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Any recipes for mixing up transparent paints using Michael's
store acrylics paints?
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REally?
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Is DuPont 131S an auto primer?

I know huh?
Do know how much something means to you until you realize
there might never make more.
Like 8-track

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Was wondering about it being discontinued because my
local hobby store hasn't been able to get their hands on any in about 8 months.
Do you know what thins Mr. Surfacer? I have one last bottle that's almost out and getting too thick.

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Is Mr. Surfacer off the market?
Local hobby shop says they think so (can't get any restocked).

Been in need of the 500.

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Was wondering if swabbing some paint acylic off (that's laying over a coat of Future) with 91% alcohol will also strip off the Future?
Maybe rubbing alcohol instead?
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I shoot acrylics and enamels thru samebrush but clean in between with lacquer and/or purple degreaser soaks.
I had just used used Testors white thinned Testors brand thinner before flushing with hardware lacquer.
Does Testors thinner and lacquer react badly when they mix?

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Noticed testors enamel clumped in my Aztek when I tried to
flush with hardware store lacquer thinner.
Will the same thing happen if I use hardware store mineral spirits instead?
How about hardware store paint thinner.

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How long do you guys wait to clear coat after using oil paints to dry brush a kit?
I put the piece in a rubbermaid style tub with a lamp in there to speed things up. But wait about a week, was wondering if I could get away with a just waiting couple of days.

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I meant semi-gloss/less glossy in case Satin is the wrong term.

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Has anyone tried mixing Testors Dullcoat and Glosscote (decanted from cans) to get a satin/medium gloss coat?
Just curious.
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Anyone know what strips oil paints (specially Winsor and Newton water soluble oils) off of vinyl and resin kits? The oil is on a acrylic base coat which in turn is on an enamel primer coat.

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Thanks. I was wondering wether you could use masking techniques (using tape, liquids, blue tak, etc), that you wouldn't think twice using on acrylics/enamels, with oil paints. Have you tried masking oil paints on a oil paint base layer? Does the base layer come off when you remove the masking tape/l...

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Anyone have any experience using oil paints and masking (either with tape, blue tak, etc.)?

Does it work?

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Thanks! So .75 (ounce?) bottle to 1.5 ounces of mineral spirits or lacquer thinner for the glosses... Comes out to 2.25. That's about what I got when I decanted my first spray can recently...though there might still me a little in the can (haven't tried to see if it's completely empty yet, just fill...

I tried decanted Testors spray can paint for the first time (usually use acrylics) and was suprised at how well it worked. Just have to work on a vent system so that I don't fog the house up. Had some questions regarding sticking to decanting Testors spray cans vs. using the bottled stuff: 1. What's...

Hi After masking to lay another color of paint. How do you keep both colors the same "height" from the kit's surface? I have been going light to dark colors when possible ('cause it's easier to cover a lighter color with a dark one, ie. use less paint - thinner layer). I think I heard that...

Building Fantastic Plastics X(Men)-Jet.
So basically a (black) SR-71.

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Hi guys, Finescale calls the technique "dot filtering". Taking small different dots of oil paint on the basic color wiping the dots away lightly using a flat brush damped with solvent/thinner. Seen it done on tank kits so have fair idea of which colors to use on..well...green. Anyone used ...