I'm using vallejo acrylics, and the turpentine I use for oil paints seems to react with the acrylic base, stripping it away and making some unwanted chipping effects
What sot of thinner should I use to let the acrylic coat intact? I could try some others but someone here surely has found the solution!

Thanks

Hi i found out recently white spirit will strip vallejo,so i used a polyurathane varnish like house hold matt varnish,it works brilliant acts as a nice tough shell you can even use a enamel wash on top of enamel base and the polyurathane protects it!would be nice if ak used a less HOT spirit in there washes.

I'm using gloss varnish (vallejo) to protect, but if I miss a little part the punishment comes immédiatly...

Mineral Spirits. It's oil based. Has a distinct smell, oily. Sold as ordinary "paint thinner" in hardware stores. $3-5 1/2 gallon.
Use this to thin enamels & oil paints. Also used to create "washes" , both enamel & oil paint. Linseed oil [ obtain at any art supply store] is also added to oil paint mixture to help "break it up" better. Only need a small , amount.However , this leads to a shiny appearance. But...weathering will remove the shine.
Be advised, do not let sit on model too long , it will weaken the glue. It will also eat & destroy some plastics. So, if you use it, wipe it up right away.
I noticed "MIG" enamel washes are too dark, so I use mineral spirits to thin it out.
In my experience , LifeColor thinner is awesome thinning Vallejo acrylics for airbrushing. Lifecolor thinner + a tiny bit of water , use a fine tip. If brushing, use distilled bottle water to thin Vallejo.
If all else fails , use a protective barrier, future, lacquer dullcote etc...over your topcoat.

I use "Sansoder".........available @ "Hobby Lobby". It's mineral spirits, w/o the stink (lol) Jim J. -- "olfogey"

Odorless mineral spirits from your art supply store. If you have a college in your area the book stores usually sell art supplies on the cheap if you do not have a proper art store.

Turpentine is way too strong....use mineral spirits or it is also called white spirits, instead.

Also mineral spirits evaporate much faster than turpentine.

If using oils from the tube, to mix a wash, squeeze out
some paint unto a piece of absorbent cardboard and let
sit for a few minutes to remove the linseed oil. Use the
pigment only and the mineral spirit to create the wash.

Linseed oil retards drying the oil paint and if it sits on the plastic too long may attack and/or damage the plastic or
the acryilc base coat.

Cheers,
Joe

Thanks for the tip!!.........much appreciated.
Jim J. -- "olfogey"

Correction




Linseed oil is added to tube oil paint to actually harden it
as it dries.
So it may be reacting with the turepentine which slows down
the process and thus damaging the acrylic base coat and/or
the plastic.

Still remove it when you make a wash and use mineral or white
spirits to thin the washes.

Nomenclature: Mineral spirits (US)
White spirits(UK)

Cheers,
Joe

Thank you guys, I will use white spirit on my next model!