Diluyentes, limpiadores y retardadores MIG

Professional Acrylic Paint Additives for Scale Modeling

Paint thinners, cleaners, and specialized additives represent essential components of professional scale modeling workflows, enabling precise control over paint consistency, application characteristics, and tool maintenance. This comprehensive collection from AMMO by Mig Jimenez provides water-based, non-toxic formulations specifically engineered for acrylic paint systems used in scale modeling, miniatures painting, and hobby applications. Unlike generic paint thinners that can compromise acrylic paint chemistry and cause adhesion failures, these specialized products maintain paint integrity while optimizing flow characteristics for brush and airbrush application. The collection addresses every aspect of acrylic paint manipulation from initial thinning for proper spray viscosity through extended working time for blending techniques, tool cleaning for equipment longevity, and specialized effects creation for weathering and finishing operations across aviation, naval, armor, and automotive modeling subjects.

Thinners and Transparator Systems

Mig Acrylic Thinner in 60ml bottles delivers the foundational paint thinning capability essential for achieving proper spray viscosity in airbrush applications and optimal flow characteristics for brush painting. This water-based formulation thins AMMO acrylics and other acrylic brands without breaking down paint binders or compromising adhesion, maintaining color intensity and coverage characteristics while reducing viscosity to application-ready consistency. The non-toxic, odorless formulation eliminates the health hazards and ventilation requirements associated with solvent-based thinners, making it ideal for home workshops and confined painting spaces. Transparator products introduce specialized thinning technology for creating semi-transparent acrylic coats essential for glazing techniques, color modulation, and subtle tonal variations. Available in 17ml and 60ml sizes, standard Transparator maintains the natural sheen of thinned paint, while Transparator Matt in matching sizes adds completely matt finish characteristics to thinned paint applications. These specialized thinners enable advanced painting techniques including pre-shading visualization, color fading effects, and transparent filter coats that modify underlying colors without obscuring surface details. The 24-hour drying time provides adequate working period for blending and manipulation while ensuring complete cure for subsequent painting operations.

Cleaners, Retarders, and Wet Effects

Mig Cleaner in 100ml bottles provides universal cleaning solution for removing acrylic paints from brushes and airbrushes, extending tool life and maintaining equipment performance. This non-toxic cleaner dissolves dried acrylic paint residue that water alone cannot remove, preventing brush bristle damage and airbrush needle tip buildup that degrades spray patterns. Regular cleaning with this specialized solution maintains tool precision and prevents color contamination between painting sessions. Retarder in 17ml bottles introduces extended working time capability essential for wet-blending techniques, feathering color transitions, and achieving soft tonal gradations impossible with standard acrylic drying times. This additive slows acrylic paint drying, allowing colors to blend on the model surface without applying pressure that disturbs underlying paint layers. Retarder proves particularly valuable for large-surface color modulation, subtle camouflage pattern blending, and avoiding tide marks in acrylic wash applications. Wet Effects in 35ml bottles delivers specialized semi-gloss liquid for creating realistic dampness, moisture, and wetness appearance on weathered models. This product adds subtle sheen simulating recent rain exposure, damp earth splatter, fuel stains, and hydraulic fluid leaks that enhance realism on military vehicles, aircraft, and naval vessels. These professional additives integrate seamlessly with clear coat systems from our Vallejo Clear Coats and Microscale Clear Coats collections, while masking techniques from our Masking collection enable selective application of these specialized effects, creating comprehensive finishing workflows that deliver exhibition-quality results across all modeling scales and skill levels.