What thinner for airbrushing Delta Creamcoat paint(from Michael's)?

Try alcohol if this paint is an acrylic base. Not the drinking kind;-)

Denatured and Isopropyl both work well for me.

Good luck, Franics Marion

I use those paints almost exlusively, with a Paasche H and a VL. I like 'em!

Here's what works for me: Thin them with ordinary tap water to a consistency a bit thinner than milk. I use a ratio of about four parts paint to six parts water. Then add a drop or two of an airbrush medium, available at any well-stocked craft or art supply store. The airbrush medium retards drying, which is a good thing when using these paints. Mix really, really well. I use a medium tip/needle setup (#3) and pressures generally under 10 psi. Light coats are key. Don't try to cover everything in one pass. Allow 15 to

30 minutes for each light coat to dry before hitting it again. Depending on the color of the substrate, it might take several light coats to do the job. So, who's in a hurry, anyhow? Once you are satisfied with the paint, and you allow it to dry for an hour or so, hit it with a light coat of Future to seal and protect it. Let that sit unmolested for a day, then you can fiddle with it without too much risk of messing up the paint. If you can stand it, give it three days to dry really well.

HTH

John

The stuff is a bit grainy, and doesn't do well for very fine shooting, but with care, thinned with water, and maybe a touch of windshield washer fluid, ought to shoot "okay" in a large to medium point. Tip build up will be a problem. Do NOT use the various acrylic thinners or alcohol, as the paint will polymerize right there in the paint cup, making a real mess. The stuff is really not well suited for airbrushing and I would not really recommend it, though I have done some art things with it, but it would be useless for model work. (iffy adhesion, too grainy for scale effect, difficult to shoot for fine effects)

I have the same brush and I have air brushed the paint. It is a pain to use but I have found that you use 50% paint and windshield washer. It doesn't matter what kind it will work. I have been using about 6 drops of an extender that plaid puts out into the cup and this helps out. You need to shot about 25 or 30 psi in order for it to work. I have used a 5 tip and a 3 tip with no problems. I would find a cheap model and practice to see what adjustments you nned to make. Good luck.

Thanks to All for the the advice. I have just been using Gunze and Tamiya for so long and wanted to introduce some different colors. I use Badger from time to time, but it is a bigger pain to clean up, so I tend to stay with the others.

Brad and Julie Vaughn