Hi Nelson,
Any thing you put through your air brush should be the consistency of 2% milk
so
you may need to thin the product a little more. If Microscale says that there
finishes are water base then you don't want to thin with isopropyl alcohol.
Since the carrier is water the isopropyl alcohol will evaporate the water and
make the product start to get thick, use water to thin with and again get your
consistency to look like 2% milk. You also might want to make sure you are
using
at least a medium needle and head on your air brush, if you feel you are still
having problems spraying I would go to a large or heavy needle and head. Once
you get the product thinned enough you really shouldn't have to spray over 25
psi, this product should spray properly thinned at 15 to 25 psi, the thicker
the
product the more psi you will need.
John Lee, MMR
Hobby Consultant
Badger Air Brush Company
Visit us at www.badgerairbrush.com
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From: Nelson Moyer <ku0a@mchsi.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010 3:22:07 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Question on Airbrush Dilutions for Micro Scale Products
I'm finishing a couple of resin cars, and I have Micro Scale's Micro Gloss,
Micro Satin, and Micro Flat. Micro Scale does not offer any help on thinning
these products for air brush application. I called then, and they said it
was determined by trial and error (I suspect mostly error with advise like
that!). Micro Scale's FAQ says they all water based and should be thinned
with water or isopropyl alcohol. I tried Micro Gloss and isopropyl alcohol
at 50:50, and the airbrush threw globs on the model at 20 psi, but smoothed
out at 30 psi. I would appreciate some input from modelers who have used
these products.
Nelson
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