looking forward to the test results

 

• Apr 8, 2020

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fubar57 said:

Looking forward to the test results

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Well, so far the my tests are good. I mixed MIG Light Compass Grey (A.MIG-0203) with KColors Interior Black in the aprox range of 80/20 and it works. Both are water based acrylics and painted on my models. Probably will work with all water based paints.

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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al49 said:

Well, so far the my tests are good. I mixed MIG Light Compass Grey (A.MIG-0203) with KColors Interior Black in the aprox range of 80/20 and it works. Both are water based acrylics and painted on my models. Probably will work with all water based paints.

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Tamiya is alcohol based, so it's good you didn't try to mix the MIG with the Tamiya.

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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Should still work, although of course test first.
I don't use acrylics much, but I have thinned both water-based and alcohol based acrylics with water, and with IPA, and have successfully mixed different brands, for example, mixed Vallejo with Tamiya, and Tamiya with Revell.
I must add that these have only been for small amounts - for anything serious, I use real paint ........ enamels !!

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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Yep, I've mixed Vallejo with Tamiya

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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Terry, you've mixed paints with Beer?

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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Only when I mistook Iso Propyl Alcohol for India Pale Ale - and only once !!!!

 

• Apr 9, 2020

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Don't drink the IPA, drink the IPA