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how to thin vallejo ?
the_rider
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 03:08 AM UTC
Hi
I was wondering how you thin your vallejo paint. I use search but I haven't find what I'm looking for. So, I have some problem thinning my vallejo paint, I'm using an airbrush and when I thin it, around 50/50, it's not covering my surface at all. It's like spraying water on. Sometime it's working fine and sometimes not, why ? And also the paint dry in my airbrush when I'm painting ... It's because I paint at high pressure ? or my thinning it's not good ?

thx
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 03:14 AM UTC
Alex, I was under the impression Vallejo was pre-thinned? Are you using ordinary Vallejo which is intended for brush application? Or Vallejo Air, which is for spraying?

Vinnie
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 03:19 AM UTC
I think it's the brush one, i think because whn it's out of the bottle, it's like honey and it would never flow out of a AB ... lol
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 03:51 AM UTC
Try water, or windex.. And check out this link Vallego
It might have some answers for you
Hope it helps

Dave
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 06:05 AM UTC
Thx Dave for the link, but it's doesn't answer/resolve my problem ... But it's a useful link ! thx
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Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 07:17 AM UTC
Vallejo makes two thinners. One for Model color - which is the one you want, and one for Model Air. You can also thin with distilled water, but I have found the pigment tends to seperate when you do this.

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