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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Flo-Aid

X-FUZZ

Joined: December 30, 2009
KitMaker: 96 posts
Armorama: 64 posts

Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 04:42 PM UTC
Is there a product called Flo-Aid ? If so is it a thinner?

PRH001

Joined: June 16, 2014
KitMaker: 681 posts
Armorama: 603 posts

Posted: Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 06:01 AM UTC
There is a product put out by Liquitex called Flow Aid. It’s used to break surface tension in acrylic paints so they spray or flow better over they surface being painted. It is not a thinner, it’s used sparingly to overcome the paint’s tendency to bead on surfaces. Personally, I use 1 drop Flow Aid to about 20 drops of water as a thinning solution for true water based acrylics. If you try to thin your paint with it alone, you’ll screw up your paints ability to form a solid film.
Hope this helps,
Paul H
Hope this helps,
Paul H

X-FUZZ

Joined: December 30, 2009
KitMaker: 96 posts
Armorama: 64 posts

Posted: Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 07:15 AM UTC
Thanks for the info Paul.
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