Paints & Supplies4 min
Airbrush Paint Thinning Chart: Ratios From Vallejo, Createx, Golden and Tamiya
Which paints spray from the bottle, which need thinning, with what, and how much, from the paint makers' own data sheets, with a drops calculator.
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Paints & Supplies
Airbrush paints, thinners, primers and cleaners, with the makers' own thinning instructions.
Guides
Paints & Supplies5 min
Airbrush Thinner Guide: Which Thinner for Which Paint, and How Much
Thinner, reducer, flow improver or water: what each does, which paint it belongs with, and the ratios the paint makers publish.
Paints & Supplies7 min
Best Airbrush Cleaner (2026): Medea, Vallejo, Createx and Master Compared
Rinse cleaners for color changes, soaking cleaners for cured paint, and the cleaning pot that keeps the mist out of the room.
Paints & Supplies7 min
Best Airbrush Paint of 2026: Vallejo, Createx, Golden and More Compared
Five airbrush paints for different jobs, chosen on what each maker says it is for, how far to thin it and what pressure it sprays at.
Paints & Supplies6 min
Best Airbrush Primer (2026): Vallejo, Stynylrez and AutoBorne Compared
Water-based primers you can spray indoors, picked by surface: plastic and resin models, miniatures, 3D prints, helmets and panels.
Paints & Supplies5 min
How to Clean an Airbrush: Color Changes, End of Day and Deep Cleaning
Iwata's cleaning routine step by step, with Createx's and Vallejo's cleaners, the soaking limits that differ by maker, and the mistakes that ruin needles and nozzles.