Using Tamiya airbrush cleaner as cement to save money

Can you use Tamiya Airbrush Cleaner as a replacement for Tamiya Extra Thin Cement? According to the MSDS, they are nearly the same. How does it perform?

[@AAWOLFE-zc6ly]

here is my recipe for thin cement, which works exactly like Tamiya.... 50% lacquer thinner + 50% Acetone this will have much less odor than cellulose thinner/ lacquer thinner on its own, and less odor than Tamiya thin cement... the acetone facilitates fast clean evaporation, with some solvent power, the lacquer thinner is the stronger solvent that melts the plastic. enjoy ;O)

[@johnmattioli9077]

Thanks for sharing your experiment.

[@plasticposse768]

"Gloopy is as Gloopy does..." Interesting video, Cam!

[@jcwoodman5285]

Just haven't been to pressed for glue options here... It is a glue rich environment round here, Tamiya paint was a rare thing for a bit.

[@WasatchModeler]

Exactly. It can be... But I have not seen this stuff for a very long time.

[@bobbobbinson1841]

Did your bottle of tamaya airbrush cleaner come sealed? Mine I just twised the cap and i see liquid. is it suppost to come with some platic seal under the screw cap?!?!?

[@denisgulyakin5262]

How exactly, do you think, plastic seal will stop plastic solvent? But real question tho, how it worked for you?

[@SonesBen]

I've seen this repeated in a bunch of places, and it's important to note that an MSDS is not an ingredients list. Tamiya Cement and Tamiya cleaner contain the same *hazardous* ingredients, in approximately the same ratios, but that doesn't mean that they contain nothing else. For example, the cleaner may well be diluted with water (which would not need to be disclosed on an MSDS), which would explain the lower cost. The cement may well have an additive to adjust the viscosity or break surface tension, to make it easier to apply to surfaces. Or not--there's no real way to know.

[@AAWOLFE-zc6ly]

here is my recipe for thin cement, which works exactly like Tamiya.... 50% lacquer thinner + 50% Acetone this will have much less odor than cellulose thinner/ lacquer thinner on its own, and less odor than Tamiya thin cement... the acetone facilitates fast clean evaporation, with some solvent power, the lacquer thinner is the stronger solvent that melts the plastic. enjoy ;O)

[@thekinksfan5102]

Tamiya extra thin quick setting is different from the regular tamiya extra thin. It contains 40% acetone, 40% ethyl acetate and 20% butanone. Regular extra thin contains 50% butyl acetate and 50% acetone. I topped up my container with the airbrush cleaner, haven't noticed any difference. And by the way, you have great content, very much appreciated.

[@WasatchModeler]

Thanks for that. Was curious to see what they changed to make it quick.

[@slighter]

Airbrush clear is 51% Acetone and 49% N-Butylacetate, so its basically the same as Tamiya Extra Thin, according to your listing. In other words, if you get yourself some acetone and some butyacetate and mix it 50/50, you have some cheap glue as well as some cheap airbrush cleaner ;)

[@AAWOLFE-zc6ly]

here is my recipe for thin cement, which works exactly like Tamiya.... 50% lacquer thinner + 50% Acetone this will have much less odor than cellulose thinner/ lacquer thinner on its own, and less odor than Tamiya thin cement... the acetone facilitates fast clean evaporation, with some solvent power, the lacquer thinner is the stronger solvent that melts the plastic. enjoy ;O)

[@malcolmcooper9509]

Try M.E.K $21 NZ$ a litre (methyl ethyl ketone)

[@WasatchModeler]

Very true

[@wasrio1403]

Why not just use acetone

[@WasatchModeler]

Never tried that. I imagine it would work

[@statoilbensin2190]

Obiously you can use any solvent that contains plastic melting chemicals. Ethyl acetate, butanon (mek) acetone and xylene are all common ingridients in plastic cements or lacquer thinners so you can simply use that too. However it will surely give you health problems. The Mr tool cleaner or Tamiya airbrush cleaner contains acetone and butylacetate and that is the wery same chemicals as Tamiya plastic cement. However its content must be higher since it smells out an intier house in seconds. I would avoid using anything other than plastic cement for safety reasons. Using Tamiya airbrush cleaner or Mr tool cleaner as cement will most likely give someone severe health problems.

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

I use yak milk.