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Hi what is a good percentage paint to thinner for an airbrush, tamiya paint& thinner. THANKS

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60\40 paint\thinner works for me just fine. or was it 40\60.........

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I use between 60%-70% thinner vs. 40%-30% paint when I spray Tamiya paint. For me the ratio depends on how dark the color. The paint/thinner mix should pour like milk. Here is a photo of a Tamiya Tiger II sprayed with Tamiya paints.

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It's really a matter of trial and error, nearly impossible to give you an accurate percentage because it depends on your airbrush, pressure and atmosphere. Humidity and room temperature has just as much to do with it as the other factors and I find myself adjusting over the course of a session. Even an older bottle will be different than a freshly cracked one.

A good starting guideline is milk like consistency as stated above and go from there.

One thing to add, I've used iso alcohol as a thinner for Tamiya acrylic (they aren't water based acrylics by the way, the use ethers) for about 10 years with no issues whatsoever. Both thinning and cleaning. Some use Windex too, but I only use that with Future. There's no need to pay through the nose for Tammy thinner when you can get a quart of isopropyl for a few bucks.

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You can also achieve different effects by how you mix it. The more thinner you use the faster the paint dries as it is sprayed so you can get different tones just by the mixture.

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THANKS for the help you can always count on this forum to help . THANKS again

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I'll be honest I've found Tamiya paint sprays fine with minimal to no dilution. Depends how good you want the coverage to be in one pass or your going for any effects.