josiff[501st] Posted April 30, 2022 Report Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Hey everyone. I'm trying to figure out the best paint thinner to use with Humbrol Enamels.... Are the Klean-strip brand VM&P Naphtha or Mineral Spirits both safe to put on raw ABS if mixed with an enamel paint? I don't really have a good scrap piece to work with, but was worried one of these would potentially eat up the ABS even if it had enamel paint mixed with it. Any help or advice would be appreciated! Edited April 30, 2022 by josiff Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted April 30, 2022 Report Posted April 30, 2022 Most solvents with burn plastic if left on straight from the bottle but mineral spirits is a little gentler. I have found a touch of general automotive thinner has worked for me. 1 Quote
josiff[501st] Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Posted May 1, 2022 16 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Most solvents with burn plastic if left on straight from the bottle but mineral spirits is a little gentler. I have found a touch of general automotive thinner has worked for me. Well that sounds scary. I guess I'll just use mineral spirits then. I wasn't sure how people painted on the blue, grey and black parts on stormtroopers and thin the paint appropriately if they use the humbrol enamels RS Props mentions in one of their old videos. Quote
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 1, 2022 Report Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, josiff said: Well that sounds scary. I guess I'll just use mineral spirits then. I wasn't sure how people painted on the blue, grey and black parts on stormtroopers and thin the paint appropriately if they use the humbrol enamels RS Props mentions in one of their old videos. You don’t need to thin them 1 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted May 1, 2022 Report Posted May 1, 2022 9 hours ago, josiff said: Well that sounds scary. I guess I'll just use mineral spirits then. I wasn't sure how people painted on the blue, grey and black parts on stormtroopers and thin the paint appropriately if they use the humbrol enamels RS Props mentions in one of their old videos. You may also want to check the colors as from memory I think RS use a darker blue 1 Quote
josiff[501st] Posted May 1, 2022 Author Report Posted May 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said: You may also want to check the colors as from memory I think RS use a darker blue Good to know. Looks like the old video I was looking at has the incorrect blue. Thank you! 1 Quote
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