Can I mix Polly Scale and Tamiya acrylics?

DocTor · Post by **DocTor** » Sat May 20, 2006 8:45 am

I have a grey Polly Scale and I want to lighten it with some white. I have Tamiya white. Are they compatible?

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Sat May 20, 2006 1:49 pm

DocTor wrote:I have a grey Polly Scale and I want to lighten it with some white. I have Tamiya white. Are they compatible?

I've mixed them a few times. The mix won't "keep" well (most thinned acrylics won't) but if you use it promptly it'll be OK.

dekesdragon · Post by **dekesdragon** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:27 pm

Most manufacturers will tell you to only mix within family types.
Testors even had a warning about try to mix old family acrylics
with new family acrylics.

DocTor · Post by **DocTor** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:41 pm

Well, I did it. It worked well but coagulated a bit. I strained it and shot it without problems.

Ken

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:37 pm

DocTor wrote:Well, I did it. It worked well but coagulated a bit. I strained it and shot it without problems.

Ken

Experimentation usually trumps Theory. What did you thin the paints with? Before or after mixing? When in doubt, I use denatured alcohol to thin the paints, and mix them very well to avoid clumps.

DocTor · Post by **DocTor** » Tue May 30, 2006 9:54 pm

I had already thinned the polly scale with a touch of windex and denatured alcohol. I then added some Tamiya white to lighten it.

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