Al All Humbrol put on their tins is "Use Humbrol thinners". These guys aint stupid ! Now, I wonder what mineral spirits are over this side of the pond? alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.alanstepney.info Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:47 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Humbrol Alan, Most Enamels are thinned with what we Yanks call "Mineral Spirits". I'm not sure of your term at the moment, but the labels on the paint should say what to use. I would think that the same stuff you use to wash the brushes would serve as an adequate thinner. Maybe a little experimentation before ruining a whole bottle is called for. Al Messer MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.