How To Mix Testor Enamel 2:1

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Jan Haayer

Күн бұрын

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@FourDollaRacing 2 жыл бұрын

When the KZbin was still good. 👍

@cellardwellerproductions5125 12 жыл бұрын

More more more. I drop BBs in my mix. Copper coated for acrylics. Steel coated for enamels and lacquers. They don't go up the siphon tube. If you stop for a short time, a quick swirl keeps it agitated. Ready to go.

@jofox12jf 3 жыл бұрын

I trying to mix blue and white to make a Plymouth blue for my roadrunner

@cellardwellerproductions5125 12 жыл бұрын

My paint guru, Bill Whitley. Wrote an article for Fine Scale Modeler several years back. He used to 'prep' his paint after he bought a bottle. Take the paint out, clean the bottle, strain the paint. Get it ready for use later. One thing he did was store the paint lids down. I have paint, unmixed, that's over twenty years old. Sad really. Lol

@WigWagWorkshop 12 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas! Great Tips, thanks for sharing. Also dig how included the information aboot the motor.

@LTT.Official 8 жыл бұрын

I always mix rum and coke 2:1 for maximum effect.

@NorthViewModelShop 8 жыл бұрын

Do you add ice to brake the surface tension ?

@tombrown8829 6 жыл бұрын

I'm more of a 3 or 4 to one guy myself. But only after I get my spraying done. Lol. Good video.

@philiplibby6300 6 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@jtech23 12 жыл бұрын

Try using lacquer thinner to thin the paint at the same ratio, it will dry much quicker than the testors thinner. Hope to see a Christmas haul video LOL

@NorthViewModelShop 11 жыл бұрын

I find mixing paint very stressfull.... just take a your time and remember if it dont work out... toss your mix and try again.... use the spoons to make sure your paint is right and you cant really go wrong

@jasongrygier2342 6 жыл бұрын

glad i came across this channel, good work

@NorthViewModelShop 12 жыл бұрын

this is a good idea....I want to put a video out asking about shelf life of mixed paints....I;m wonder if you added bbs to the mix and gave each one a shake ever day how long they would last??? I;m thinking when mixing testors each bottle of paint is only 2 bucks so.......I will just used the left over paint to paint spoons or scrap bodys to get the hang of the airbrush PLUS the boy wants to play with the air brush so this old mixed paint would be no lost...38 more charcters remaining now ten ..

@yankleber 9 жыл бұрын

Recently I have had problems with Testors enamel 1:2 mix. I tried to paint a Mercury 1949 with metallic red and the 1:2 ratio seems to be too thin for me. Although I didn't have any run I am in the third coat and I think I am still far from finish the job. It looks red but there are some corrections in the body that are still VERY visible (I think they should have disappeared already for now) and also the painting doesn't look flat to me. I am using an AB like yours with the nozzle set around the middle. My compressor is set to 25 PSI of pressure. I am almost to give up this red and paint it on black... I probably will strip the paint tonight and start over... I have a question about prep... I don't use primer at all (old school guy here!) but I think that maybe my life would be easier if I do? The main reason I don't use it is because I never have found a specific primer for enamels. What would you refer to me? Thank you and congratulations for the nice videos! Keep up the good work! :)

@NorthViewModelShop 9 жыл бұрын

I would use a primer. My fav is dupli colour found at Napa. Works great for both types of paint. I have. Video on it. If your doing red I would use the light grey primer

@mistyjohnson4794 11 ай бұрын

Hee Haaa!! Love your practice mixing!

@eatsleepstyrene8404 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you... I just mixed a few different colors and it worked great. Testors enamels are cheap and easy to find in my area. Keep up the good work!

@NorthViewModelShop 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@cjmiddleton6552 7 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what he is using to thin the paint

@jordanchamberlain4377 2 жыл бұрын

@NorthViewModelShop 11 жыл бұрын

its funny how they explaine it but yeah 2:1 or 1 : 1/2 is really the same thing.. use one whole bottle of paint and then fill it up half way with thinner and mix.. works every time..

