SLT785 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Watched a YouTube video on airbrushing, he recommended using a commercial made thinner/reducer. He said water or water mixes degraded the paint and the paint would fade over a short time. Has anyone had any problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Water dilutes the binder in paint. It doesn't dilute the color. If your paint is fading it's due to uv exposure. There are many colors of paint which are made with aniline dyes not pigment. These dyes are even more color sensitive. Chartreuse, pink, any bright or neon color like this is not uv stable. All need to be coated with a uv stable clear coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Nope, I've never had a problem with acrylic paint fading and agree with Salty on using water as a thinner - I don't believe it affects the color. Why would it? It's all gone when the paint is dry. Water based thinners can dilute its binders to the point that the paint cannot form a coherent film and it begins to bead up on the lure after spraying. YouTube is like everything on the internet - anyone can assert anything as fact but that doesn't mean that it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 "Heard it in a love song...can't be wrong" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Usually if you paint any color pearl over another pearl it will fade quickly. I.E. Painting blue pearl over white pearl. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
