Hello u added pledge floor polish to the airbrush so my question is what do I use to clean the airbrush once I’m done with the pledge ??? Thank u an great video Sir
I 3D print bodies for my radio controlled vehicles and recently bought a cheap cordless airbrush to attempt to paint them. I love the fact that you're using floor gloss and car wax for the shine. Excellent tutorial!
When mixing paint, and you know how much paint and water you're going to use, I would put your water in the cup first,then the paint. It keeps the paint from sticking to the bottom of the cup, and will mix far easier
During my cheapskate model painting years I bought a lot of craft paints, and had nothing but trouble when airbrushing them. You've saved me a ton of trouble! Thank you!
500 ML of distilled water. 10 drops of dawn dish washing liquid. ( Breaks surface tension also keeps pigment from clumping ) 6 drops Vegetable glycerin 16oz on Amazon for $7 will last a lifetime. ( Improves flow also works as an aid in leveling as well as reducing tip dry) I use an Iwata Neo with a .35 needle and an Iwata Revolution CR with a .5 and I have a half dozen crap china knock offs. All top feed. They all spray beautifully with this mix. Needle size does come into play with thinning.
Provided its quality stainless steel to avoid rusting over time. Alternatively, a glass bead avoids the entire chemical reaction with the paint solvent and provides the same agitation.
Great video! This will help me a lot of my set ups with Apple Barrel Paints. I use 50/50 (paint/bottle water) or (50/50) (paint/alcohol). The results are great but my trouble was in my airbrush clogging in between coats , deep cleaning my airbrush and I always ended up wasting a lot of paint. But I thinks is because my paint wasn’t mixed properly! I will use your method for now on. Thanks for the video!!! 😁
It's the alcohol. Alcohol is solvent...use water.to thin water based paints and you will not have globs. The information here is gold except for using alcohol on these crafts paints to thin is not appropriate.
So i just started airbrushing a couple days ago and have been using Vallejo and Mission brand model paints. So far its been pretty good. Its amazing how well the paint lays down on my model cars perfectly. I was wondering though if i was doing something wrong because the colors were not shiny at all but i see in your video it shows how to shine it out so thank you for the helpful information. I did take a regular small jar of Tamiya dark blue and thinned it down to airbrush consistency and when i sprayed it on it did have a semi-gloss sheen to it when it dries. I guess thats where learning your paint by spraying it on a spoon first comes in. Im learning as i go and i appreciate the work you do to make informative videos to help people like me get better at airbrushing. I am subscribed to your channel so i look forward to future videos.
Thank you! I just started making tumblers and all the tutorials use spray paint. That alot of room and cost. But because as a family tradition of painting ceramics during Christmas time, I have tons of these paints. I haven't had much luck with a paint brush, but I also have an airbrush. I was definitely mixing too thin. I'm out to try again with your 1 to 1.5 mix! Thank you!
I have to admit, a few weeks back I stopped at a local Hobbytown USA but I just could not bring myself to bear and pay nearly a whopping seven dollars for a tiny puny little bottle of model paint. These craft paints are pennies on the dollar and now that I know how to mix them. I’m certainly going to give them a shot! Thank you very much for posting this video. 🙂
Great man, big thanks. These cups sells tcp global, the same one that sells those rubbish master Airbrushes, as well as pipets. Once I used and pay for a bottle like 5 bucks of some craft paint and was airbrushing with that on paper and was spidering all over the place, nevermind it was a pretty decent Paasche Airbrush. I tried vax pastels, grinded down to very fine powder, and the used acetone as reducer.
They sell "Bubbly" a soapy bubble solution at the Dollar-store. 100 fluid/oz. for a few bucks. It's the stuff you blow through a wand. I would think there's a small % of glycerin in it as well. I haven't tried it yrt but I have some for next time I paint.
I like alcohol or windex ; they won't bead. I haven't had trouble with water if primer is used. Tap water works fine. Water should be used with metallics like silver and gold; alcohol clumps.
@@2666loco Alcohol reacts badly with any type of gloss as well as metallic craft paint. Personally I use a mix of Dawn dish soap, distilled water and a few drops of vegetable glycerin.
Thanks for the info,I find that spaying plastic adhesion primer or clear spray can, home depot and such,enables the acrylics to stick and not peel or chip later👍
on 1 of these many videos I watch, I saw a paint mixer. I spent $20 on a badger (sure they make cheaper ones) paint mixer. Basically a disk on a stick that fits inside a model paint bottle with a little 3v motor. It could be DIY pretty simple.. That thing is awesome. It will easily hit the bottom of a bottle the acrylic paint was. It was $20 made with about $2 in parts and a name plate. But it and a little thinner will bring back long dead model paint I wouldn't have used. I was looking at shakers, but this little mixer would do just about any size. Im sure you could do a pint if you kept at it pretty easy.
after experimenting, I have found it mixes cleaner, easier, if I add the liquid first, then the pigment does not stick to the bottom. I also put on primer first. Addendum: I also use a Badger electric paint stirrer that gets all the stuff off the bottom and then filter that before airbrushing or storing.....
