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Hi David, many thanksWhat ever you use to clean after you've used lacquer Bob ,cleaners, cleaners is cleaners after all if mr hobby thinners and mr hobby self leveling thinners thin tamiya acrylics a treat why wouldn’t what you clean up after lacquer work. Dave
Evening TimI use Mr Hobby SLT for both dilution and cleaning Bob. It needs a mask or good ventilation though.
Hi Allen, thanks for the info, appreciatedEvening Bob,
If you are cheap like me, IPA works great for thinning Tamiya paint and cleaning the AB too. Never had a prob with it and it doesn't cost the world to buy a big bottle. It does have a bit of a smell, dissipates quickly though and not too dangerous to the lungs. HTHs....
Prost
Allen
Many thanks for the infoAs allen says IPA is great and lots cheaper than proprietary cleaners . You can use it as a thinner too but it doesnt have the retarder in it like Tamiyas own thinners does , so its best to use their own stuff for thinning .
Hi Jim
Hi LaurieJust add i am using Vallejo Cleaner. However the best I have found as paint just disappears as you spray it on.
Harder & Steenbeck Color Pro. Airbrush CleanerBut there ain't much of it about at the moment. It is in a large container & very competitive.
I decamp part into a spray bottle.
Laurie
Hi Jim
Been using this for a while, works very well. Only thing i find a problem is getting the last of the spray out of the can. You know its in there but tried, shaking and more shaking even soaking can in hot water but usually end up throwing can out! Anybody else have this issue??
Hi Laurie
Many thanks for the sound advice, much appreciated!
Had no problems thinning and using Tamiya, forgot about the smell! Went on well and cleaned the airbrush in the same way after normal lacquers, no problems. Many thanks to you all for yet again helping with hard earned advice!!
Only one very big problem, the booth although its big it only just takes Darings hull, so KGV etc will not fit, aaarrrgghh
The ships arse end will stick out and as the garage is horribly dusty ( despite hoovering before every session ) i can see a few problems in the making.
So need to think again what do i do???
Good idea Tim, ta very muchMost dust falls from above Bob, so just rig up a top cover with a damp cloth and most of your dust problems should be defeated….
Hi Laurie, thats my major problem, garage door closed its too gloomy, but as you say it never stays part open in the right place and the drive leading to the garage is a bit of a wind tunnel!Plus also fine spray water mist about 15 minutes before spraying. Worked well when I used the garage.
One problem I had was the garage door which fitted in only various places allowing wind thro agitating dust.
Laurie
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