They use alcohol as a diluent and work with low pressure about 0.2 bar, you say that raising the pressure the problem could be solved? I'll try raising it and if this happens again I will use the Tamiya thinner thanks I'll let you know hello.

Hello Mauro alcohol use rose Monday buy the thinner yellow cap tamiya. Non understand what you mean by pressure AB sorry but I am a beginner hello and thank you

I have found Tamiya paint can leave a gritty surface what I do is put a single drop of Tamiya smoke in the airbrush paint cup mix it with the paint you are spraying it dont change the colour but gives a nice smooth finish to your paint surface.

I've used acetone to clean four different airbrushes. Some had rubber bushings and washers, while others have the teflon ones. No problems with it damaging either. I've even given them an acetone bath without it damaging the seals. I've even run MEK through a couple of them, without any damage.

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Hello Mauro alcohol use rose Monday buy the thinner yellow cap tamiya. Non understand what you mean by pressure AB sorry but I am a beginner hello and thank you

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You can use the yellow cap thinner, if your AB has the teflon seals. Otherwise you can use the thinner X20a (white cap)which is isopropyl alcohol with some retarder. In my opinion rough surfaces are due to the pink alcohol. I've read in other modeller's forums that many guys have had the same problem with it. You said that you work with a pressure of 0,2 bar. You should raise it to at least 0,5 bar in my opinion (However make some trials on a junk model to understand what could be the better one for your needs)

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I have found Tamiya paint can leave a gritty surface what I do is put a single drop of Tamiya smoke in the airbrush paint cup mix it with the paint you are spraying it dont change the colour but gives a nice smooth finish to your paint surface.

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Yes,me too, I've read on some modeller's magazine that adding to your paint a drop of clear varnish Tamiya XF22 , can give you very smooth surfaces. That's a tip which also Mr Adam Wilder has given.

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I've used acetone to clean four different airbrushes. Some had rubber bushings and washers, while others have the teflon ones. No problems with it damaging either. I've even given them an acetone bath without it damaging the seals. I've even run MEK through a couple of them, without any damage.

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Well, I don't know Matt. As far as I know, any thinner which can damage plastic, shouldn't be used to clean the airbrushes wich have rubber seals. The seals aren't melt by the thinner, they usually tend to swollen up, so you could have a problem not immediately but after several cleanings. Just my two cents anyway.

Sergio, (scusa se uso l'italiano è per capirsi al meglio) se usi il diluente col tappo giallo, accertati che l'aerografo abbia le guarnizioni in teflon, altrimenti il fatto di usare un diluente alla nitro (quello è il diluente tappo giallo tamiya) potrebbe rovinarti l'aerografo. Secondo me il ruvido viene dal fatto che hai usato l'alcool rosa, in alternativa al diluente col tappo giallo puoi usare il diluente col tappo bianco (X20A) che è alcol isopropilipo piu' un ritardante (il che migliora la finitura). Riguardo alla pressione, secondo me 0,2 è un po' bassa. Io al minimo lavoro a 0,5, al di sotto l'aerografo tende a sputacchiare piuttosto che a spruzzare. Alzala un po' e fai delle prove per vedere quale sia quella ottimale per i tuoi scopi.
Quello che ha detto John l'ho letto su alcune riviste ed è uno stratagemma che usa anche Adam Wilder. Aggiungi una goccia di trasparente lucido o di smoke Tamiya alla vernice che devi spruzzare e le superfici risulteranno piu' lisce e satinate, cioè già pronte per i lavaggi e per le decals. Io non ho mai provato, ma non è la prima volta che sento una cosa del genere

Fammi sapere se hai risolto, ciao buon lavoro

Today I did some tests with alcohol rose as the shop is closed. Pressure 0.5 bar and sprayed very close I must say that the situation is really improved. Tomorrow step to take the thinner white cap as the seal of my pen are teflon see the difference'll let you know grazie.Non still worry about the language I write in Italian with you but if we can make ourselves understood in English with a help of a translator awakening some language hello

Most rubbers are now resistant to corrosives, such as acetone.

Thanks a million for the tips Matthew

Unfortunately Windex isn't sold in Italy as well as the Future wax )

Sergio you might already know, anyway, if you're get used to adopting acrilyc paints, an incredibly effective (and cheap) airbrush cleaner is the home degreaser "Marsiglia Chanteclaire" (red top)



You can use it also as a paint remover. You have just to sink your painted parts in a basin full of it and wait overnight (or more). The acrilyc paint will be ripped away easily as well as the primer coat. The only drawback is that it tends to detach the parts glued with CA adhesives.

Some other cheap airbrush cleaners which you can easily find in any Italian supermarket, are Vetril and Glassex. But they are far less effective than the Chanteclaire