In test I’ve done there’s no difference in between water and windshield cleaner. Both paint jobs looked and felt the exact same. Windshield cleaner is 70% 80% water depending which one you get and 20-30% methanol so if you break that down there’s only a couple drops of methanol in each mix.
Thanks for sharing this with the masses. The end result looks pretty nice. Some things that I noted. The volume of water is 7.5ml to bring the total to 12.5ml. A suggestion would be to put the total volumes on your secondary glass jar for shaking; 5ml and 12.5ml so you can skip the intermediate measure cup and can be certain to have 100% of your paint pigment in the mixture. The other item I noted is that it looks like you're using a siphon feed, not a gravity feed, paint cup. Is this correct? I have a question; what about using primer paint in place of sanding? Will this allow the craft paint to adhere properly to the surface?
I actually use a pocket digital scale for Weighing out my paint in grams but for the sake of the video I used a measurement cup because a lot of people have or can have easy access to one but not to many people have digital scales. And yes I am using a siphon feed But just recently bought a gravity feed but I like both. Even when I use primer I still like to scuff up the surface to give the primer a better bite into the plastic. But if you use a primer you don’t need to sand because the craft paint will bite into the primer.
I use craft paint for minis and larger models. The stuff works great when it comes to using a brush for application. What I have found is that is works fine in an airbrush up to a certain point. When you want to start getting into small fine detail then the paint just wont flow well. I am messing around with using different mediums to thin it out with. Little luck so far. I wonder if the pigment or something else in the paint is basically not fine enough to pass through. I usually end up using an airbrush specific paint. One thing is for sure. Its hard to beat the variety of colors offered by cheapo craft paints.
Thanks, this clears up a lot of confusion. I wasn’t about to pay $10 for 18ml bottle of pain, just because they are “pre-mixed” with water. I also bought hobby paint in tubes because it is about 100x cheaper, but I had no clue how to try and get it ready to airbrush since it is so thick-I guess the answer is to just add more water! I also have a tube of “medium”, would that be helpful to use with the airbrush mix?
You probably will have to add a little more Water with them as they are thicker than the bottles of paint but it still will work. I bought 20ml dropper bottles on Amazon also bought some 3/16 stainless steel balls to add for mixing up the paint and just mixed the paint in the bottles then labeled them paint” what kind of medium is it? Mix the paint 1 part paint to 2 parts water
Water-based airbrush colors aren't pre-mixed with water, but with Isopropyl alcohol, which is much more expensive than water and gives the colors their superior adhesive properties. You can thin cheap acrylics with tap water and airbrush them if you're not too serious about your modeling, but if you want serious results with an airbrush you have to go with specific products for airbrushing.
I can get the same results with a cheap acrylic than a more expensive modeling acrylic paint. When I first started using cheap acrylics I couldn’t get them to look all that well but after some practice you can
even better idea is use the plastic bottle with nut inside , get plastic travel bottles from the dollar store, and mix your own and different colors,its unlimited, and the ratio for full 2 oz bottle is about 3/4oz paint in 2 oz, and the rest with water
Thanks for tip. I thought about getting the smaller 20ml dropper bottles like Ammo of mig and Vallejo use and just mix it them with a stainless ball but I have over 200 2oz bottles of craft paint and I would have no where to store over 400 of them lol
I have a question, if you thin with water you reduce the concisty but also reduce the addesive. Wright? Isn,t it better to use a acylic thinner for the durability? Sorry for my bad school english.
Very nice tutorial I very much appreciate is there a y way you can do.a. ideo on how to clean your airbrush while using craft paint I've heard windex also heard window washing fluid thank you very muc😃😃
Im blown away on the floor gloss, i just got into painting miniatures and waa going to use nail polish(clear coat), but I like the floor gloss idea better. Is there a way to "drybrush" or brush coat a gloss finish without having it "pool-up/ bubble"?
Pledge, FKA Future floor shine, has been a hobby hack for decades. Pledge/Future floor polish can also be used to make 'Magic Wash'. Use with or instead of water when thinning acrylic paints to make a wash, and it helps serve as an acrylic binder, flow improver etc. For a nice cheap price point. Some of the pledge used in thinning down the acrylic paints for airbrushing may help with the beading issue as well, though not sure.
@@Lazy-Monkey I never heard of using floor polish to make a wash. I'll have to give it a try. I suppose it makes a sort of glossier wash than the usual water+paint wash.
No you don’t have to thin floor polish it’s airbrush ready straight from the bottle. Thanks for the support I really appreciate it and I’m glad I could help you.
for a beginner would it be safe to say go with all water base flat paint then finish with a top coat of gloss, semi gloss or flat for plastic surfaces? I've had some experience with spray cans but this is my first venture into airbrush..
Yeah you can go with a flat water base acrylic and clear coat it. Water base acrylics are really easy to clean out of the airbrush so there good for someone just starting But if your painting automotive models it’s really hard to beat the gloss of enamel if that’s the looks your trying to achieve.
