Tamiya panel line accent help.

[Lozzer1986]

Hi every one.

I've recently come back to the hobby after many years.

I've been watching quite a few videos on how to do things and thought I followed how to use tamiya panel liner properly.

I used it today for the first time and I ended up pulling the paint right off on the cotton bud.

I'm using vallejo model air paint and then I have applied a coat of humbrol glear gloss. After that I applied Tamiya panel line accent and then used a cotton bud with Tamiya thiners to tidy it all up.

Have I done or used something wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks all.

[Nev]

Tamiya thinners are quite hot. I’d use a low solvent odourless like AK or Mig weathering thinner. Also hear nightmare stories about Humbrol varnishes. I Use Alclad Aqua gloss, and never had an issue.

[Lozzer1986]

Thanks Nev.

Apologies for the stupid questions, there will be plenty more .

When you say horror stories about humbrol.

What do you mean. Is the varnish no good?

[Paul]

You need to use a mineral spirit like sansodor from Winsor newton

[Nev]

Thanks Nev.

Apologies for the stupid questions, there will be plenty more .

When you say horror stories about humbrol.

What do you mean. Is the varnish no good?

Just a lot of people have had problems with humbrol varnishes. I don’t know why but the lower power mineral spirits are the way forward. Like Paul suggests.

[MrBowcat]

If you have a Hobbycraft near you they sell Daler Rowney low odour thinners which work well and are cheap.

And yes, avoid Humbrol varnish. There are loads of other options, personally I use the Winsor & Newton Galeria varnishes which are relatively cheap and effective.