Kranman Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Okay, I'm doing some prepping for decals on my Tamiya Skyraider and have Testors' Glosscoated everything - the lacquer variety. I shot the anti-glare panel ahead of the windscreen Tamiya black and got very minor overspray on the wing. I tried to remove it with Tamiya thinner on a cotton ball and it took the Glosscoat off the wing. I thought Tamiya's line was acrylic so what's eating through a three-day-old lacquer clearcoat? Call me stumped... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Model Master Clear coats are not solvent resistant. I actually have learned to CAREFULLY wipe has I have taken it down to bare plastic or primer in two swipes. I refuse to use acrylics so I have just become more careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Okay, I'm doing some prepping for decals on my Tamiya Skyraider and have Testors' Glosscoated everything - the lacquer variety. I shot the anti-glare panel ahead of the windscreen Tamiya black and got very minor overspray on the wing. I tried to remove it with Tamiya thinner on a cotton ball and it took the Glosscoat off the wing. I thought Tamiya's line was acrylic so what's eating through a three-day-old lacquer clearcoat? Call me stumped... According to the Testors Model Master Modeler's Technical Guide, Isopropyl Alcohol will remove Glosscote. Seeing as Tamiya's acrylic thinner is pretty much 91% Isopropyl Alcohol.... Also, doesn't Tamiya make a Lacquer Thinner? Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesWalden Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Don't know about that, but I think their spray can paint is lacquer based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Delano Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Don't know about that, but I think their spray can paint is lacquer based. Ralph is correct - Tamiya makes a nice lacquer thinner, actually and it works great with their acrylics - but it comes out to be more expensive than Mr. Color Thinner in the end. Their spray cans are also lacquer based as well. As far as I can tell, Tamiya thinner and Isopropyl are nearly identical - whenever I do thin their acrylics with something other than lacquer thinner, I just use 91% isopropyl unless it's a gloss color. In that case, I do use Tamiya thinner as regular isopropyl seems to flatten out the gloss a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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