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Airbrushing Mr. Surfacer?
shonen_red
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Monday, December 18, 2006 - 07:40 PM UTC
Approximately, what's a good thinner - surfacer ratio when airbrushing Mr. Surfacer? I found out that it'll be more cheaper to buy the one in the bottle than to grab the one in cans.
drumthumper
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 07:28 AM UTC
I've had really good results using Gunze's Mr. Leveling Thinner as a reducer for Mr. Surfacer. Typically, I use about 3 parts thinner to 1 part paint and airbrush at about 12 psi for excellent coverage.

Mike Kirchoff



Here's my scratchbuilt 1:35 T34 interior with two even coats of Mr. Surfacer 500
blackeast19
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 07:55 AM UTC
Hi,

I echo that! 3:1 is a good ratio, i tried 2:1 and it will choke my air brush.

Cheers!
shonen_red
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Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 09:20 AM UTC
Thanks for the tip guys! Now I'll have to try it (fingers crossed). Wish me luck!
kevinb120
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Posted: Friday, December 22, 2006 - 11:37 PM UTC

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I've had really good results using Gunze's Mr. Leveling Thinner as a reducer for Mr. Surfacer. Typically, I use about 3 parts thinner to 1 part paint and airbrush at about 12 psi for excellent coverage.

Mike Kirchoff



Here's my scratchbuilt 1:35 T34 interior with two even coats of Mr. Surfacer 500


Mike that is just flat out awesome! Any other photos/feature thread on it???
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