Some testing

Martin Oostrom
The boss at home wanted to get rid of some nail polish. So I 'borrowed' them and put them through the airbrush. Low pressure, fairly close by for a nice shiny surface.

Spanjaard
interesting result!

Martin Oostrom
Will take new pictures tomorrow after ample drying time.

Vinny Panda
What did you use for thinner?

Peter Hardy
That's fantastic Marty! Anything in your wife's other drawers you can make use of? Nail files? Hairbrush?

Peter Hardy
Actually, show me your fingernails!

Martin Oostrom
New picture with the results the day after.

Remember it was a quick and dirty test. Some of The parts had been sanded, but none were cleaned, no primer was used. I thinned with mr color thinner, in the cup of the airbrush, so the ratio is likely to be off. Perhaps nail polish remover or pure acetone will give even better results, and a gloss primer of course.
One pf the first things I "borrowed" was a thin plasticy sowing thread. Used it as tension wires on my earlier biplanes. Looking back It was too sturdy and too thick and too smooth for super glue.

Kerry COX
Thinned with nail polish remover. ? (Acetone). ?

Glenn
You always get funny looks if your a dude and you buy nail polish. I choose it then i get my girlfriend to buy it! 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Kerry, this was done with mr color thinner. I'll need to borrow the other stuff 😉
Glenn, tomorrow is mother's day. Instant excuse, even when there aren't any kids!

Glenn
Oh thanks for reminding me about mothers day i almost forgot! I wonder if mother would like a "model kit" ? 🙂

Spanjaard
i guess the finish is quite glossy and hard to the touch, right?

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting, I always thought they are classic enamels (the Humbrol kind) and would never think of thinning them with the Gunze stuff. Thx for sharing 🙂

Martin Oostrom
Paint is really hard, supposed to go on nails 😉
I just mixed it with mr color as both smell nasty 😄
Acetone could work better?

Glenn
Acetone will melt the plastic! Be VERY CAREFUL!!!!

Donald Dickson II
Acetone could be an issue, but I dont think so if cut into the paint. Just try it on some sprue first to see hwta it does.

I have ordered polish from online to get the Mystic Chrome color for a 99 Mustang Cobra kit I have. Turns out it is a common practice amongst car guys to use nail polish as there are SOOOOOO many bright interesting colors. Which is perfect for cars. And perhaps the only way to get a match for some colors. Lots of vids on Youtube,

Martin Oostrom
I bought those prismatic colours from Alclad. Did a testrun on some spoons. First sprayed alclads gloss primer, then (almost immediately) the paint. I think I like what I saw, but does anybody know where the white mist could be coming from (pic 14)??

Peter Hardy
Radioactive fallout?

Spanjaard
paint reaction with plastic due to very thin primer? (it is just a wild guess)

Vinny Panda
Looks to me like it's bloomed. Was it cold/damp when you sprayed?

Spanjaard
noooo pretty warm and dry around here in november, right Martin? 😄

Martin Oostrom
Vinny might have a point. Wasn't it raining last weekend? I never remember something trivial like the weather 😉

Peter Hardy
Smells like a dairy farm in this thread.

Wim van der Luijt
judging by the smell of most nail polishes, I would say Ethyl Acetate is the thinner you want....my girlfriend's nail polishes all reek of the stuff....not sure what it will do to your plastic ...... might be so hot you wont even need primer....give it a try (most nail polish remover are acetone free these days btw)