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I would get the smallest available. They go farther than you think once mixed together. I had my set for over 5 years before they started to get a little hard to get out of the containers. They still mixed fine and worked well. As for color, anything that you like. Usually light grey works the best.

I have used WD-40 on a cotton swab works great and doesnt mess with the paint.

valspar micromist grey primer goes one very fine and doesnt cover up detail. So far for me its been as good as Tamiya.

I used it on a split seam on a rotocast Colonial one kit. Had to drill from the rear and let it slide down in there on the inside. worked like a charm. About 2 years now and it does not seem to be brittle and is holding fast.

Definitely switch to either Mr. Surfacer or Mr. Surfacer Dissolved Putty. If you can't find that (it can be difficult), I had great luck softening Squadron Green with denatured alcohol. You can then smear it around with your finger. And Squadron White, I think, can be softened with acetone. Pure ac...

With walnuts! And make sure it's real maple syrup, none of that log cabin or mrs butterworth stuff. But once you've used up your Squadron putty, get some Bondo spot glazing putty or 3M Acryl Blue. Any idea where to find 3M Acryl Blue? I found it at auto body supply stores amazon sold it, or here ht...

id like the know the diff between the sculpt, paste and clay. When I ask them at their booth at WF they cant give me a straight answer....

throw it away and get yourself some tamiya basic -grey NOT white
its awesome

IMHO the dupli-color filler primer is too thick for modeling use and fills in too many fine details, I prefre dupli-colors sandable primer which comes in 3 colors and goes on very fine

ambroid pro weld is indeed still in production.
its the same as tenax but with a wetting agent to help it flow better. It is as strong as Tamiya extra thin and as fast as tenax. and its CHEAPER!
I use the tamiya bottle filled with proweld because the bottle is sqare and does not tip over as easily.

all work well except on tamiya spray, i have found nothing works except laquer thinner which is too hot
if anyone else has an idea please let me know

The post right above yours has a link
I think that will answer your question.

someone did a test on the most common ones
hope this helps
http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html

what is "ISO alcohol " ?

thanks all, ill give those a try

Hello all, need a little help Im trying to thin delta ceramcoat to spray in my AB. ive tried alcohol(92%), water, Tamiya thinner, windshield washer fluid and the best ive found but unsuitiable for me was either Future or tamiya clear. any other ideas? im going to try windex and distilled water next....

yeah go for the Iwata

i have a 360 and love it. its not the greatest for acrylics but sprays enamels great!. very very easy to clean and its very comfortable. the little rubber finger pad that goes over the button/lever comes off way to easy. i leave it off. ive had paasche, and badger a 470 and like the 360 much better....

ive learned that it does go bad, ie it has a shelf life. use fresh.

thanks

Hi all,
im in the market for a good detailing airbrush
im seeking opinions between the sotar 20-20 or a iwata HP-C plus. i use a badger 360 for general work.
thanks

i missed it at wonderfest, how quiet is it?

Ive been using Delta for a few models now and its hit and miss with
the paasche H and the same for the badger 360. i did have much better luck thinning with windshield washer fluid.(i use this to thin tamiya paint with great sucess).

Im in the market for a new compressor and have looking at the Iwata Smart-jet. Any views on this vs that?
thanks

what are you mixing it with? or are you just asking for the make up?