Great video. Only thing I would add is that I also crack open the finished cans and harvest the mixing balls as well. They are much bigger than the hobby mixing balls you can get online but for jar storage like this they work fine.
I bought two airbrushes one dual action and one single, the single I got just for basecoating and it's a siphon feed will those bottles store for a good while or does it have to be used quickly, also will those bottles take the feed caps for the siphon feeds, forgive me if these questions seem elementary I'm fairly new to the airbrush hobby/culture thanks 👍🏿🍻
Hi, sorry, I've just seen your message. As long as the bottles are capped, there will be no problem with the paint in them. You'll just have to look for bottles with the same cap type as your airbrush. But don't use the ones with the adaptor for the airbrush on the cap or the thinner in the paint will evaporate. No problem for any questions. We all had to learn 😉🍻
Great vid broham. For years I've only used vallejo paints (🤷) but really getting into the tamiya experience. Will give this tip a try and see where it takes me. 👍🤘
Agree with the majority of the positive feedbacks here. I like this video too. My question is: Can this process be used for Tamiya primer spray? I found recently they make primers in liquid form as well but I have a can of primer and I would really like to use airbrush instead of that can due to reasons repeated in the comments. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback! Of course, the process is exactly the same for Tamiya primer sprays. They might be a little thicker than the rest of the paints, but you may adjust the thinner ratio to your liking.
I thought the toothpick trick was interesting. It off-gassed as if you put some dry ice in water. I'm guessing that warming the can would maximize the amount of gas available in the can(?). Thanks for the tutorial.
I'm not sure about it as I never warm the can. But giving it a thought, I might say that warming it will increase the pressure so maybe it will degas sooner, but don't quote me about it, I'm not a chemist nor a physicist
Hi. In a good glass sealed jar, it can last forever. I have had the plastic jars, like the one I'm using in the video, for 3 or 4 years and they are like the fist day. Of course, as lacquers thicken, adding some extra thinner will solve the problem.
If it's paint in the can, shaking is a must. Paint and thinner separate in the can. Unthinned paint will stick to the walls of the can and won't flow correctly, and you won't be able to decant all of it when the can runs out of propeller.
Well, the main reason is that, when you let the jar open for several hours for degassing, quite an amount of thinner will evaporate, leaving thicker paint than when in the can. Also, you might like a thinner paint. It depends on your liking and airbrushing style.
Well, yes. Spray it from the airbrush is the whole point to it. Like I say in the video, you have full control of the paint when airbrushing. You can control how thin you want the paint to be, you control how much paint you want out of the airbrush. You might also want to paint thin lines, for example, which you won't be able to do with the spray can successfully. At least in my case, when you get used to an airbrush, no other spraying system will beat it.
@@het_gele_teken Ok,i can understand that but "Why" would you even bother to decant out of a Spray (can) just to Spray (through an Airbrush ? Or,to simplify my question...WHY not just .spray that color right out of the can? (No need to decant,airbrush etc)
@@shanew.williams Again, you have full control of the paint when airbrushing. You can control how thin you want the paint to be, you control how much paint you want out of the airbrush. You don't have that kind of coltrol with a can. You should try to paint with both a can and an airbrush. Then you will fully understand the point of it all
This is cool and all and would like to try but my question is. Why not just buy actual paint to use for the airbrush instead? I'm nit trying to be mean or anything I actually would really just like to know why not
Well, Tamiya cans, for example, have lacquer paint in them. Until not so long ago, Tamiya only made acrylics in 10ml jars. Now they make LP paints, which are lacquers too (even though some say they are not the same as TS). They come in 10ml jars as well and they are around 2-3 €/$/£. A spray can is around 7-8 and you get 6 times the paint. Also, by now, the color range of the spray cans is larger than LPs.
@@sedneyscalegarage its not at all larger though. You got mr.hobby, tayima and alclad not to mention if you want acrylic you can buy some dollar store paint and thin it down to to make a ton of it. I just don't see the point in emptying out a 12 dollar can of tayima when you can buy a 2 dollar paint of tayima and one bottle makes about 16oz of paint when thinned out. In the end it seems like you'll be spending more money in can and emptying them as opposed to just buying tayima or mr.hobby or alclad or other brands.
I would need about 4 of the 10ml jars plus thinner to equal a spray can after decanting. 4 x 3 is 12. Can is about 8-9 and still has a bit more paint as well. As ithers stated, some colors arent in jars(for the tamiya lacquer at least). And sometimes you cant get some jars of mr color but a spray can may be in stock.
300% more? 🤣 Have you ever bought Tamiya paints or any other HOBBY paints or just speaking to speak? How is €3 for 10ml 1/3rd of the price of €7 for 60ml (net)? Please, enlight us with your math.
Great video. Only thing I would add is that I also crack open the finished cans and harvest the mixing balls as well. They are much bigger than the hobby mixing balls you can get online but for jar storage like this they work fine.
Well, that's a good one! I'm saving that for my next decanting. Thank you very much! 😄
Lol just buy a bag of round marbles at your local 1 dollar store
@@magnusrexus an option, sure, but you may as well also get everything you paid for and can use out of your spray can. It's 10 seconds of work tops
I bought two airbrushes one dual action and one single, the single I got just for basecoating and it's a siphon feed will those bottles store for a good while or does it have to be used quickly, also will those bottles take the feed caps for the siphon feeds, forgive me if these questions seem elementary I'm fairly new to the airbrush hobby/culture thanks 👍🏿🍻
Hi, sorry, I've just seen your message.
As long as the bottles are capped, there will be no problem with the paint in them. You'll just have to look for bottles with the same cap type as your airbrush. But don't use the ones with the adaptor for the airbrush on the cap or the thinner in the paint will evaporate.
