AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
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Thinning Life Color Paint.
TopSmith
Washington, United States
Joined: August 09, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 - 12:01 PM UTC
I got a set of Lifecolor paint with the main Panzer colors I have never used this brand before so what the heck. I noticed that the paint was very thin. I mixed it 80 paint 20 thinner and put 2 drops of retarder in it. It was very thin to spray but I liked the olive green. Is the paint from the sets supposed to be used straight with no thinning or is it a case of thin it and use 2 or 3 coats to get an opaque finish?
Vicious
Queensland, Australia
Joined: September 04, 2015
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Joined: September 04, 2015
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Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 - 12:54 PM UTC
It's not prethinned need some thinning and is better few thin coats