I know you're supposed to thin enamels to the "consistancy of milk" but what ratio would you guys say you usally use. Does 60% paint 40%thinner sound right?

P.S. I use Model Master Enamels.

Thanks,

Around there, but each paint is going to vary a little, especially with MM. Some of their paints are thicker than others and they also tend to clump up as they age, which means you either have to thin them a bit more or get a new bottle of paint.

Grasshopper is right...that's why the "consistency of milk" term is used. What I do is I add thinner in small amounts untill I get the consistency I want.

After a little practise you'll see how much you need to use. The key is to start slowly and gradually come to the mix you want. I say want because I like shooting a little thicker than thinner - there really are no wrongs and rights in this. If the paint shoots through the a/b it was a correct mixture. That is why practise is needed.

Enjoy!!

I use a ratio of about 70/30. As to thin my acrylic paint for airbrushing I use WINDEX BLUE

I use a ratio of about 70/30. As to thin my acrylic paint for airbrushing I use WINDEX BLUE

I've been using an airbrush for about a year now and I'll say that thinning the paint is the hardest part to figure out. Esp for Model Master, as the paints do vary. What I have found helpful is I got a folder and put in some blank notebook paper and I call it my "paint Log" when ever I do anything with paints I write down what I did. what color I was using. and how I thinned it and how much I thinned it. after I'm done I write down my results as to wheather the paint was to thin, to thick or just right... That way I start to build up a data base of my useage and can see what worked and what didn't..

Mainly I use the basic formula for thinning model master paints which is around 3 to 1 ratio for flats and about a 2 to 1 for gloss paint. but I vary it depending on how the paint is, because after you use them they can thicken up or thinn down..... so mainly learn the "consistancy of milk" because that really does work..

I usually pick the color on the eye from pictures or drawings I almost never use the colors that are given in the instructionsheet.

If I have picked my color I start thinning it with no rule or whatever also this happens on the eye. I take a small cup of paint and I start adding small amounts of thinner to it. till it has the milky consistence (in my eyes) that I want to spray with