No problem for any questions. We all had to learn 😉🍻
Nice video! I never considered decanting spray cans before but you made the process easy as can be so I might have to do this! Thanks!
Best decanting video I've seen!
Thanks, mate! I hope you found it useful
Excellent tutorial!! Thanks!
Good job man!
Great vid broham. For years I've only used vallejo paints (🤷) but really getting into the tamiya experience. Will give this tip a try and see where it takes me. 👍🤘
Thank you, mate! You will love Tamiya TSs.
Thank you! I've never seen that toothpick trick before, I'll have to give it a shot.
It speeds up the degassing process a little bit
That's exactly how I do it. Good video! Just don't be too swift with the cocktail stick - boy did I make a mess the first time. 😉
Thanks, mate!
I've learned this cocktail stick trick from Paul-ISM. I saw the thing started bubbling and, luckily, I didn't drop the stick inside 😅
Agree with the majority of the positive feedbacks here. I like this video too. My question is: Can this process be used for Tamiya primer spray? I found recently they make primers in liquid form as well but I have a can of primer and I would really like to use airbrush instead of that can due to reasons repeated in the comments. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback!
Of course, the process is exactly the same for Tamiya primer sprays. They might be a little thicker than the rest of the paints, but you may adjust the thinner ratio to your liking.
I thought the toothpick trick was interesting. It off-gassed as if you put some dry ice in water. I'm guessing that warming the can would maximize the amount of gas available in the can(?). Thanks for the tutorial.
I'm not sure about it as I never warm the can.
But giving it a thought, I might say that warming it will increase the pressure so maybe it will degas sooner, but don't quote me about it, I'm not a chemist nor a physicist
I think the warmth thins the paint further@@sedneyscalegarage
How long does decanted paint like this last in a well sealed jar?
If it starts to thicken over time, will adding more thinner rejuvenate it?
Hi.
In a good glass sealed jar, it can last forever. I have had the plastic jars, like the one I'm using in the video, for 3 or 4 years and they are like the fist day.
Of course, as lacquers thicken, adding some extra thinner will solve the problem.
Is decanting possible without shaking the can prior to decanting?
If it's paint in the can, shaking is a must. Paint and thinner separate in the can. Unthinned paint will stick to the walls of the can and won't flow correctly, and you won't be able to decant all of it when the can runs out of propeller.
I’m curious why still adding extra thinner as every the spray can is “ready to spray” when you bought new.
Well, the main reason is that, when you let the jar open for several hours for degassing, quite an amount of thinner will evaporate, leaving thicker paint than when in the can.
Also, you might like a thinner paint. It depends on your liking and airbrushing style.
I'm still kinda new at this so i'm sorry if this is a foolish question but...Why decant (out of a spray can) just to....spray it from an air brush ?
Well, yes. Spray it from the airbrush is the whole point to it. Like I say in the video, you have full control of the paint when airbrushing. You can control how thin you want the paint to be, you control how much paint you want out of the airbrush. You might also want to paint thin lines, for example, which you won't be able to do with the spray can successfully.
At least in my case, when you get used to an airbrush, no other spraying system will beat it.
Some paint colours can only be bought in spray can form, with this method you can use those paints in an airbrush too.
@@het_gele_teken Ok,i can understand that but "Why" would you even bother to decant out of a Spray (can) just to Spray (through an Airbrush ? Or,to simplify my question...WHY not just .spray that color right out of the can? (No need to decant,airbrush etc)
@@shanew.williams Again, you have full control of the paint when airbrushing. You can control how thin you want the paint to be, you control how much paint you want out of the airbrush. You don't have that kind of coltrol with a can.
You should try to paint with both a can and an airbrush. Then you will fully understand the point of it all
@@sedneyscalegarage Thanks for the info !
I had to empty five of these spray cans and on the last one i tipped the jar full of paint over 😱😡🤬😅
😱 Oh bugger! Some times s*** happens... I feel your pain.
Thanks for your comment
...I can dig that...
This is cool and all and would like to try but my question is. Why not just buy actual paint to use for the airbrush instead? I'm nit trying to be mean or anything I actually would really just like to know why not
Well, Tamiya cans, for example, have lacquer paint in them. Until not so long ago, Tamiya only made acrylics in 10ml jars. Now they make LP paints, which are lacquers too (even though some say they are not the same as TS). They come in 10ml jars as well and they are around 2-3 €/$/£. A spray can is around 7-8 and you get 6 times the paint.
Also, by now, the color range of the spray cans is larger than LPs.
@@sedneyscalegarage its not at all larger though. You got mr.hobby, tayima and alclad not to mention if you want acrylic you can buy some dollar store paint and thin it down to to make a ton of it. I just don't see the point in emptying out a 12 dollar can of tayima when you can buy a 2 dollar paint of tayima and one bottle makes about 16oz of paint when thinned out. In the end it seems like you'll be spending more money in can and emptying them as opposed to just buying tayima or mr.hobby or alclad or other brands.
I would need about 4 of the 10ml jars plus thinner to equal a spray can after decanting. 4 x 3 is 12. Can is about 8-9 and still has a bit more paint as well. As ithers stated, some colors arent in jars(for the tamiya lacquer at least). And sometimes you cant get some jars of mr color but a spray can may be in stock.
Did you really just leave the toothpick in the bottle? It will eventually deteriorate and contaminate the paint with wood particles.
Yes, it was left in the bottle for 2 or 3 hours. It's not enough time for the toothpick to deteriorate. You don't need to worry about that.
I am really sorry that you buy paint this way OMG you are paying through the nose like about 300% more
300% more? 🤣
Have you ever bought Tamiya paints or any other HOBBY paints or just speaking to speak?
How is €3 for 10ml 1/3rd of the price of €7 for 60ml (net)?
Please, enlight us with your math.