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As I might have mentioned previously, I went to an automotive paint shop and got them to mix me a can each of Boeing Grey and Airbus Grey, using the Xtracolor colours as a guide. The resulting paints are very good and look pretty accurate to the originals to my eye. Being automotive lacquers they dry quickly and hard and buff up nicely. I enjoy using them.

Did I mention that I got a bit excited at the time and ordered a two liter can of each? I retrospect I have realized that maybe I got more paint than I really need. I'm wondering if anyone out there might like to relieve me of some of this paint at a bargain basement price. I've found it convenient to thin the paint into nice little 90ml glass bottles that are handy to handle and pour into the airbrush and I reckon that if people paid me about $3 a bottle it would cover my costs and pay for a nice cup of coffee if I sell enough.

So, if people are interested they can let me know here and I will mix up a few bottles and have them with me at the Expo swap n sell on the Monday. Let me know if you are interested.

I'd be interested. Although I have a question about Auto Laquers. How to they react to Tamiya Laquer sprays, spray primers and the like?
Thanks
Tony

Tony, I've had no trouble at all in spraying this lacquer over Tamiya rattle can paints, including primers, or vice versa. On the other hand, if you spray this stuff over enamels you have a whole world of trouble on your hands.

What, no QANTAS red? What is the correct shade of QANTAS red anyway.....wait...where is my jerry can of petrol?

Leigh , did I read it right that you have already thinned the paint ? Just wondering .

Cheers Knotty.

_BlackHawk_ wrote:What, no QANTAS red? What is the correct shade of QANTAS red anyway

Humbrol 19 always does the trick for me

Ray

It's already thinned Knotty. I do it in batches of about five bottles at a time because that's the most convenient way to get the proportions right (I say this because I tried to get away with only doing a couple of bottles of thinned white paint last week and didn't get the proportions right and ended up with a serious mess.)

As for Qantas red, somehow I didn't think that I would get through that much, even in my wildest dreams. Besides, I still have five tinlets of Xtracolor Qantas red and anyhow I use Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red rattle cans for Qantas tails. If anyone is interested in relieving me on one of those Xtracolour tinlets let me know and I can have them at the swap and sell as well.

Leigh

No worries Leigh , thanks for that . Seems like a good way to do it .

Nice meeting you today Leigh. I wonder how many people thought a dodgy deal was going down outside Flinders Street station? I'm looking forward to using the paints and I'll let you know how I go.

Thanks
Tony

I got some from Leigh at expo. Yet another dodgy expo deal done hahahahaha Thanks heaps mate