@Hughes SignCo no problem My neighbor taught me how to paint with lacquer I use wicked air mostly I have had trouble with lifting when I mask anything .my idea for using hardener
My dad is doing plane model that needs two tones, top is orange and bottom is black. He is trying to figure out how to paint the black and not spray black onto the orange. He tried painters tape and it removed orange after spraying black. He is using acrylic paints that have been thinned out. Any tricks in painting other area without spraying all over first paint colour? Thanks
How long should a guy let the craft paint dry for before handling? I tried doing the salt method for rusting one of my model kits and the craft paint literally fell right off the model, going to strip it and start over
As long as you use water base acrylic paints there non toxic, Vallejo, ammo of mig revell Aqua, craft paints are non toxic as well and that’s just a couple. But still wear a organic Respirator because breathing anything in your lungs that’s not air can cause problems. Also recommend using a airbrush booth for catching the over spray. but if you want to use enamel or lacquers i recommend spraying them outside while wearing a Respirator unless you have a place with a lots of ventilation
a mask rated for enamel-solvents. A hundred dollars and some spray booths an exhaust fan and a hose you can stick in the 'window frame' and it blows out the window.
Decals should be applied on a smooth surface and craft paint is a matte finish. So you would have to add a clear over the paint then add decals then clear again to lock them in. You can also use testors clear over craft paints but make sure the paint has flashed out. About a week before applying the testors.
You would have to apply a clear over it or it would chip. But you can apply testors clear or rustolium clear over it and it’ll be durable. Test clear on a painted spoon before applying clear to whole model.
Great video, informative. I have 2 questions: 1) can I use a printer like Tamiya Fine or Mr. Surfacer 1500? & 2) use a lacquer type surface finisher. Thanks
1: Yes you can use them primers. 2 yes you can use lacquer over acrylics just make sure the acrylic is fully cured about 2 days or 1 hour in a dehydrator at 105 degrees but the acrylic has to be fully cured or it will wrinkle. Acrylic paints dry from the outside in so the surface may feel dry in 30 minutes but there not
Thank you for this video. How resistant to touch is acrylic paint? I've never used them. Wondering if with a couple clear coats the part would be able to withstand being manipulated on a not so often basis? Thanks in advance for your reply!
It actually stands up pretty good to being touched but any type of scratch or scuff will nic the paint but as soon as you clear coat it you can touch it and even scratch it to a certain point just like enamels and lacquers
@@CustomScaleModels great to know, thanks a lot for the reply! I'm looking for an absolute flat clear coat to try out with acrylics. Do you have any recommendations?
You don’t have to thin the pledge floor gloss before airbrushing it. And you can buff it with a used dryer sheet or you can use a wax to make it shine more. You can not sand the pledge floor gloss.
Thank you. I have a hot rod red that matches a slightly aged freight car pretty well that I want to do. Don't want to blow through my tamiya paints to figure out the ratio.
Why distilled water instead of tap water? And any suggestions or changes to the process if you are painting on wood? (I'm a scroller and want to air brush my scroll saw projects)
I'm confused, I see so many videos on RUclips about using windshield wiper fluid mixed with acrylics and it works a lot better than water. Mainly because it evaporate quicker.
Depending on what brand of windshield washer fluid it is they vary from methanol percentage. Some is 20% methanol and some is 33% so depending on what brand and the freeze rating but say its 33% methanol there’s 67% of the gallon is water minus a little for the dye so when you break that down to 2 tea spoons you may be getting like a drop or 2 of methanol in the mix so it’s basically the same as water. I have seen no difference in windshield washer fluid and water side by side I get the same exact finish.
i know this is a year old...but i have a question.. my grandson is a gamer, and is wanting a couple of the faceplates from his xbox controller painted with some designs.. i used my cricut to design and make the stencils..and get to painting.. i know these controllers will take a beating over the time he KK them.. what tough clear coat can i use to cover this paint that will not ruin it? just something that can stand up to a 12 year old gamer? i know perfection is out of the question and i do not expect that..but i think you will get what i am asking.. thanks much!!⁸
Your best bet would be to use a spray polyacrylic sealer. Usually game controllers are painted with enamels and not acrylics but enamel or lacquer clear over acrylic is risky and could ruin it. So I would stay with with something not so harsh like a varnish or polyacrylic
Hey man, I have a question. If I were to airbrush a plastic toy without glossing and waxing it, since I don't like the shiny result, would the paint be too fragile? It's a plastic head that's supposed to be squishy so I'd like the paint to be flexible, I've tried hand brushing it but it just won't stay.
This acrylic paint is not flexible or stick well to squishy stuff. You need a paint made by plaid. It’s called plaid FX paint it’s flexible and made for cosplay items and it’s made to adhere to stuff like that. You can also get that paint in matte or semi gloss so it won’t be so shiny. Airbrushing doesn’t make a paint adhere better just makes it smoother.
I added 5ml of paint and 7.5ml of water. I’ didn’t catch where I said 12.5ml of water. Sorry about that!
Right at 2:24. But you do say, "Add TO 12.5 ml", not just add 12.5 ml
I think a lot of people missed that part or skipped over it.
