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My understanding is the the pigments used in these paints are very course and generally unsuitable for airbrushing. If anyone has had sucess, I believe it has more to do with luck than anything else. If you want something economical, try the Liquitex product line. They are thinned with water and su...

Yesterday I tried to spray Apple Barrel craft acrylic. From what I've read here those are supposed to be better than Delta. Well, it sucked. Spit out so bad, crappy coverage. I'm sticking with Tamiya. How did you thin them? Did you switch needles and nozzles? What kind of airbrush? Thanks for the o...

Wise and Sagely Scale Modelers, I have a few of the Delta Ceramcoat paints from Wal-Mart. I was wondering if anyone has tried to airbrush these cheap acrylic paints. I'm trying to avoid disassembling my Paasche VL, and degunking it, if things would go badly. For the record, I've got the needle and n...

I thin my Future with, I guess, about 10 percent Windex. It works for me like a charm, even at high pressure. Light misting coats are what I use; on the rare occasion I flub up and get a run, I use the corner of a paper towel and touch it to the drop. Capillary action soaks it right up, since it's t...