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The only marketed “Universal acrylic paint thinner” I knew of

Posted by Bill Oreto on May 9, 2022, 12:58:21, in reply to "Couple of questions"

The only brand that I knew of that was marketed as “Universal” was “Testors Universal Acrylic Paint Thinner” . I use it for both Testors acrylics and Polly Scale. Works great for those two brands of paint. No alcohol in it but then it doesn’t state what is in the bottle. I believe it is merely distilled water. Any matter it is long out of production discontinued when RPM did away with Testors
hobby paint line. It always best to use the thinner that is sold for the paint line you are using.

We had a poster sometime back who added alcohol to his Polly Scale and it it turned into gunk balls.

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1. Awhile back it was said that "universal" acrylic paint thinner is...Isoropo Something? Can't remember the name.
2. With USN carrier aircraft in the 1930's. What color would the cockpit be painted? Bare Aluminium?
Zinc Chromate Yellow? Or interior Green?
Thank you for any reply on these questions in advance.

Expo dry-erase board cleaner - Ed Grune May 10, 2022, 11:48:37
Ethylene Glycol and distilled water. N/T - Ron Smith May 9, 2022, 13:56:03

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[quote] The only brand that I knew of that was marketed as “Universal” was “Testors Universal Acrylic Paint Thinner” . I use it for both Testors acrylics and Polly Scale. Works great for those two brands of paint. No alcohol in it but then it doesn’t state what is in the bottle. I believe it is merely distilled water. Any matter it is long out of production discontinued when RPM did away with Testors hobby paint line. It always best to use the thinner that is sold for the paint line you are using. We had a poster sometime back who added alcohol to his Polly Scale and it it turned into gunk balls. [quote] 1. Awhile back it was said that "universal" acrylic paint thinner is...Isoropo Something? Can't remember the name. 2. With USN carrier aircraft in the 1930's. What color would the cockpit be painted? Bare Aluminium? Zinc Chromate Yellow? Or interior Green? Thank you for any reply on these questions in advance. [/quote] [/quote]

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