As confusing and misleading as that may be, a 1.5 to 1 ratio makes more sense than a 2.5 to 1 ratio. That would drip like water!
That’s exactly what I was going to comment but you caught yourself lol
Hello u added pledge floor polish to the airbrush so my question is what do I use to clean the airbrush once I’m done with the pledge ??? Thank u an great video Sir
I 3D print bodies for my radio controlled vehicles and recently bought a cheap cordless airbrush to attempt to paint them. I love the fact that you're using floor gloss and car wax for the shine. Excellent tutorial!
When mixing paint, and you know how much paint and water you're going to use, I would put your water in the cup first,then the paint. It keeps the paint from sticking to the bottom of the cup, and will mix far easier
use hot water, trust me
Only if you are properly using distilled hot water!
I’ve always poured water first because I like to see the paint drip in😂😂
I use mineral sparkling water.
I used to spray vehicles when I was younger, and I would NEVER recomend mixing the paint in the spray pot! Mix it BEFORE you begin to use it!
out of all of the painting videos this one is probably a new favorite thank you for the details
Thank you! 👍🏼
Thank you for this straightforward, no BS, useful video!
During my cheapskate model painting years I bought a lot of craft paints, and had nothing but trouble when airbrushing them. You've saved me a ton of trouble! Thank you!
👍🏼
500 ML of distilled water. 10 drops of dawn dish washing liquid. ( Breaks surface tension also keeps pigment from clumping ) 6 drops Vegetable glycerin 16oz on Amazon for $7 will last a lifetime. ( Improves flow also works as an aid in leveling as well as reducing tip dry)
I use an Iwata Neo with a .35 needle and an Iwata Revolution CR with a .5 and I have a half dozen crap china knock offs. All top feed. They all spray beautifully with this mix. Needle size does come into play with thinning.
a small ball bearing or steel nut in your mixing bottle will help a ton with the hand mixing of colors.
Provided its quality stainless steel to avoid rusting over time. Alternatively, a glass bead avoids the entire chemical reaction with the paint solvent and provides the same agitation.
I use my kids brass BBs
I use fishing weights
hot water is your best bet
@@VidJunkie63 will a glass bead work in a glass tamiya bottle?
This video is brilliant! I’m on my way out the door to pick up a sacrificial bottle of acrylic paint so that I can mix my own! ❤️
bro that is a clean paint job if i ever seen one. very helpful, thank you
Thank you 👍🏼
Great video. This sure saved me a bunch of money. I’ll definitely be using this method. 👍🏼
I’m glad I could help! 👍 it has also saved me a bunch of money that I can put towards more model kits
I wish I would of thought of using Pledge floor gloss like this! but now I know!
Nicely illustrated. I've even sprayed oil paint from tubes like artist oils as long as you thin it to consistency of milk you can use anything.
I've been using regular water to thin the acrylic paint. Will change my process after this! Very good video!
Great video! This will help me a lot of my set ups with Apple Barrel Paints. I use 50/50 (paint/bottle water) or (50/50) (paint/alcohol). The results are great but my trouble was in my airbrush clogging in between coats , deep cleaning my airbrush and I always ended up wasting a lot of paint. But I thinks is because my paint wasn’t mixed properly! I will use your method for now on. Thanks for the video!!! 😁
Thanks for watching! I’m glad I could help out
It's the alcohol. Alcohol is solvent...use water.to thin water based paints and you will not have globs. The information here is gold except for using alcohol on these crafts paints to thin is not appropriate.
@@heidiskinner6961 THANK YOU! I kept having this issue and it was driving me crazy!
So i just started airbrushing a couple days ago and have been using Vallejo and Mission brand model paints. So far its been pretty good. Its amazing how well the paint lays down on my model cars perfectly. I was wondering though if i was doing something wrong because the colors were not shiny at all but i see in your video it shows how to shine it out so thank you for the helpful information. I did take a regular small jar of Tamiya dark blue and thinned it down to airbrush consistency and when i sprayed it on it did have a semi-gloss sheen to it when it dries. I guess thats where learning your paint by spraying it on a spoon first comes in. Im learning as i go and i appreciate the work you do to make informative videos to help people like me get better at airbrushing. I am subscribed to your channel so i look forward to future videos.
great tips man, smart to do test on the plastic spoons.
Thanks. It’s always better to test before you screw up a model kit.
Thank you! I just started making tumblers and all the tutorials use spray paint. That alot of room and cost. But because as a family tradition of painting ceramics during Christmas time, I have tons of these paints. I haven't had much luck with a paint brush, but I also have an airbrush. I was definitely mixing too thin. I'm out to try again with your 1 to 1.5 mix! Thank you!
Somehow I get my measuring cups for free, thx for gr8 video, cheers Graham.
I have to admit, a few weeks back I stopped at a local Hobbytown USA but I just could not bring myself to bear and pay nearly a whopping seven dollars for a tiny puny little bottle of model paint. These craft paints are pennies on the dollar and now that I know how to mix them. I’m certainly going to give them a shot! Thank you very much for posting this video. 🙂
Copperhead bb's .177 (5 or so) work great for mixing all paints, marbles work too for larger paint quantities.
