My Academy 1/32 F16 has finally got some paint and is ready for decals. Sorry for the stupid question, but what do you folks use to thin Klear/ Future down for spraying? Would alcohol or water be best? The colour coat is a mix of Tamiya and Lifecolor acrylics. After getting this far with what has been an absolute pig of a kit, I'd hate to blow it now.
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You could use either. I wouldn't use windshield solvent because the tinting may affect the Future/ Klear clarity. I must say though, it's pretty runny as is, and I'm not sure if anyone actually thins the stuff, at least not that anyone has mentioned.
i use 90% alcohol.
Absolutely nothing. Future is already plenty thin enough for airbrushing. For cleanup, use an ammonia-based glass cleaner.
Sometimes I don't even bother with the airbrush -- I just apply it with a wide chisel-edged art brush. Future self-levels and dries without brush marks. All you have to watch for are drips, and even those are easy to fix by touching it with a bit of paper towel before it starts to dry.
I never thin it - it's thin enough. Just make sure that when you spray it on, you don't get any runs.
flak monkey a émis l'idée suivante :
Nothing to spray, the flow of Future is perfect, and acetone to clean the airbrush.
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Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll be spraying it neat later on this evening. After I've replaced the ignition module in my 1/1 scale Mazda MX3. Ho hum. Reason I asked was that I seem to remember a problem with Lifecolor acryls bleeding under a clear coat a long time back, but I couldn't remember what the clear coat was for the life of me, and this is the first time I've used Klear in this way.
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Do you have a paint dummy? I have a number of old kits that have built as airframes only. The rest of the parts have been consigned to the spares box. If I ever have any doubts about various paint combinations, I repaint one of the paint dummies to match, just to try things out.
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HTH Bruce
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No, I don't have one of those. I've just returned to modeling after a few years out, and don't have anything lying around I can throw paint over. There's an Academy F-16 just in front of me that I'm tempted to use as a paint dummy though...
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