[WWI] Thinning Floquil

[Alec E. Adamyk]

Hi Mike,
 Floquil is enamel. .The best thinner to use is their Diosol which you can 
get in a small bottle if you have a hobby shop in your area.but you would 
also need their Glaze.because the bottle you have is probably old stock if 
the label is black and white. If the label is all red you need Floquil 
airbrush thinner .The old stock requires  a thinning ratio of 75%, 
paint.20% Floquil diosol , and 5% Floquil Glaze. I would recommend that you 
go to another paint  for which you already have a thinner.

Alec Adamyk-Modelmaker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mikemuth at ptd.net>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>; "Hooper, Dave" 
<Dave.Hooper at clarks.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:45 PM
Subject: [WWI] Thinning Floquil


>I am about to start an off topic WWII plane...my favorite. (You know who 
>you
> are who know!) Anyway, I want to use a bottle of Floquil Military Colors, 
> USN
> Blue Gray. The only problem is, I can't tell if it is acrylic or enamel. I 
> am
> thinking enamel. In any event, what should I use to thin it? I don't have
> Floquil thinner...which is recommended. I have Tamiya (acrylic), Model 
> Master
> (enamel) and Humbrol (enamel.) Any hlep is appreciated.
> M ike Muth