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How to airbrush Tamiya lacquer and acrylic paints (plus thinning, mixing and cleaning)

Becker's Model Aircraft 68,726 4 years ago
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It's a minefield out there for modellers when it comes to painting - especially airbrushing! Its not as simple as filling your paint bottle with In this video, I will go over: - the basics of paint chemistry so you can understand the five different types - how to thin Tamiya and other lacquer paints - what mixing, cleaning and safety equipment you need - how to spray close and base cover using lacquers - how to mix Tamiya acrylics using lacquer thinner - how to quickly clean and change colors using lacquer/acrylic paints _________________________________________________________________ Be sure to use the chapters below to skip forward and back: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Paint Chemistry 101 04:20 What you need to get started 05:58 Why the right thinner matters 07:00 Mixing tools 07:53 Cleaning equipment 08:17 Safety equipment DONT SKIP 08:53 Mixing and thinning lacquers 11:54 Painting close and base painting lacquers 16:44 Mixing and painting Tamiya acrylics 22:12 How to clean and change colors quickly Here's Will Pattison's detailed video on paint chemistry: https://youtu.be/ROeJLHULvXM

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