Sure, Don, as an airbrush cleaner. I use acetone or lacquer thinner, too, for that purpose; it works well on every paint I've ever run through the airbrush and is readily available at a relatively

Tim asked: He probably means Greg Konrad, of AccuFLEX (not AccuPAINT) fame. Different paint entirely. Tom Madden

Tim, The late Greg Konrad was the person behind the original Badger Accuflex, later Testors Accuflex. Regards, Ed Hawkins

Hi Greg, If you should happen to read the label on a pint of Accupaint thinner you would learn it contains Acetone, Methylethyl Ketone, Propyl Alcohol, Diacetone Alcohol. It currently costs $15.95

The old bottles were not airtight. So over time (years) the thinner in the bottle evaporates. Adding new thinner will revive the "paint". Also, I have a large jar of Accupaint thinner for stripping.

Who is Greg Conrad? Accupaint is not an acrylic paint, it's a printing ink. Greg Martin's advice sounds good for most acrylic paints, but not AP. AP can be diluted with lacquer thinner, but why would

Mont I just wonder if real cement could chemically interact with the type of paint you put on the model ... or with the model itself, resin, plastic or brass. We need a chemist I suppose to answer

Since accu-paint ia apparently pre thinned, what need is there for thinner except for cleaning the airbrush ? Doug Gardner Acetone (dangerous stuff). From past conversations with Greg

Do you thin it? Acetone (dangerous stuff). From past conversations with Greg Conrad regarding his product it was a very pure form of Acrylic. Jim Six once boasted of using lacquer thinner with this

_____ On Behalf Of RUTLANDRS@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Bagged Cement Car Fred, It works great!! I've had no problems with it at all. The dust that I got was a sort of real light mint

Tim and all, I too have heard talc has been used in the past and I may end up there after sampling the cement. Chalk dust also seems to be a good idea. What concerns you about real

Oh MY GOSH... I would not use any synthetic thinner on ACCUPAINT least of all Acetone (dangerous stuff). From past conversations with Greg Conrad regarding his product it was a very pure form of

The subject of painting with Accupaint has again been raised on STMFC. I've used both Accupaint and Star Brand lacquer paint for years and would like to offer these comments. I suspect the two

Tim, I'm no chemist by a long shot, but it's been 2 years and the cement has not affected Weaver's paint, which I imagine is Scalecoat. Chuck Hladik **************************************

I don't think I'd use real cement on a model... I've heard that talcum powder works. (Same thing that they put in "flat" clear coat paint.) I saw a nice weathered PS2 model on Ebay that had a nice

Chuck, Have you had satisfactory results with the cement dust? How does it react to an overspray of dull finish without drawbacks? Enquiring mind, etc. Fred

Dennis had better step up with a clarification :-) Dennis was going from memory from his active days in railway preservation, more than a few years ago. Dennis' memory says that he's seen journal

Mont gave good info. But, the white dusting could also have been from a fertilizer plant or other facility that handled light colored powered material and the car was at the wrong place at the wrong