Airbrushing Quick Shade?

[CreganTur]

I got in a conversation with a guy at my LHS and he mentioned the idea of airbrushing on Army Painter Quick Shade. He said it could be done by dilluting it with just Tamiya airbrush thinner, but this seems dubious to me. I've been looking for articles or posts on this subject and haven't found anything. It sounds like an interesting idea if it's possible to do without ruining the properties of the Quick Shade due to dillution.

 

[airhead]

If you are doing it for a basecoat - maybe.
Tamaya airbrush thinner is mostly alcohol if I remember right. That would evaporate fast while shooting.

Only thing I can say is try it. At worst, you have to strip a mini.

 

[freakinacage]

i wouldn't try it myself. i reckon it would gum up your airbrush.
what's the point anyway? you aren't dipping it or using it as a wash so it's not going to be useful in any way i can think of

 

[Hasdrubal]

Same opinion here: what's the point of airbrushing Quickshade if it has to be thinned to the point it's losing its properties (very likely considering the stuff)?
I'd also be worried about wrecking my AB, or at least having to disassemble it completely to try to clean it thoroughly afterwards.

 

[Einion]

I got in a conversation with a guy at my LHS and he mentioned the idea of airbrushing on Army Painter Quick Shade.

Did he say what for?

If you have any Tamiya airbrush thinner by all means do a quick test on the palette to see how it dilutes the Quick Shade, just to test compatibility, but I can't imagine this would be to make things any faster...

Einion

 

[griffongames]

Quickshade specifically calls for a turpentine thinner. Tamiya thinner will not work but there's no reason you couldn't just thin it for airbrush using turps.

 

[midas-kensai]

Airbrushing Quickshade is not advisable, it will most likely ruin your airbrush. If you have one of those needle-less sprayguns, it may work, but generally, you won't spray it as it either clogs up your spraygun and you'll have to clean it with strong solvents, damaging the rubber seals in the process. I recommend adding some drops of dishwasher to make it enter the recesses better, thus puling it away from the surfaces .

 

[uglybug]

I'm with griffon on this. And to top it off turpentine is also volatile and if you have a venting fan that has exposed wiring like some homemade spray booths do, you can run a spark risk. Heck I can't stand the smell just when I open the can I can only image what it would be like in airesole form. Also I have used the quick shade light and when you brush on a thin layer you don't get much shading effect as compared to dipping it.

 

[finn17]

Just personally, I wouldn't let that stuff anywhere near an airbrush of mine.

 

[airhead]

I've sprayed worse.
My wife says the twitches are almost not noticeable anymore....


It is basically wood stain. Mineral spirits for a carrier.
Don't do it indoors.
Don't do it if your brush is not solvent proof - most are now.
Don't do it in a spray both that is not rated for solvents.
Don't do it without a respirator (organic vapors - not a dust mask). Eye protection mandatory and face shield optional.