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# **acrylic paint thinner**

**Skip it**

Soft demand (-15.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 19Growth 17Conversion 87Competition 37Returns 97Price range 57Avg price 48Brand share 46Review moat 35Quality gap 28

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.7%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****10.1%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Price range**

**Good****$7.09–$25.37**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Avg price**

**Okay****$11.73**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Brand share**

**Okay****78%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Competition**

**Okay****63%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,013.84**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$75K**

$75K/yr · 63K searches

**Growth**

**Bad****-15.2%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

## **Competition**

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

**Brands**

**13 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**71**

**Top-5 brand share**

**78%**

**Open market**

**16%**

- Vallejo22% - Nicpro21% - Mont Marte16% - Micro-Mark12% - Angelus6% - Liquitex6% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%$4K10%$7K15%$11K20%$15K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/315J4saeRUL.jpg)**MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml**Mont Marte**$8.80**4.6★2,811 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7YQRBM) [2![Vallejo Thinner Medium 17 ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31RXyGcLerL.jpg)**Vallejo Thinner Medium 17 ml**Vallejo**$7.13**4.3★1,243 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KYLBZE) [3![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Q6p-jvX-L.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$9.68**4.5★751 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZJCVCH) [4![Micro-Mark Thinner 8 oz | Professional-Grade Thinner for Acrylics Enamels & More | Ideal for Precision Model Painting & Crafting](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31F1xEo-13L.jpg)**Micro-Mark Thinner 8 oz | Professional-Grade Thinner for Acrylics Enamels & More | Ideal for Precision Model Painting & Crafting**Micro-Mark**$12.24**4.4★88 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQD3NHT5) [5![Vallejo - Airbrush Thinner for Acrylic Paints 200 ml (6.76 fl.oz.)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21gzQOChSsL.jpg)**Vallejo - Airbrush Thinner for Acrylic Paints 200 ml (6.76 fl.oz.)**Vallejo**$15.01**4.8★19,412 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X6DTHK)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mZwLrDshL.jpg)**Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies**Bellisinno**$10.28**110 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP4TKBWL) [![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Q6p-jvX-L.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$9.68**751 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZJCVCH) [![HOMY ARTY Airbrush Thinner - 8.45 Fl Oz Water-Based Acrylic Paint Medium to Improve Color Flow](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ihFsfNLZL.jpg)**HOMY ARTY Airbrush Thinner - 8.45 Fl Oz Water-Based Acrylic Paint Medium to Improve Color Flow**HOMY ARTY**$9.31**208 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSLCD1RZ) [![Nicpro Professional Airbrush Thinner 8.45 oz Bottle Airbrush Paint Thinner for Acrylic Paints Water-Based Air Brush Fluid Medium Improves Acrylic Paint Flow for Model Wood Canvas Metal Plastic](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31mAtnf2MOL.jpg)**Nicpro Professional Airbrush Thinner 8.45 oz Bottle Airbrush Paint Thinner for Acrylic Paints Water-Based Air Brush Fluid Medium Improves Acrylic Paint Flow for Model Wood Canvas Metal Plastic**Nicpro**$9.91**291 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHVG6FZ7) [![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 69oz / 2040ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31rfxQC4EfL.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 69oz / 2040ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$25.37**751 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFM9FTNC)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mZwLrDshL.jpg)**Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies**Bellisinno**$10.28**4.3★**▲ 283%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP4TKBWL) [![Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31jsRB7JEIL.jpg)**Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts**Micro-Mark**$10.94**4.5★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ8W94H9) [![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Q6p-jvX-L.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$9.68**4.5★**▲ 100%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZJCVCH) [![The Army Painter Airbrush Medium 100ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Flow Improver for Airbrushing and Painting Wargaming Miniatures Perfect for Warhammer & Dnd Figures](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31ncj0DVKkL.jpg)**The Army Painter Airbrush Medium 100ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Flow Improver for Airbrushing and Painting Wargaming Miniatures Perfect for Warhammer & Dnd Figures**The Army Painter**$9.80**4.7★**▲ 78%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086L54VDR) [![Angelus 2-Thin Acrylic Paint Thinner 4 fl oz Ideal for Thinning Acrylic Paints for Airbrush and other Acrylic Applications](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31xx6qq7aAL.jpg)**Angelus 2-Thin Acrylic Paint Thinner 4 fl oz Ideal for Thinning Acrylic Paints for Airbrush and other Acrylic Applications**Angelus**$10.01**4.8★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LOSYDJK)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Paint Quality**19%

*“It helps the paint flow smoothly”*

**Quality-Overall**17%

*“Great medium”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%

*“As advertised”*

**Efficiency**6%

*“Works well”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“Its well worth the money”*

**Thickness**6%

*“It's always good to have some of this Vallejo thinner to bring life back to those thickened paints”*

**Smell**4%

*“Doesnt stink”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**3%

*“it helps me clean my brushes”*

**Engraving/Paint/Sublimation**3%

*“Made paint easier to apply”*

**Color**2%

*“even application without affecting the color quality”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Thickness**23%

*“He says it is way thinned down”*

**Paint Quality**19%

*“Did not work on my paint”*

**Quality-Overall**6%

*“Garbage”*

**Functionality-Overall**6%

*“Doesnt work”*

**Leak-Proof**5%

*“the bottle leaks”*

**Ease Of Use**4%

*“Unable to use”*

**Moist/Dry**3%

*“at least half my bottle was a dried mass of product”*

**Color**3%

*“I'm not going to test other colors”*

**Jamming/Clogging**3%

*“clogged my airbrush”*

**Value For Money**2%

*“So expensive for a tiny bottle”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Paint Quality**17%

**Size-Overall**11%

**Thin**11%

**Functionality-Overall**10%

**Leak-Proof**10%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

**Thickness**9%

**Value For Money**6%

**Cleaning Modes**2%

**Color**2%