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Technical Data Sheet

Createx Airbrush Colors

Water-Based

Acrylic Resin

Made in U.S.A.

Edited March 2021 –

This tech sheet supersedes any other

inconsistent information, including the label

Description

Createx Airbrush Colors are fluid acrylic colors with specialized

performance for airbrush and spray-gun application.

Colors are made with a supple, yet durable acrylic resin that is

well suited for painting fabric and textiles with a finish that

leaves a “soft-hand” feel.

Createx Airbrush Colors are designed to cover and spray best

with larger tip-sizes at higher psi settings compared to Wicked

Colors and Illustration Colors which are better suited for fine-

line performance through smaller airbrush tip-sizes at lower

psi settings.

Createx Airbrush Colors are made with lightfast pigments, the

same pigments Wicked Colors and Illustration Colors. Createx

Airbrush Colors dry semi-gloss.

Products

Opaque Airbrush Colors

• Cover opaque out of the bottle in 2 – 3 coats.

• Best sprayed with a 0.5mm / large tip-sized

airbrush at higher psi settings, 35 – 45+ psi.

• Not for small airbrush tip-sizes smaller than

0.35mm. Even when over-reduced, Opaque

Colors work better with large tip-sizes.

• For Opaque Colors which can be sprayed through

medium and small tip-sizes down to 0.18mm at

under 20 psi; Createx Illustration Opaque Colors

work best.

Transparent Airbrush Colors

•

Translucent colors with a high pigment volume for semi-

opaque coverage out of the bottle.

•

For increased transparency without over thinning, extend

with 5601 Transparent Base. Mix in any ratio.

•

Best sprayed through large to medium airbrush tip-sizes,

down to 0.3mm. For smaller tip-sizes, i.e. 0.18mm,

Createx Wicked Detail & Illustration Colors spray better.

•

Psi can vary per tip-size, best 25 – 40+ psi.

Fluorescent Airbrush Colors

• Not Lightfast! Not recommended for long-term or

exterior applications.

• Tip: if using for an exterior finish (such as a

helmet), first apply Createx Opaque Airbrush

Colors (or AutoBorne Sealer) as a color-keyed base

to better hide eventual color loss from direct light

and improve coverage.

• Highly translucent, low viscosity colors.

• Spray well through most tip-sizes, 0.5mm – 0.3mm.

•

Psi can vary per tip-size, best 25 – 40+ psi.

Pearlized Airbrush Colors

• Cover semi-opaque.

• Best applied over white, grey or black base, such as

Createx Airbrush Opaque Colors.

• Best sprayed with a larger volume, tip-sized

airbrush operated at 35 – 45+ psi

• For medium tip-sizes, 0.3mm+, sprayed at reduced

pressures, extend generously ~ 50% per volume

with 5601 Transparent Base, then thin 10% - 20%

with 4011 Reducer.

5601 Transparent Base

• The colorless resin base to Createx Airbrush Colors.

• Add to extend paint for increased transparency

while maintaining a higher viscosity compared with

only adding 4011 Reducer.

• Also works as a light protective coating, especially

t-shirt and fabric painting.

•

Fabric primer: Apply direct to shirt to “lock down” fabric

knap, allowing for tighter lines & cleaner colors

• Refer to Transparent Bases TDS for more

5602 Opaque Base

• A colorless resin base, with refined clay, for mixing

with colors for increased opacity.

• Chroma of color will be lowered after mixing.

Summary of content (3 pages)

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Technical Data Sheet Createx Airbrush Colors Water-Based Acrylic Resin Edited March 2021 – This tech sheet supersedes any other inconsistent information, including the label Description Createx Airbrush Colors are fluid acrylic colors with specialized performance for airbrush and spray-gun application. Colors are made with a supple, yet durable acrylic resin that is well suited for painting fabric and textiles with a finish that leaves a “soft-hand” feel.
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Compatibility Createx Airbrush Colors are compatible with all other Createx paints and clears, as well as most other paint types, both water-based and solvent-based paint. When using with solvent-based paints & clears, allow each to cure, (dry thoroughly for an extended period of at least 1 hour), prior to applying the next paint-type. Water-based and solvent-based may only be intercoated, not directly mixed.
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Top-Coating with a Clear (cont’d.) Fabric & General Hobby: Apply 5603 Matte Top-Coat & 5604 Gloss Top Coat for a light protective coating. • Thin 5603 & 5604 Top-Coat 5% - 10% per volume with 4011 Reducer. • Apply ~ 25 – 30 psi with large-tip-sized airbrush • Apply 2 – 3 medium, non-wetted coats, allowing each coat ~ 5 – 10 minutes drying in between coats. • Top Coat is supple after drying, better suited for fabric. For leather, use Createx UVLS Clears as top-coat.