Tamiya Clear Yellow Acrylic

[yh70]

i have had this 23mi bottle of Tamiya Clear Yellow Acrylic for many years. i use it for cab light, turn signals, & side marker lights on my builds. its got down to about a 1/4 of a bottle and thicken up. i know this question has been ask before and i should know the answer but at my age sometimes i forget to putt my teeth in when i go to the store..what can i thin it with beside buying thinner ?

[redscampi]

23 minutes ago, yh70 said:

i have had this 23mi bottle of Tamiya Clear Yellow Acrylic for many years. i use it for cab light, turn signals, & side marker lights on my builds. its got down to about a 1/4 of a bottle and thicken up. i know this question has been ask before and i should know the answer but at my age sometimes i forget to putt my teeth in when i go to the store..what can i thin it with beside buying thinner ?

I'd suggest water? There may be something better.

[stitchdup]

just get a new one, the clears dont last long thinned in my experience. i used tamiya thinners

[LL3 Model Worx]

57 minutes ago, yh70 said:

i have had this 23mi bottle of Tamiya Clear Yellow Acrylic for many years. i use it for cab light, turn signals, & side marker lights on my builds. its got down to about a 1/4 of a bottle and thicken up. i know this question has been ask before and i should know the answer but at my age sometimes i forget to putt my teeth in when i go to the store..what can i thin it with beside buying thinner ?

70% isopropyl alcohol... guranteed.

[yh70]

55 minutes ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

70% isopropyl alcohol... guranteed.

thats it.. i knew i had heard it before..

[yh70]

1 hour ago, stitchdup said:

just get a new one, the clears dont last long thinned in my experience. i used tamiya thinners

would you believe i have had that bottle and a bottle of clear Red since the mid 80's..believe it.. i have painted a many set of Big Rig lights out of that jar. kinda like throwing a kid away..lol..but i got the answer i was looking for, i just could not remember..70% isopropyl alcohol..and i did but a small jar here a month or so back just in case..

[Lucius Molchany]

70 percent Isopropyl Alcohol.

[peteski]

91% rubbing (Isopropyl) alcohol.

[espo]

Tamiya has a thinner, part # X-20A. Can be used to clean your paint brushes as well.