acrylic paint thinner
Skip itSoft demand (-15.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good$7.09–$25.37cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay$11.73avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay3,013.84avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★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
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, acrylic paint thinner is a $75K/yr Amazon United States market (63K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
acrylic paint thinner market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $70K–$94K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.1%
- Avg BSR
- #163
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 6.1%
- Avg brand age
- 74 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
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%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
16%
- Vallejo22%
- Nicpro21%
- Mont Marte16%
- Micro-Mark12%
- Angelus6%
- Liquitex6%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×
Top acrylic paint thinner search terms
- acrylic paint thinner38K/yr
- paint thinner for acrylic painting10K/yr
- acrylic thinner8K/yr
- acrylic paint thinner for paint by number8K/yr
Top acrylic paint thinner products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml
Mont Marte$8.804.6★2,811 rev
Vallejo Thinner Medium 17 ml
Vallejo$7.134.3★1,243 rev
Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency
Nicpro$9.684.5★751 rev
Micro-Mark Thinner 8 oz | Professional-Grade Thinner for Acrylics Enamels & More | Ideal for Precision Model Painting & Crafting
Micro-Mark$12.244.4★88 rev
Vallejo - Airbrush Thinner for Acrylic Paints 200 ml (6.76 fl.oz.)
Vallejo$15.014.8★19,412 rev
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
Bellisinno$10.28110 rev
Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency
Nicpro$9.68751 rev
HOMY ARTY Airbrush Thinner - 8.45 Fl Oz Water-Based Acrylic Paint Medium to Improve Color Flow
HOMY ARTY$9.31208 rev
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$9.91291 rev
Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 69oz / 2040ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency
Nicpro$25.37751 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumOdorless 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$10.284.3★
Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts
Micro-Mark$10.944.5★
Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency
Nicpro$9.684.5★
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$9.804.7★
Angelus 2-Thin Acrylic Paint Thinner 4 fl oz Ideal for Thinning Acrylic Paints for Airbrush and other Acrylic Applications
Angelus$10.014.8★
What buyers say about acrylic paint thinner
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It helps the paint flow smoothly”
“Great medium”
“As advertised”
“Works well”
“Its well worth the money”
“It's always good to have some of this Vallejo thinner to bring life back to those thickened paints”
“Doesnt stink”
“it helps me clean my brushes”
“Made paint easier to apply”
“even application without affecting the color quality”
What buyers complain about
“He says it is way thinned down”
“Did not work on my paint”
“Garbage”
“Doesnt work”
“the bottle leaks”
“Unable to use”
“at least half my bottle was a dried mass of product”
“I'm not going to test other colors”
“clogged my airbrush”
“So expensive for a tiny bottle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is acrylic paint thinner profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $75K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the acrylic paint thinner niche?
- 13 brands and 71 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in acrylic paint thinner?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Paint Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for acrylic paint thinner peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the acrylic paint thinner niche?
- Listings span $7.09–$25.37; the average listing price is $11.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,014 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.