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title: "Acrylic Paint Thinner — $75K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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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 5% 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
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/acrylic-paint-thinner/trend)
## **Top acrylic paint thinner search terms**
- **acrylic paint thinner**38K/yr-7.5%8.6% conv. - **paint thinner for acrylic painting**10K/yr-26.3%9.9% conv. - **acrylic thinner**8K/yr-9.3%8.0% conv. - **acrylic paint thinner for paint by number**8K/yr-41.1%15.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/acrylic-paint-thinner/search-terms)
## **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.
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**Mont Marte**$8.80**4.6★2,811 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7YQRBM) [2**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**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**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.)**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**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**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**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**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**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**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**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**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**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**Angelus**$10.01**4.8★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LOSYDJK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about acrylic paint thinner**
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%
## **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.
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