Tamiya + Wet Pallette = Ick

[CreganTur]

I'm running into a strange phenomenon with y Tamiya paints. When I use them with my wet pallette, they develop a skin on top in a very short amount of time. I try to keep the paint stirred, but it still does this constantly. I've tried adding a bit of the Tamiya brand thinner into the mix, but the time I tried I added a bit too much... haven't tried again yet.

Anyone come across this issue and have tips on how to deal with it?

 

[Hendarion]

The thinner contains alcoholics and that probably means it dryes even faster. Pure water or a retarded may help you... a bit.

 

[Arma]

Tamiya paints aren't truly acrylic (from what I remember reading) and do actually thin much better with lacquer based thinners (I use Mr Color / Gunze thinners and some times Tamiya's own laquer thinner). I only use them through an airbrush though and would consider them pretty difficult to work with using brushes. Enamel range is good also.

 

[DXM]

Tamiya is probably the best paint for airbrushing, don't brush paint. Only small details
There is a way but you can not go over the wet paint with more paint, all you end up doing is pulling up what paint you just put down in the form of a skin. Tamiya is funny, it thins with isopropyl alcohol, windshield washer fluid, Tamiya's thinner and Tamiya/Gunzy lacquer thinner. But again wirks best in an airbrush.

 

[CreganTur]

I'm only using it for detail work- I'm using Gold Leaf as the extreme highlight in my gold recipe. Instead of using it on my wet pallette, I'll just put it on a dry pallete and mix in a bit of Tamiya thinner. That should keep it alive long enough for my needs.

 

[Ghudra]

Just to echo what was mentioned above, Tamiya is it's own animal and doesn't fall into the "standard" acrylic profile. It's more of an alcohol base &, If you were making a wet palette for Tamiya, you wouldn't want any lit cigarettes nearby.

Tamiya's outstanding for vehicles, but I'd leave it out of consideration for brush painting miniatures.

 

[BPI]

Hi Cregan, I've encountered exactly the same thing recently. I tried stirring in some Klear yesterday but the TCR just went slightly cloudy when dry. Why I didn't use the unopened X-20A Tamiya Acrylic Thinner sat on my desk? I didn't read the label & assumed I'd bought clear paint rather than thinner! Must try & remember that it's there

Cheers, B.

 

[The Inquisitor]

Just to echo what was mentioned above, Tamiya is it's own animal and doesn't fall into the "standard" acrylic profile. It's more of an alcohol base &, If you were making a wet palette for Tamiya, you wouldn't want any lit cigarettes nearby.

Tamiya's outstanding for vehicles, but I'd leave it out of consideration for brush painting miniatures.

Exactly. Tamiya's great for AB, terrible for brush painting. Not forumulated for it. Chemically different and will react with other paints.