Tamiya cement
Tamiya cement
I've just found a bottle of this stuff which I'd forgottem I had, and I want to use it on a plastic kit I'm building. But if I use a fine brush rather than the one in the lid of the container, what do I use to clean that with after each session? I seem to need a solvent for the solvent?
Re: Tamiya cement
You shouldn't need to clean a brush used for liquid poly cement, it makes quite a good brush cleaner. If you have a brush clogged with paint then using it as the cement brush for a bit is a good way of restoring it.
Unless there's something weird about Tamyia cement of course. The above works fine with Humbrol and Testors liquid poly.
Unless there's something weird about Tamyia cement of course. The above works fine with Humbrol and Testors liquid poly.
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Re: Tamiya cement
There is something different about the Tamyia cement, whatever the thickening/gap filling agent is. If you let the solvent evaporate off, you are left with a fairly solid lump of clear plastic! You could try ordinary liquid poly (MEK) as a brush cleaner. It seems to be more like the stuff plumbers use for joining waste pipes, really should only be used in very well ventilated locations. One of the plumbers who worked on our house needed help to walk out into the fresh air. Be careful not to dip the painted wooden handle into it unless you want coloured joints in subsequent models.
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Re: Tamiya cement
Hence the questionBufferstop wrote:There is something different about the Tamyia cement ...
Thanks guys. I reckon I'll just bin it and use MEK ...