Can you put the bbs in glass jars like tamiya?
@@platonicbuu7454 yes as long as you swirl not shake, ceramic or glass beads are even better
Thank you for sharing these awesome tips. This expands color possibilities. Does the Pledge ever loose it's shiny effect? Thank you
Thank you, Very good demo with all the information very clear!
The trick with the floor gloss is nice. I'll have to find something like that in Germany.
Great man, big thanks. These cups sells tcp global, the same one that sells those rubbish master Airbrushes, as well as pipets.
Once I used and pay for a bottle like 5 bucks of some craft paint and was airbrushing with that on paper and was spidering all over the place, nevermind it was a pretty decent Paasche Airbrush.
I tried vax pastels, grinded down to very fine powder, and the used acetone as reducer.
This guy's the budget master of airbrush.
This hobby is expensive so I try to save everywhere I can lol
Awesome tutorial. I'll give it a try with a few of those cheap paints
👍👍 it works Great. Just remember light coats
Awesome man! That opens up a world of Possibilities!
Bravo...........................! Try thinning the paint with your floor polish. It turns the paint into an Water based polyurethane.
I sometimes do, do that! But I don’t always use floor polish for the clear coat. I sometimes use canned clear
Adding a couple of drops of liquid soap would stop the paint from beading.
Try surgical achohol, much better
They sell "Bubbly" a soapy bubble solution at the Dollar-store. 100 fluid/oz. for a few bucks. It's the stuff you blow through a wand. I would think there's a small % of glycerin in it as well. I haven't tried it yrt but I have some for next time I paint.
I like alcohol or windex ; they won't bead. I haven't had trouble with water if primer is used. Tap water works fine. Water should be used with metallics like silver and gold; alcohol clumps.
@@2666loco Alcohol reacts badly with any type of gloss as well as metallic craft paint. Personally I use a mix of Dawn dish soap, distilled water and a few drops of vegetable glycerin.
Thanks for the info,I find that spaying plastic adhesion primer or clear spray can, home depot and such,enables the acrylics to stick and not peel or chip later👍
The great thing is the assortment if colors. I painted a semi truck kit in two tones of red.
Yes. The craft paint colors seem to be limitless. I have over 300 bottles and still find colors I don’t have. The possibility’s are endless.
on 1 of these many videos I watch, I saw a paint mixer. I spent $20 on a badger (sure they make cheaper ones) paint mixer. Basically a disk on a stick that fits inside a model paint bottle with a little 3v motor. It could be DIY pretty simple.. That thing is awesome. It will easily hit the bottom of a bottle the acrylic paint was. It was $20 made with about $2 in parts and a name plate. But it and a little thinner will bring back long dead model paint I wouldn't have used. I was looking at shakers, but this little mixer would do just about any size. Im sure you could do a pint if you kept at it pretty easy.
They have one for a buck or two at idea. I'm on the hunt. I live rural lol
How do you clean your airbrush after using the pledge? Just soapy water ? I only have one, dont want to ruin it.
Thank you, nice and informative video
I have sprayed 2k clear coat over acrylic craft paints and it worked like a charm. Did not react and the gloss is unbeatable.
I use the ultra material for gunpla and it's amazing
Thanks so much this is literally what I wanted to know, down to the paint type.
I’m glad I could help! 👍
Thanks - btw, if you put the water in your cup FIRST, then the paint, it'll mix much better since the pure paint won't be stuck to the bottom.
after experimenting, I have found it mixes cleaner, easier, if I add the liquid first, then the pigment does not stick to the bottom. I also put on primer first. Addendum: I also use a Badger electric paint stirrer that gets all the stuff off the bottom and then filter that before airbrushing or storing.....
Thanks for the tip I’ll try it out!
@Dwight at Northern Star do you use windshield cleaner as I've seen others use?
In test I’ve done there’s no difference in between water and windshield cleaner. Both paint jobs looked and felt the exact same. Windshield cleaner is 70% 80% water depending which one you get and 20-30% methanol so if you break that down there’s only a couple drops of methanol in each mix.
@@CustomScaleModels Good to know
@@sn00dmasterK Yes
Great lesson!
Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I put a little more water in my mixture because the paint wasn't coming out fast enough.
Yeah. Every airbrush is different some require more thinner than others
Thanks for sharing this with the masses. The end result looks pretty nice. Some things that I noted. The volume of water is 7.5ml to bring the total to 12.5ml. A suggestion would be to put the total volumes on your secondary glass jar for shaking; 5ml and 12.5ml so you can skip the intermediate measure cup and can be certain to have 100% of your paint pigment in the mixture. The other item I noted is that it looks like you're using a siphon feed, not a gravity feed, paint cup. Is this correct? I have a question; what about using primer paint in place of sanding? Will this allow the craft paint to adhere properly to the surface?
