How To Airbrush Testors Enamel Paint - Awesome Results - Perfect Every Time !! 

Me too, all I know really coming back after 30 years. Testors was all I could get local. Hate those paper seals!! Always thought they’d eventually be the end of me when mom found paint on the carpet from prying those freakin things off.

Great idea with the bb's.

Usually use ball bearings but bbs are a much better idea because of the cost efficiency.

Great advice, never thought of mixing them this way

Testers is the only brand I knew about for a long time. I have always been pleased with how they turn out.

​@@thadrepairsitall1278 same here never seen vallejo until hobby lobby opened a store in my city. Tamyia was around also but testors won me over.

I wholeheartedly disagree. For it's price and marketing, it is in fact the WORST paint you could POSSIBLY learn to paint miniatures/scale models with. Enamels are a giant fucking waste of time and way too toxic. Acrylics do everything Enamels do, but better as long as you're willing to learn how to layer and wash which are very basic techniques taught for miniatures like warhammer. Enamels are something that has only stuck around in boomer crowds who don't realize that a 6 dollar pot of citadel leadbelcher while more expensive than the 3 dollar testors gun metal, will last longer, apply easier, and require absolutely no thinning if you use a wet pallet which you should be. I learned with testors and it made everything way fucking harder than it needed to be when I wanted to paint and the only trade off is that you don't have to prime or varnish your models which takes like 2 seconds and gives you way more control over layers and showing off the details you want to be seen. Acrylics give you control. Enamels are not worth it almost ever unless you're going for a VERY specific look and you're ok with destroying tons of cheapo brushes. Enamels are also insanely hard on your airbrush and you're shortenning it's life by at least half and then you're spraying about the worst chemicals ever rright into your immediate vicinity which means you need to be wearing a properly rated mask and be in a ventillated area. If you're learning to paint, avoid enamels, especially testors like the plague. Even Testors Acrylics are worse than what you can buy at walmart for half the price and mix with a medium.

@@Southboundpachyderm You are as ignorant as you are clueless. Acrylics do not have the self leveling properties of Enamels or the base hardness and resistance. Acrylics are for children and those too lazy to clean up the heftier paints. There's a reason car makers use enamels and older times used lacquers. Never will you see a vehicle painted with acrylics in the real world and this is for good reasons. Do a little studying before making stupid comments based on laziness and ignorance.

Sometimes 10 for a dollar!

@@jenniferwhitewolf3784 I had forgotten about that.

Yes.... I remember that. And I was frustrated when the price was increased to 19 cents a bottle!

damn, 50 years ago was a lot cheaper

It’s because testors went out of business

Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching.

You're never too old 😉 thanks for watching my friend. Many more to come

Another thing is you can tape one of those prescription bottles to the blade. Then you can just toss the paint jar in it.

You're welcome buddy

15 seconds, that beats my food dehydrator hands down 😉

@@barbatosrex9473 But will the Mrs. kill me , using the microwave??

@@brot5246 I will continue to play it safe with my dehydrator 😉

The acrylics should go over the enamels no problem. It's the other way around you would have had troubles

I would cover it all with the clear

You can't go wrong and it's super cheap

IMHO, lacquer thinner reduces the self leveling properties. I use naptha (enamel thinner).

@@michaelkeogh8454 use mr color leveling thinner. It's for lacquers and I have been using it for the very same enamels in this video

The pre mixed paint last the same as it would unmixed. You shouldn't have a problem. Thanks for watching

Yes the same

Here you go ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WezhNoebA2Y.htmlsi=cZglSwsGPcXeFVvU

Tamiya is far and away a better product

Enamels are great. I chose enamels for my new paint line, Mecha Empire. Check out my video on my new paints if you haven't already, some cool colors to choose from

Testors dry pretty fast compared to other enamels. 24 hours will be good for handling and 48 hours is a full cure

Also when using the thinner I showed here in the video it actually cures the paint faster than using enamel thinner which is a spirit

@@barbatosrex9473 that’s excellent info and exactly what I need to know! Thanks for getting back to me! I suspected that the lacquer thinner might help speed up the curing process! I’ll be sure to utilize this info! Thank you again!

​@@barbatosrex9473doesn't the hardware store lacquer thinner craze the plastic?

@@walterhammond290 certain plastics. But to be safe I've now started thinning all my paints with Mr Leveling Thinner

Amazon doesn't have them, get them here spraygunner.com?aff=10 Search for "Mr Spare Bottle"" on the site. Buy them now, they sell out fast

@@barbatosrex9473 Thanks man! Really glad I found your videos. You do a great job!

