Thread: Thinning paint

When i thinned down createx paint i get little bubbles in it . I pour it in a sepperate bottle and add the water. Then i use a battery operated mixer (badger). Is it because of the mixer? I also have the same prob. with aa. It makes the ab spit and sputter. After mixing should i let the bubbles settle first? You do thin aa with water right? What the heck am i doing wrong?
Thanks .......Ralph

When I used to shoot shirts at the parks, we always just thinned Createx & Aqua Flow with water. As for Auto Air, yes, you can thin it with plain water, but I've found their reducer works MUCH better. It's worth the few extra bucks to use it. It helps a lot with smoother spray & tip dry. It's a noticeable difference to me, especially with the latest reformulations.

I've never used a power mixer, so I can't say whether that's causing probs or not. (I doubt it.) I've always just shaken stuff in either my AB bottle (siphon feed) or in the cup (gravity) or stirred with the handle end of a paintbrush or something in a small mixing cup.

Ralph, it's because of the mixer. It will aerate the paint. It has to sttle for while. For AA I would suggest using the 4011 reducer. I mix mine right into the cup (that's if you have a gravity feed!).

L

Thanks for the advice everyone!!Sorry for the slow repley been at work for the last 2 days. Is there a ratio of paint to reducer?
thanks .......ralph