I think I have made an important modeling discovery

[CAL]

Test results are pending.

[Eshaver]

Man, I don't think I have a clue as to what you're talking about Cal, please enlighten us FUDDY DUDDIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

[MADmodelDOCTOR]

Drumroll, please..........

[CAL]

okay, it might not have been that big but it worked to a degree. Maybe someone else has already tried this.

I have always had trubble with Testors acrylics, and I don't know long term results yet. However, inital results have been outstanding. I just wasn't sure if the paint and Future was going to react okay together.

1. Was there going to seperation?

2. Was there going to be some undesirable reaction?

3. Was it going to spray poorly with strings and spiderwebs?

4. Was it going to seperate after sprayed.

None of my fears came true, and there shouldn't be any gas out issue with acrylics.

In any event, I used Future to thin some Testors acrylic and had intersting results at about a 50/50 paint future mixture.

1. The color coverage improved.

2. The finish greatly improved - high gloss without effort and in one coat.

3. Drying time decreased.

4. The paint didn't react like straight Future and it's typical little issues - texture, running, etc.

5. It wasn't overly thin like straight Future.

6. And It wasn't so thin like using ISO to thin acrylics there wasn't good coverage.

7. More depth

So far the only draw back is...

1. It doesn't like to be wet sanded. Dry sanding is okay, but with the finish results I have been getting it should be that big of a problem and minor compared to the finish results.

Experiements continue, but it didn't spray out like Testors acrylic or Future by itself.

It was one of those weired nights. Saw the Space Shuttle fly over head at 20,000mph last night, a gang was busted up by the cops in our backyard, and though I'd give this a try.

Edited July 20, 2008 by CAL

[MrObsessive]

Sounds like an interesting experiment Chris......

Years ago when I used to use Tamiya acrylics exclusively, I remember mixing in their clear in their color acrylics to get a super gloss. The problem was it took forever to dry-----but that was before I knew about using a dehydrator.

That's when I also discovered that you needed to use their thinner to thin the clear, otherwise you got terrible fisheyes! I found out that denatured alcohol worked as well as their thinner, but that was around the time Tamiya acrylics were pulled off the market for some reason. (early '90's?)

When it returned it wasn't the same-------the denatured alcohol no longer worked, especially on the clearcoat, so I was back using their brand.

Ain't experimenting fun??

  CAL said:

It was one of those weird nights. Saw the Space Shuttle fly over head at 20,000mph last night, a gang was busted up by the cops in our backyard, and though I'd give this a try.

Where do you live that you've got gangs congregating in your backyard??

[CAL]

  MrObsessive said:

Sounds like an interesting experiment Chris......

Years ago when I used to use Tamiya acrylics exclusively, I remember mixing in their clear in their color acrylics to get a super gloss. The problem was it took forever to dry-----but that was before I knew about using a dehydrator.

That's when I also discovered that you needed to use their thinner to thin the clear, otherwise you got terrible fisheyes! I found out that denatured alcohol worked as well as their thinner, but that was around the time Tamiya acrylics were pulled off the market for some reason. (early '90's?)

When it returned it wasn't the same-------the denatured alcohol no longer worked, especially on the clearcoat, so I was back using their brand.

Ain't experimenting fun??

Where do you live that you've got gangs congregating in your backyard??

Tamiya paints were pulled because they didn't have the appropriate labeling for this country.

Yes, especailly when it works out well.

I live in a very quiet dead end circle, and every once in a while they drift up here from a few blocks away.

[Guest zebm1]

Ahhh Cal lives ina WAR Zone, bet his house looks like a concrete bunker, especially so since he models armored vehicles too.......got a 88 mm gun hidden in tha bushes Cal?

[CAL]

  zebm1 said:

Ahhh Cal lives ina WAR Zone, bet his house looks like a concrete bunker, especially so since he models armored vehicles too.......got a 88 mm gun hidden in tha bushes Cal?

why not come over and find out