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Joe pulvirenti

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Hi people just a curious question when you're mixed color and you have left overs in you airbrush what do you do with the remainder of the paint if you store it what do you use to store it in with it going off for a long period of time.
 
Depending on what I am painting I only put a few drops of paint in my airbrush to start with and if there is any paint left in my airbrush I will spray it out now if I mix a colour for a project I mix it in a little bottle and never in the airbrush.
I use Etac paints and that paint can be mixed without going off as long as it is in a bottle that can be closed or in air tight pots
 
I have a habit it mixing small amounts so I don’t have hardly any mixes that I keep. It’s not particularly efficient and I really should start mixing more. But most of the paint will last a little while if it’s stored in an air tight container. The Createx TDS gives a pretty short pot life but a lot of the users keep it for longer.


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At the end of a project I throw mixed colors that don't contain white in a bottle.
And adjust it for the dark colors in my next work.
Do the same with the colors that have white in them.
But I divide it between light, medium and dark.
I throw away colors that I immediately mix in the airbrush.
 
I put any extra into little bottles I buy from the dollar store. I mix in the same bottles. I only keep any extra paint until the job is done and gone. If I think I will need the mix for a future job, I do a spray out and write the mix on it....
 
Is it just me or are different color, paints, harder to spray, than others ? I am a newbie Using, an Iwata neo. I mostly use wicked paint. But have some ar paint I’m using up. I just seems as some colors either clog or spatter. I am still experimenting with 4011 reducer and pressures. Loving this new adventure and hope to have many hours of enjoyment 😊. This forum is very helpful with many helpful people. Thanks everyone
 
Its not just You :) some colours are more of a challenge than others :thumbsup:
 
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Each color sprays differently.
You hardly need to dilute a yellow color.
While dark brown requires much more dilution.
I am very impatient when it comes to thinning with the 4011.
Throw it into the cub mix and spray.
Actually, you have to give it a few minutes to do its job.
Then it sprays even better.
 
Each color sprays differently.
You hardly need to dilute a yellow color.
While dark brown requires much more dilution.
I am very impatient when it comes to thinning with the 4011.
Throw it into the cub mix and spray.
Actually, you have to give it a few minutes to do its job.
Then it sprays even better.
Great to know !! I am guessing this is just a matter of trial and error . Just curious as to why different colors have different consistency? I would have thought them all to be the same .
 
It has to do with the pigment.
Or there is more pigment in certain colors
Or the pigment is coarser.
I think they use a synthetic pigment.
Otherwise, there is also a difference between mineral, synthetic and vegetable pigments.
 
Hello,

Pigments are essentially fine ground dust that will eventually be suspended in the medium. Think of it as microscopic ground cinnamon (always a food reference ;) ) . Different colors may have different resulting ground particle sizes. That can have an effect in the flow characteristics independent of thinning ratios.

Thanks,
Ismael
 
What's the application? I've been using enamels for over 40 years and except for a car body (where I prefer basecoat lacquer), it is my go to paint.
I thin enamels with lacquer thinner exclusively.

Thanks,
Ismael
 
For plastic models I prefer enamels. Always airbrush beautifully and we used to have the greatest selection in the world by companies like Model Master and Humbrol. Every possile color you could think of in flat, satin, gloss, metallics, etc. All FS color codes, you name it. Nowadays it is hard to find. Model Masters is no longer in business. Humbrol is still around but not as accessible (at least to me) as it was 15 year ago.
Enamel is primarily designed to seal metals to fight rust. I don't think that is a problem for plastic models lol

For airbrushing paintings I see acrylics are the preferred choice. No experience with that. The first and only painting I've ever done was for the paint pal (sorry for my victim) and one of the colors was an enamel.

Thanks,
Ismael
 
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