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François Turcotte - 01 Jul 2005 14:58 GMT
Which dilution is best to use with Testor's PLA Enamel (the little square
bottles) paints?  How much air pressure should I use with my airbrush ?

Thank you.

François Turcotte
Jonquière, Québec.
Railfan - 03 Jul 2005 12:13 GMT
It's been a long time since I tried to spray some of this paint.  My
first question is why bother?   There's hardly enough in one of the
teeny bottle to paint anything very much with an airbrush.

To sort of answer your question, thin the paint until it will come out
of our airbrush, by trial and error.  Keep in mind it will be pretty
thin runny and won't stick all that good on anything.  What are you
thinning it with?

My advice would be to use some real paint that is intended for
airbrushing, such as Floquil or one of the new acrylics that don't need
thinnning.

Good luck!

Bob Boudreau
Trainman - 03 Jul 2005 14:13 GMT
> It's been a long time since I tried to spray some of this paint.  My
> first question is why bother?   There's hardly enough in one of the
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> Bob Boudreau

OTOH, there are some colors in PLA that aren't available elsewhere.  It's
also a "Hi-Gloss" enamel finish that you can't get with model railroad
paints without using other additives.

I still use it a LOT for painting my HO automobiles.

Don

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