That booth was a temporary till I got my new one. I built this one with stuff poster board. Got an exhaust fan from Home Depot and an additional exhaust fan made for greenhouses. But do check out my video from this past summer on my new spray booth

Here's the shaker I used amzn.to/3D9c23W

Well you can as long as you clean it between colors

@@barbatosrex9473 Thank you

I bought a can and it ruined the paint. Be careful with it, it's made for industrial paints not hobby paints

@@barbatosrex9473 thanks, in that case I’ll focus on using rustoleum std oil enamels through the airbrush. I’m not doing models, just using the airbrush for far better control over the paint.

I've had real good luck with my solvent based paints lasting a long time. Acrylics not so much. Just be sure the tops of the jars are free from paint residue so you get a tight seal. Also for very long times between painting you can seal the jars in ZipLock bags. That keeps the air out and it really helps the shelf life

@@barbatosrex9473 hey thnx for the reply, like "RB model Works" I've been using testors since the 80's thined down for brissel brushes(bfr I got into airbrushes)plan on going back, good to know there's something to be done about dry-out.

There's one source for Zero paint here in the US and he's out of them. Shipping from over seas has been brutal lately but if you have a source for them please give me the link and I will purchase them for the channel

@@barbatosrex9473 ok thanks I will

Welcome aboard buddy. Thanks for watching 👍

I started to release my own paint line up. They are just like Model Master enamels. Even come in the same type of jar. I already released my Anodized Aluminum Colored Enamels andater this week I'll be introducing 20 new colors and then another 20 next week. I'm aiming for 100 colors. Plus my manufacturer is starting on replacing the Model Master line so between us we hope to fill the gap left by Model Master being discontinued. My paints are called Mecha Empire

Folk Art craft paint for glass is considered the best choice for painting on glass. Krylon has a stained glass spray paint too if you don't airbrush it.

0.3mm needle and 20 psi

@@barbatosrex9473 thank you

Acetone works great. Clean it as soon as your done too.

Absolutely. Model Master is the same blend as the square bottles. Also check out my own line of paints in my latest video, their very similar to Model Master right down to the jar

Once fully cured these are pretty durable. Most enamels are super tough. My personal paint line is also an enamel and durable like these. I use many car colors in my line up too. Check out my video test of my Mecha Empire paint line. I have them manufactured here in the US by an automotive paint company.

You shouldn't have a problem but to play it safe I would prime

Clears are a little thinner than colors. Go with not as much, get it to look like milk. Clears spray on thicker that's why myself and others always use bigger needles and nozzles when spraying clear coats. If you don't have an airbrush with a 0.4 or 0.5mm needle then I would thin it down a bit

Good question, I haven't tested that so I'm not sure if adding lacquer thinner changes the enamel enough to do damage. If you're using it as a wash I would stick with mineral spirits to thin it. Plus as I always say test it out on spoons first

@@barbatosrex9473 cool thanks man! Appreciate the quick response. Keep up the great content

Out of print now, Rust-Oleum who bought Testors discontinued the entire Model Master line of paints

@@barbatosrex9473 Well, it`s a good thing i bought a six pack on ebay a year back. They will last me a while. Funny thing is the stainless steel one works great just by brushing on and polishing even though the jar says airbrush only, lol. Rust-Oleum eh, i have some Rust & Dust, but i guess that`s a different outfit. If it`s one thing i hate, it is having good products go mia because of internal politics, UGH.

I haven't tested it yet but I'm planning on it. My buddy does and says it works perfect

Have you seen my video on my new paint shaker?

get them here spraygunner.com?aff=10 Search for "Mr Spare Bottle"" on the site. Buy them now, they sell out fast

Yes, the Gloss takes quite a while to dry but matte colors dry quickly

I will be reviewing everything at some point. I will test G paint for sure

I'm searching for jars myself right now. When I find ones I like I'll post it here

I haven't, they're a bit tough to find for me here. I also am hesitant to review a product that's hard to find. Dp you know if a place where I can get them?

@@barbatosrex9473 I found a couple of colors on eBay . I got a blue pearl , silver pearl & a dark gray pearl . I waited to long & they sold out of a purple pearl I was wanting .

Actually, when sprayed there is no problem. I prime with a regular automotive primer and spray the lacquer thinned enamel with no negative effects. The cheap hardware store thinner is not very “hot” and works well. Of course always test on a scrap from the kit you are building. There is a guy who sold a dvd series based on this method.

@@deltabloo I pre thin my paints in little mixing bottles. When I tried that hardware store thinner, it melted the the bottle. When I use gaianotes thinner or leveling thinner, the bottles are fine.

Yeah, I do mix in glass bottles. I guess the difference is when you spray it it evaporates quickly enough so it doesn’t affect the plastic. Look up Don Yost, he shows how to do it . The primer you use can make a difference too.