I actually use a pocket digital scale for
Weighing out my paint in grams but for the sake of the video I used a measurement cup because a lot of people have or can have easy access to one but not to many people have digital scales. And yes I am using a siphon feed But just recently bought a gravity feed but I like both. Even when I use primer I still like to scuff up the surface to give the primer a better bite into the plastic. But if you use a primer you don’t need to sand because the craft paint will bite into the primer.
Floor gloss?? Amazing I didn't know it even exists! I'll definetely try that!
It works awesome. But it can not be wet sanded
@@CustomScaleModels what ratio do you mix the floor gloss?
You don’t mix it. Just use it straight out of the bottle.
I use craft paint for minis and larger models. The stuff works great when it comes to using a brush for application. What I have found is that is works fine in an airbrush up to a certain point. When you want to start getting into small fine detail then the paint just wont flow well. I am messing around with using different mediums to thin it out with. Little luck so far. I wonder if the pigment or something else in the paint is basically not fine enough to pass through. I usually end up using an airbrush specific paint. One thing is for sure. Its hard to beat the variety of colors offered by cheapo craft paints.
I break it down with 91%iso and get amazing results and the dry time is almost instant
thanks , I was looking for video for the first try
I paint landscapes with apple barrel paint. I use the same ratio. I have not had any problems and I use a .2 needle and nozzle
Good tips my friend. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! Glad I could help. This hobby is all about helping each other out with tips.
Great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip! Can you describe your backdrop/paintbooth?
Thanks, this clears up a lot of confusion. I wasn’t about to pay $10 for 18ml bottle of pain, just because they are “pre-mixed” with water. I also bought hobby paint in tubes because it is about 100x cheaper, but I had no clue how to try and get it ready to airbrush since it is so thick-I guess the answer is to just add more water! I also have a tube of “medium”, would that be helpful to use with the airbrush mix?
You probably will have to add a little more
Water with them as they are thicker than the bottles of paint but it still will work. I bought 20ml dropper bottles on Amazon also bought some 3/16 stainless steel balls to add for mixing up the paint and just mixed the paint in the bottles then labeled them paint” what kind of medium is it? Mix the paint 1 part paint to 2 parts water
Water-based airbrush colors aren't pre-mixed with water, but with Isopropyl alcohol, which is much more expensive than water and gives the colors their superior adhesive properties.
You can thin cheap acrylics with tap water and airbrush them if you're not too serious about your modeling, but if you want serious results with an airbrush you have to go with specific products for airbrushing.
I can get the same results with a cheap acrylic than a more expensive modeling acrylic paint. When I first started using cheap acrylics I couldn’t get them to look all that well but after some practice you can
That was awesome, thank you for making this
your welcome! thanks for watching!
After you sand make sure to wipe off the dust . Good video 👍🏻
Let me tell ya man, you’re a life saver! Thanks a ton for the information 🤙🏻
Can you use the same thing to make a flesh tone on a t-shirt like that
As you show, the key to using any paint not specific to plastic models is to first dull the finish with a fine sandpaper for adhesion.
Or just buy primer, really. It isn’t that expensive
even better idea is use the plastic bottle with nut inside , get plastic travel bottles from the dollar store, and mix your own and different colors,its unlimited, and the ratio for full 2 oz bottle is about 3/4oz paint in 2 oz, and the rest with water
Thanks for tip. I thought about getting the smaller 20ml dropper bottles like
Ammo of mig and Vallejo use and just mix it them with a stainless ball but I have over 200 2oz bottles of craft paint and I would have no where to store over 400 of them lol
That is so cool, I think I'll try it thanks.
No problem! Hopefully I could help help you.
Hi would to paint a body with craft paint and use Pledge then decal?
Thank you in advance
5ml paint and 7.5ml of water, the level mark was 12.5 but not the added water. 1 :1.5 = 5:7.5 was correct.
To prevent misleading people watching.
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Would you advise to mark a container that has a tight lid to mix that paint?
Yeah you could do that. Anything you can shake and it not leak will be good.
That twilight blue is a perfect color Megaman and Gundam
I have a question, if you thin with water you reduce the concisty but also reduce the addesive. Wright? Isn,t it better to use a acylic thinner for the durability? Sorry for my bad school english.
Yes that is true. It’s always better to use a acrylic thinner because it has a binder in it. But I’ve never had a adhesive problem just using water
Very nice tutorial I very much appreciate is there a y way you can do.a. ideo on how to clean your airbrush while using
craft paint I've heard windex also heard window washing fluid thank you very muc😃😃
Thanks 👍 and I just use dish soap and water in a dispensing bottle to clean my airbrushes and it works fine. And a rag to clean the cup out.
Awesome, very helpful video. Thank you. Just subscribed 😎👊
Thank you! I really appreciate the support!
any tips on getting the paint to stick where if you slightly scrape it accidentally it wont scratch off or chip off?
Enamel or lacquer clear coat. But you have to let the acrylic dry for least 7 days
I build plastic model cars and would it be best to primer first? I'm also a beginner.
It does adhere better with primer
@@CustomScaleModels Very good. Thanks..
