CaseyG83 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) When painting with acrylics (mostly tamiya) I take a q-tip and coat the inside of my airbrush and the needle with rain-x. It seems to help keep paint flowing more smoothly and keeps the paint from drying on the tip. I’m not sure this actually works, it very well could be all in my head but if the $3 I spent on rain-x helps to keep me from going insane I’d say it’s well worth it Casey Edited September 15, 2007 by CaseyG83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novadose71 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Try it on your windshield, you can tailgate big rigs at 80 mph in a driving rain with your wipers off,I've been doing it for yearsHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Can Am Garage Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I wouldn't tailgate ANYTHING at 80 but Rain X does work. Windshield wipers are basically optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyG83 Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 i do use it on my windshield, but you guys do see how it could help with the old airbrush..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novadose71 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 That was a dramatization of sorts but I always keep a bottle of Rain-X in each of our vehicles. I don't use many acrylic paints, whitewalls and lettering,amber and red lenses mostly, never sprayed it on a model. Sprayed a lot of latex in homes and industrial, might try it in these situations sometime. Have you had any fisheyes in your paint, acrylic or otherwise? That's what I would be afraid of. I could see it making cleanup easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyG83 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 That was a dramatization of sorts but I always keep a bottle of Rain-X in each of our vehicles. I don't use many acrylic paints, whitewalls and lettering,amber and red lenses mostly, never sprayed it on a model. Sprayed a lot of latex in homes and industrial, might try it in these situations sometime. Have you had any fisheyes in your paint, acrylic or otherwise? That's what I would be afraid of. I could see it making cleanup easier. Whatever you know you do it all the time I have had no problems with it. I picked it up from a guy on hyperscale who paints WWII german mottled camo that way. Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaleModelFan Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) Rain-X in the old airbrush ... I'll have to try that one out! Thanks for the tip. ScaleModelFan, Steve S. Edited October 11, 2007 by ScaleModelFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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