Eliminating brush strokes

[Chieflongshin]

Another quick one from me please

With the exception of not using a brush is there a good way to reduce brush strokes when painting with tamiya acrylics.

i've primed all the interior of vehicle however paint is going on streaky. I've used no thinner as it appears that way at present. Can someone help with how to do this or is it just a case of bulding the paint up layer by layer

Cheers

[CrateCruncher]

It's been my experience that Tamiya acrylics don't brush worth a darn unless the coverage area is very small. I've tried thinning etc but no luck. My solution was to only use them through an airbrush. I think they are quite nice applied in that way. Perhaps someone else has a brush technique we might all benefit from. Retarders?

For small details I brush paint using Model Master Enamels from Testors thinned down to help them flow and level better. Even they give me trouble with semigloss. Flats and gloss finishes flow well as long as the area is limited. I almost always spray wide open flat areas from a can or airbrush however.

[ariel]

I've used this with some sort of success
http://www.liquitex.com/Products/addslowdrifluid.cfm

[Drift F.C]

I use a thinned down version so you have to put a few coats on

The whole body on this was brush painted:-

http://www.escalemodels.com/forums/i...showtopic=7823

[CrateCruncher]

Tamiya makes an acrylic paint retarder but I've never tried it so can't say anything about it. Has anyone tried it? Or know how to get it in the US?
http://www.tamiya.com/english/produc...rder/index.htm

[Didymus]

Genuine Tamiya thinner for acrylics (X-20A) will help eliminate brush marks. It also helps to use an artists brush with soft bristles.

But the best way to get a smoothly finished interior is by spraying. I really like Floquil or Testors flat enamel thinned with lacquer thinner.

If you can't manage an airbrush right now, try spraying with a flat-finish Rustoleum or Krylon. By the way, the flattest and blackest flat black I've found is Rustoleum flat black "Protective Enamel."

[Didymus]

Originally Posted by Drift F.C

I use a thinned down version so you have to put a few coats on

The whole body on this was brush painted:-

http://www.escalemodels.com/forums/i...showtopic=7823

Nice work! What kind of thinner did you use?

[Drift F.C]

Originally Posted by Didymus

Nice work! What kind of thinner did you use?

It's a thing called water

[Didymus]

Originally Posted by Drift F.C

It's a thing called water

Huh. I've heard of that stuff. Never use it, though.