Im blown away on the floor gloss, i just got into painting miniatures and waa going to use nail polish(clear coat), but I like the floor gloss idea better.
Is there a way to "drybrush" or brush coat a gloss finish without having it "pool-up/ bubble"?
You can use a sponge brush but don’t completely flood the brush and you should be able to brush it on with good results.
Pledge, FKA Future floor shine, has been a hobby hack for decades.
Pledge/Future floor polish can also be used to make 'Magic Wash'. Use with or instead of water when thinning acrylic paints to make a wash, and it helps serve as an acrylic binder, flow improver etc. For a nice cheap price point.
Some of the pledge used in thinning down the acrylic paints for airbrushing may help with the beading issue as well, though not sure.
@@Lazy-Monkey I never heard of using floor polish to make a wash. I'll have to give it a try. I suppose it makes a sort of glossier wash than the usual water+paint wash.
@@ScotWithOnet Look on here for How to make magic wash, by Dr. Faust's painting clinic. Gives a pretty good run down.
Do you thin the floor polish? If so with what? Your channel is very informative! Got air brush for Christmas been watching all your videos, thank you!
No you don’t have to thin floor polish it’s airbrush ready straight from the bottle. Thanks for the support I really appreciate it and I’m glad I could help you.
I use futura.
It works right out of the bottle.
Great shine
@@crashandburngaming5103 do you have a link for reference? Please and thank you
Gr8 video mate
for a beginner would it be safe to say go with all water base flat paint then finish with a top coat of gloss, semi gloss or flat for plastic surfaces? I've had some experience with spray cans but this is my first venture into airbrush..
Yeah you can go with a flat water base acrylic and clear coat it. Water base acrylics are really easy to clean out of the airbrush so there good for someone just starting But if your painting automotive models it’s really hard to beat the gloss of enamel if that’s the looks your trying to achieve.
Beautiful shine. How did you clean your airbrush after the pledge?
You can just use water if you clean it immediately but if you let it dry you can use windex
Looks like you actually have a siphon fed airbrush? The cup looked like it was below the gun?
So, if I’m not mistaken, he added 7.5ml of water to 5ml of paint to reach 12.5ml total.
That’s correct!
yes, the ratio mentioned is correct but expressing 12.5 added is misleading.
I agree it’s kinda misleading but I didn’t catch it when I made it.
I use regular cretex reducer it helps adhere to the model thinking about adding a little hardener
@Hughes SignCo haven't used any yet.
@Hughes SignCo no problem
My neighbor taught me how to paint with lacquer I use wicked air mostly I have had trouble with lifting when I mask anything .my idea for using hardener
You can buy a less tacky masking tape which is what I use when I use acrylics
@@CustomScaleModels tried using blue painter's tape but dosen't stick to good
3m makes a low tack that’s really good.
awesome! thanks for this educational video ✌
Thanks for watching! 👍
My dad is doing plane model that needs two tones, top is orange and bottom is black. He is trying to figure out how to paint the black and not spray black onto the orange. He tried painters tape and it removed orange after spraying black. He is using acrylic paints that have been thinned out. Any tricks in painting other area without spraying all over first paint colour? Thanks
Tamiya low tack masking tape is the answer. It will not peel the paint. You can get it from a hobby shop or online.
Great results. Would you recommend flow improver?
Yes. Flow improver helps some.
Flow improver ???? New to the hobby
to improve the flow and delay the drying of paint on the needle while airbrushing.
Very helpful! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 👍
Using glycol or glycerin helps a lot. You can find these at and pharmacy.
If you put the water in first it would mix better.
How long should a guy let the craft paint dry for before handling? I tried doing the salt method for rusting one of my model kits and the craft paint literally fell right off the model, going to strip it and start over
what kind of ventilation do you use and recommend? i'm worried about the harmful fumes but would love to use airbrush
As long as you use water base acrylic paints there non toxic, Vallejo, ammo of mig revell Aqua, craft paints are non toxic as well and that’s just a couple. But still wear a organic Respirator because breathing anything in your lungs that’s not air can cause problems. Also recommend using a airbrush booth for catching the over spray. but if you want to use enamel or lacquers i recommend spraying them outside while wearing a Respirator unless you have a place with a lots of ventilation
a mask rated for enamel-solvents. A hundred dollars and some spray booths an exhaust fan and a hose you can stick in the 'window frame' and it blows out the window.
Did you spray the floor polish mixed or straight?
Straight
Thx!! Great tips!!!
Wait a minute… Could I use floor gloss on painted furniture??
You should be able to as long as its indoors. It’s made to use on wood floors.
@@CustomScaleModels thank you so much!
Make sure to apply very light coats if you pile it on it will get sticky. Also test a small piece that’s hidden before applying to the whole surface
how does it hold up to masking materials and frisket papers?
I have never tried using masking tape with this paint so I have no idea how it does.
Would a heat gun work as well...for drying?
Yeah it could. Just be cautious because a heat gun gets way hotter than a blow dryer so if your working with plastic it can warp it
I know this is an older video so probably not monitored all the time but... how does this affect decal placement? Before the floor polish or after?