@Scrappycat1966 10 жыл бұрын

Good info for me as a first time air brusher. I'm completely torn between whether I should invest in Testors Enamel paints (mixed as you demonstrated) or Acrylic paints (which I believe are more expensive anyway). I can easily go out on my patio and spray emnamels all day long (I live in Arizona), so I'm not concerned about fumes (can't do much more brain damage anyway as I like to mix my Rum & Cokes 3 (Rum) to 1 (Coke)). I'm most interested in cost of supplies for thinning, painting ,cleaning, etc. Can I get away with using enamels full time in my airbrush? If so what will I need to maintain the performance of my new airbrush (it is a relatively cheap one anyway)??? Also, where is the next video that shows you painting that big CAT motor??? Thanks...

@NorthViewModelShop 10 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching sorry for the slow reply.. I have found that the acrylics are much better to use and go a lot longer.

@ronjon5386 2 жыл бұрын

You can buy mini paint mixers. Cheap

@NorthViewModelShop 12 жыл бұрын

I went to canadiantire and got the cheapest stuff from household paint section....Im guessing this is "cold" thinnner and the stuff over in automotive paints is "hot"

@ricecrash5225 9 жыл бұрын

I gave a thumbs up for the "Never mix your rum and coke 2:1" that was hilarious and for some reason made me thirsty.

@NorthViewModelShop 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching... yeah a 2:1 rum and coke would be a little hard

@chrisdav3179 10 жыл бұрын

an eye dropper works best for that. instead of trying to fill the bottle from the jar

@NorthViewModelShop 10 жыл бұрын

When we work with other paints we do use an eye dropper but some reason we have always done it this way.. thanks for watching

@MrJUNE224 11 жыл бұрын

TY FOR THE QUICK RESPOND.. LOOKING FORWARD SEEING MORE VIDEO.. 1

@TheLostDude7 5 жыл бұрын

Fuckin love the avatar. I got a signed shirt from Big Daddy Roth, but the shirt signature is fading. Well, technically it's my dad's. You're taste is badass

@smallsnipe 10 жыл бұрын

Once you have applied the decals to your vehicles that you paint with enamel, What do you use to seal the decals in? What gloss coat/Matte coat?

@NorthViewModelShop 10 жыл бұрын

I use testors wet clear and it seems to work good for me

@cardude121 12 жыл бұрын

kewl vid. Where do you get your thinner from? because i have an airbrush but don't have any thinner for it... KUTGW Merry Christmas Stuart Sokolow

@cardude121 12 жыл бұрын

o k thnx i will go out and look for that then Merry Christmas Stuart Sokolow

@BigDogBravo 10 жыл бұрын

Who is the music in the intro from?

@NorthViewModelShop 10 жыл бұрын

Godsmack = Stress - From their first record.

@BigDogBravo 10 жыл бұрын

Ah, I thought it sounded familiar. Thanks man.

@Tonybrown-xm7pd 11 жыл бұрын

doesnt thinners melt plastic

@TheLostDude7 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, depending on how thin the plastic.

@AM-sf6xy 6 жыл бұрын

What are you mixing with????

@NorthViewModelShop 6 жыл бұрын

Cheap hard wear store lacquer

@MrJUNE224 11 жыл бұрын

you said 2:1 but i saw 1 :1/2. u add 1 jar and half of thiiner.. confused here.. i have so much of those lil paint but im new at this.. please explain..thank you.

@samljer 10 жыл бұрын

pro-tip for holding your items for painting get a soldering tool called "3rd hand" they are like 10 and will hold pretty much any model perfectly.

@habiks 10 жыл бұрын

Why waste 2 bottles? Just add thiner to the first bottle?

@Chekmate99 7 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of using two bottles in this case because you 'force' the oil that has settled into the mix much quicker than stirring. Otherwise you can be stirring for awhile depending on paint. Some colors seem to be better than others as gloss black required little mixing while metallic yellow had to mix for twenty minutes before it could be used. Using this tip would've saved me over fifteen minutes. the bottles can always be reused after a good cleaning.