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| Topic Started: Mar 9 2010, 06:20 PM (535 Views) | |
| aegisgundam725 | Mar 9 2010, 06:20 PM Post #1 |
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What is lacquer paint, exactly? Like, Mr. Color? Is it more toxic or flammable, or what? |
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| Pathis87 | Mar 9 2010, 06:24 PM Post #2 |
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Here you go: Lacquer(Floquil/Automotive paints/Gunze Mr. Color) I use Mr. Color extensively, but they are hard to find in the states and I import all of them. I love it due to its quickness of drying and curing, and its tough film. It can be sanded after it dries. Gunze offers two different types of thinner for it, namely Mr. Thinner and Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. The latter is basically Mr. Thinner with some retarder added in. The retarder slows drying and serves 2 purposes: (1) makes it easier to hand brush (so that the brush strokes will hopefully level off and disappear before the paint dries). (2) makes it easier to airbrush. You can thin Mr. Color with lacquer thinner or Mr. Thinner, but unless your paint is very thin, Mr. Color dries in mid-air before it hits the paint surface, causing either strings or grains. I get much better results with color leveling thinner. I recommend getting the color leveling thinner even if it's slightly more expensive. If you can't, get a bottle of mild retarder from Gunze, and add a few drops to your thinner/color mixture. Mr. Thinner is a synthetic lacquer so it won't eat styrene like lacquer thinner does. But Mr. Thinner is expensive and isn't available in a lot of places in the States. However, if you've mastered airbrushing well enough to not spray a big reservior of paint on the paint surface, you can really use lacquer thinner as a cheap alternative. The thin layer of lacquer is not strong enough to eat your styrene surface. Also, I use lacquer thinner with mild retarder to thin Mr. Surfacer as a primer. Mr. Color dissolves slightly in alcohol however, so I don't paint acrylics on top of it anymore - if I screw up the acrylics layer, I still can't use alcohol to wipe off the mistakes. Oil/Enamels is fine however. Finally, all the other paints are unusable if they're dried inside the bottle. Adding thinner to them don't do much because they're changed chemically already. But Mr. Color will "reactivate" if you do this, making them quite economical. Pros: * Very fast drying and curing (minutes) * Good for handbrushing with color leveling thinner * Forms a tough film once it dries * Excellent adhesion Cons: * Not easily available * A bit expensive * Very toxic source: http://codyscoop.com/ht-paint.html Edited by Pathis87, Mar 9 2010, 06:25 PM.
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| WenHan | Mar 9 2010, 06:24 PM Post #3 |
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It is toxic and flammable but it dries really quickly and is very durable.
Edited by WenHan, Mar 9 2010, 06:26 PM.
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| Avalanche_Ex | Mar 9 2010, 07:46 PM Post #4 |
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Lacquer is the best there is in paint, but in exchange the paint is flammable and you need a mask so you won't kill brain cells. |
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| aegisgundam725 | Mar 9 2010, 08:04 PM Post #5 |
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Oh, alright, so, is it better than acrylics? |
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| aegisgundam725 | Mar 9 2010, 08:06 PM Post #6 |
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But, when it is dry, you do not have to wear a mask, right? Also, is Mr. Color acrylic paint a good paint? |
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| CharMander | Mar 10 2010, 12:32 AM Post #7 |
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Wah! I don't think many manufacture people would recommendation to use lacqeuer paint if need to wear mask even after paint dry. Really need to ask that question? Tip for your next question ask in new thread "what is enamel?" Edited by CharMander, Mar 10 2010, 01:32 AM.
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| WenHan | Mar 10 2010, 07:21 AM Post #8 |
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Once again Mr. Color isn't freaking acrylic. and no you don't have to wear a mask when it is dried because is you do whats the point of it? It is like making super glue that never dries. And Mr. Color is a good lacquer paint |
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