Decals should be applied on a smooth surface and craft paint is a matte finish. So you would have to add a clear over the paint then add decals then clear again to lock them in. You can also use testors clear over craft paints but make sure the paint has flashed out. About a week before applying the testors.
how durable is this, I want to try and paint RC Truck bodies, would it chip off easy? thx
For polycarbonate?
@@CustomScaleModels was thinking 3D printed pla
no 3D printed stuff, so I use PLA+@@CustomScaleModels
You would have to apply a clear over it or it would chip. But you can apply testors clear or rustolium clear over it and it’ll be durable. Test clear on a painted spoon before applying clear to whole model.
Great video, informative. I have 2 questions: 1) can I use a printer like Tamiya Fine or Mr. Surfacer 1500? &
2) use a lacquer type surface finisher. Thanks
1: Yes you can use them primers.
2 yes you can use lacquer over acrylics just make sure the acrylic is fully cured about 2 days or 1 hour in a dehydrator at 105 degrees but the acrylic has to be fully cured or it will wrinkle. Acrylic paints dry from the outside in so the surface may feel dry in 30 minutes but there not
Thank you for this video. How resistant to touch is acrylic paint? I've never used them. Wondering if with a couple clear coats the part would be able to withstand being manipulated on a not so often basis? Thanks in advance for your reply!
It actually stands up pretty good to being touched but any type of scratch or scuff will nic the paint but as soon as you clear coat it you can touch it and even scratch it to a certain point just like enamels and lacquers
@@CustomScaleModels great to know, thanks a lot for the reply! I'm looking for an absolute flat clear coat to try out with acrylics. Do you have any recommendations?
I use a hobby lobby brand acrylic matte varnish but you can also use liquitex matte varnish
Did you have to thin the gloss before you sprayed it in the airbrush?
Also, what exactly are you using the buff after you sprayed the gloss? 😁
You don’t have to thin the pledge floor gloss before airbrushing it. And you can buff it with a used dryer sheet or you can use a wax to make it shine more. You can not sand the pledge floor gloss.
Thanks for the video, can I use methylate spirit instead?
No. Spirits will make acrylic paint turn into a gummy mess. You can use acrylic thinner though instead of water.
@@CustomScaleModels thanks for your valuable advice.10/10
Thank you. I have a hot rod red that matches a slightly aged freight car pretty well that I want to do. Don't want to blow through my tamiya paints to figure out the ratio.
Why distilled water instead of tap water? And any suggestions or changes to the process if you are painting on wood? (I'm a scroller and want to air brush my scroll saw projects)
Tap water has minerals in it and they will show up as little bumps in your paint job. Distilled has nothing in it at all.
Wouldn't it mix better by adding the paint to the water vs. water to the paint???
Yeah it probably would.
after applying the pledge floor product, would you still be able to use tamiya panel line and clean up with enamel thinner with no issues?
No. Pledge is a acrylic and enamel thinners will remove it.
@@CustomScaleModels thank you
@@CustomScaleModels what acrylic gloss clear do you recommend that I can run in my brush?
Mission models has a good acrylic gloss.
I'm confused, I see so many videos on RUclips about using windshield wiper fluid mixed with acrylics and it works a lot better than water. Mainly because it evaporate quicker.
Depending on what brand of windshield washer fluid it is they vary from methanol percentage. Some is 20% methanol and some is 33% so depending on what brand and the freeze rating but say its 33% methanol there’s 67% of the gallon is water minus a little for the dye so when you break that down to 2 tea spoons you may be getting like a drop or 2 of methanol in the mix so it’s basically the same as water. I have seen no difference in windshield washer fluid and water side by side I get the same exact finish.
i know this is a year old...but i have a question..
my grandson is a gamer, and is wanting a couple of the faceplates from his xbox controller painted with some designs..
i used my cricut to design and make the stencils..and get to painting..
i know these controllers will take a beating over the time he KK them..
what tough clear coat can i use to cover this paint that will not ruin it? just something that can stand up to a 12 year old gamer? i know perfection is out of the question and i do not expect that..but i think you will get what i am asking..
thanks much!!⁸
Your best bet would be to use a spray polyacrylic sealer. Usually game controllers are painted with enamels and not acrylics but enamel or lacquer clear over acrylic is risky and could ruin it. So I would stay with with something not so harsh like a varnish or polyacrylic
Hey man, I have a question. If I were to airbrush a plastic toy without glossing and waxing it, since I don't like the shiny result, would the paint be too fragile? It's a plastic head that's supposed to be squishy so I'd like the paint to be flexible, I've tried hand brushing it but it just won't stay.
This acrylic paint is not flexible or stick well to squishy stuff. You need a paint made by plaid. It’s called plaid FX paint it’s flexible and made for cosplay items and it’s made to adhere to stuff like that. You can also get that paint in matte or semi gloss so it won’t be so shiny. Airbrushing doesn’t make a paint adhere better just makes it smoother.
What is the BEST way to protect Acrylic paint on models well. rc models that get out abd dirty
Doesn’t RC models paint from the inside?