Guest promodmerc Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) I bought a bottle of HOK from my LHS but they were out of both the thinner & reducer. Can I use automotive lacquer to thin it? Edited October 11, 2008 by promodmerc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Yes, but use the best automotive Lacquer thinner you can afford. Cheap crappy Parks stuff is only good for cleaning the airbrush. I use only Duracryl acrylic lacquer thinner for thinning HOK paint. It is available at automotive paint stores and will stay in suspension for long periods of time. Cheap lacquer thinner separates too quickly. Good luck painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest promodmerc Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I have a quart of DuPont automotive lacquer thinner that I always use. I don't remember off the top of my head exactly what it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Smith Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 another good lacquer thinner that I use is the pactra r/c stuff..I've never run into crazing or other issues while using it...I use the cheap stuff to clean the brush out since I have ruined a few bodies with it... but yeah the pactra stuff is good, although I'm sure buying the real automotive stuff is cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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