[modeleng] Re: Humbrol
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:12:57 -0700 (PDT)
Alan, I am guessing that it is the main component in
most ordinary paint thinners.
Al Messer
--- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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
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> ----- 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
>
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