Correct thinners for Testors/Floquil paint

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Here's one for our US friends (or anybody with the definitive experience). What would be a suitable thinner for Testors era (bought c 2011) Floquil "Railroad Colors" paint ? I have asked around and Googled the question a number of ways but can't get a definitive answer. There is also the issue of us and US using different terms when describing thinning products. I can't work out whether to use what we call cellulose, enamel or isopropyl type thinners (the latter very doubtfull).

Over to ya'll. A picture included of the product to nail down exactly what I got.
P.S. Does this dry gloss or matt/flat ?
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Hi Max
Testors/floguil early paints were oil based paints and can be thinned using enamel thinners. At a push you could use a bit of white spirit or turps.
Their later ones were acrylic... your one is oil based
The matt or gloss question does depend on the colour/paint number as they had both matt and gloss.
Pullman green FL 110045 would have been matt (flat)
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https://www.scalemates.com/colors/color.php?id=8337
 
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Why, thank you good sir. I take it then that Phoenix precision products fast drying thinners for their enamels will be right for this ? Max.
 
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I replied on the other forum, extensively. Here's a good post: http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=43626

Looks like what was recommended by many people that used the product was lacquer thinner, and your equivalent is cellulose thinner, although the hobby thinners often had Xylene or Toulene...

Greg