Chris, what's the advantage of using a retarder for air brushing, I can see the full benefits for brush painting.
Quote from: Des on February 14, 2013, 11:13:39 AMChris, what's the advantage of using a retarder for air brushing, I can see the full benefits for brush painting.On occasion years ago, I used to encounter a sandpaper like finish on some of my paint jobs and it was attributable to the acrylic paint drying in the air before it made it to the model surface. I would also get a buildup around the nozzle of the airbrush which would cause splattering. Once I started to employ a drop or two of retarder in my colour cup paint mixture, those issues disappeared entirely.Cheers,Chris
Bo, is the Liquitex product you use called "slow-dri blending medium"? Thanks. Michael, I didn't know Tamiya had an offereing. According to this person it works well... http://dc23-mecharts.blogspot.com/2010/01/tamiya-paint-retarder-acrylic.html. Having a little bit of trouble finding it at my normal internet shops. Here's the Tamiya promo - they say use it 1:10 - http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87114paint_retarder/index.htm