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Nail enamel?
Has anybody tried using nail enamel for models?
Wish i had an airbrush, then i can buy those cheap nail enamel and spray them, some are as cheap as SGD$1 per bottle.
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Many people paint their models with it, nail polish is lacquer, not enamel so you just thin it like any other lacquer and airbrush it on.
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nail polish is lacquer, not enamel
Even if it is specified "nail enamel"? Why this misnomer?
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Even if it is specified "nail enamel"? Why this misnomer?
Could be enamel if it say's so. Not in the habit of buying it so I don't know.
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Shouldn't really matter, you can still thin it with lacquer thinner, just like you can thin hobby enamels with lacquer thinner, or even acrylics!
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i used to always paint with nail polish, until they started cracking in cold temperatures.........not my truck looks like a lizard.

I used to always get weird looks spending $30 on nail polish at the store.
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I wonder what the cashier things when you "guys" are buying nail polish Do any of them ask you what your night time job was? hehe
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i used to always paint with nail polish, until they started cracking in cold temperatures.........not my truck looks like a lizard.

I used to always get weird looks spending $30 on nail polish at the store.
Hey hey, why not make a crackle look on ur truck? I mean like those stuff they do with paint-crackle kits sold in art stores.
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as i recall, nail polish was originally derived from automotive paint. just a bit of trivia for you guys :finger:

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