Mixing Mr. Color

[GundamFan1138]

Hey guys,

Another paint to thinner ratio question.

What mixing ratio should I use for airbrushing Mr. Color when I'm using Mr.
Thinner?

50/50?

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Rob - www.dunesea.com

[Giuliano Moschini]

50/50 is usually ok, though I tend to use more often 60/40, with slightly more thinner than paint.

Mr. Retarder Mild can help with the airbrushing mix, too.

-Giuliano

[GundamFan1138]

Thanks Giuliano :)

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Rob - www.dunesea.com
"Giuliano Moschini" <giul...@moschini.org> wrote in message
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[Giuliano Moschini]

Any time!

And if you need help picking colors, I can do that too. :-)

-Giuliano

GundamFan1138 <gundam...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Giuliano :)

[GundamFan1138]

Heheh.

Got most of them for now. How much longer until your big shipment comes in?

Oh. Here's a few more questions:

I use syringes for mixing paint (great tool, get them at Eckerds for like
$2.00 for marked plastic ones), and haven't used them for non-acrylics yet.
Since I usually use water to wash and clean them up I'm afraid that I won't
be able to properly clean them once I use them for Mr. Color. I know that I
can use Mr. Thinner to clean up the paint, but it's going to get expensive
if I have to use the thinner to clean a syringe everytime I mix paint and
thinner. Any suggestions?

Secondly. What's the cheapest way of cleaning my brush after using Mr.
Color in it? Once again, I can use the Mr. Thinner, but it'll get quite
expensive running two caps of Mr. T through it.

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Rob - www.dunesea.com
"Giuliano Moschini" <giul...@moschini.org> wrote in message

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[George Caswell]

On 26 Jan 2003, Giuliano Moschini wrote:

> Any time!
>
> And if you need help picking colors, I can do that too. :-)
>

Yeah. "Hey, Giuliano, sniff some bottles of lacquer color for me and tell
me which ones would look good on a 0080 Zaku." :)

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[George Caswell]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, GundamFan1138 wrote:

> Heheh.
>
> Got most of them for now. How much longer until your big shipment comes in?
>
> Oh. Here's a few more questions:
>
> I use syringes for mixing paint (great tool, get them at Eckerds for like
> $2.00 for marked plastic ones), and haven't used them for non-acrylics yet.
> Since I usually use water to wash and clean them up I'm afraid that I won't
> be able to properly clean them once I use them for Mr. Color. I know that I
> can use Mr. Thinner to clean up the paint, but it's going to get expensive
> if I have to use the thinner to clean a syringe everytime I mix paint and
> thinner. Any suggestions?
>
> Secondly. What's the cheapest way of cleaning my brush after using Mr.
> Color in it? Once again, I can use the Mr. Thinner, but it'll get quite
> expensive running two caps of Mr. T through it.
>

Hardware store lacquer thinner. You can buy quite a lot of it for not much
money, and it's good for cleaning pipettes and the airbrush itself. Don't use
it to thin colors for painting, though, hardware store lacquer thinner is very
"hot" and can dissolve styrene.

[Giuliano Moschini]

George Caswell <sieg...@attbi.com> wrote:
> On 26 Jan 2003, Giuliano Moschini wrote:
>
>> Any time!
>>
>> And if you need help picking colors, I can do that too. :-)
>>
> Yeah. "Hey, Giuliano, sniff some bottles of lacquer color for me and tell
> me which ones would look good on a 0080 Zaku." :)

Ah yes, the "olfactory" Pantone color matching method... ;-)

In reality, they all smell the same. ;-)

-Giuliano

[Giuliano Moschini]

GundamFan1138 <gundam...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Heheh.
>
> Got most of them for now. How much longer until your big shipment comes in?

Actually, it should be on time for the end of February.

The stuff's currently on a boat somewhere on Pacific Ocean, I believe.

> Oh. Here's a few more questions:
>
> I use syringes for mixing paint (great tool, get them at Eckerds for like
> $2.00 for marked plastic ones), and haven't used them for non-acrylics yet.

I've been using glass eyedroppers, also from a crafts store.

The glass eyedroppers aren't as accurate, but the glass is impervious to the solvents in the paint and thinner.

> Since I usually use water to wash and clean them up I'm afraid that I won't
> be able to properly clean them once I use them for Mr. Color. I know that I
> can use Mr. Thinner to clean up the paint, but it's going to get expensive
> if I have to use the thinner to clean a syringe everytime I mix paint and
> thinner. Any suggestions?

Go to an auto parts store (Auto Zone, etc) and look in their paint section for a quart or gallon can of automotive lacquer
thinner, cheap at a few bucks for a quart.

> Secondly. What's the cheapest way of cleaning my brush after using Mr.
> Color in it? Once again, I can use the Mr. Thinner, but it'll get quite
> expensive running two caps of Mr. T through it.

See above, Automotive Lacquer Thinner.

I use the stuff for airbrush cleaning, resin kit surface prep, thinning of putty, and even spraying of primer.

I prefer to use the normal Mr. Color thinner for spraying of the actual paint, as the automotive lacquer thinner is a bit too
"hot", and can affect the sheen (gloss/matte) in strange ways.

Also, I don't recommend using typical hardware store lacquer thinner, not even for cleaning - I've found the stuff leaves a white
residue of sorts, such as on airbrush cups or bottles.

-Giuliano

[GundamFan1138]

Thanks to both of you :)

I was using glass eyedroppers, but I abandoned the practice back at the
beginning of the month when I was having brush troubles.

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"Giuliano Moschini" <giul...@moschini.org> wrote in message

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[George Caswell]

Yeah, but you have to smell them to really -see- the colors. :)