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Didn't find this covered anywhere else, so here goes... I'm helping a friend who has never touched an airbrush to paint a 6-foot TOS Enterprise saucer so that he can have it signed by Shatner next month. He can't find his preferred color in spray form and I've never thinned Tamiya paints for airbrus...

Thanks for the response, guys!! You know, there's a smartass in every crowd, and in this one it's Stu! :P After researching it, I think I'm going to give Gorilla Super glue a try. Thanks Kylwell! I usually have epoxy on hand, but it doesn't set fast enough for me. I like to glue things and move on, ...

Anyone else ever have this problem? I sit down to work tonight and my thick super glue has thinned to the consistency of water. It will not adhere to anything. I can't even glue my fingers together!! :evil: Zip kicker has no effect on it. Tried shaking it, no dice. Does this sound like a bad batch? ...

What are you detailing this with? Sheet styrene, model kit parts, what?

This looks awesome!

Two suggestions:

Contact Badger directly and explain your problem. They might be able to tell you if it is defective.

Contact Dave Monnig at Coast Airbrush. He is the airbrush guru and could probably elp.

Good luck!