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PanzerKarl
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Posted: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 - 12:37 PM UTC
Will distilled water work as a retarder? as its a bit cheaper than Vallejo retarder?
Need to buy some for my model air paints.

cheers
Karl
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Posted: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 - 01:43 PM UTC
Hi Karl,

You can use distilled water to thin the paint but the water won't retard the drying time of the paint.

Still recommended to add a little retarder.

Cheers,
Joe
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Posted: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 - 02:17 PM UTC

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Hi Karl,

You can use distilled water to thin the paint but the water won't retard the drying time of the paint.

Still recommended to add a little retarder.

Cheers,
Joe


Thanks Joe
I shall order some retarder and distilled water for my thinner.
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