Reviving Micro Armour Paints
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Reviving Micro Armour Paints
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Re: Reviving Micro Armour Paints
BrianH1,
The water should do the trick for you.
Tom
The water should do the trick for you.
Tom
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Re: Reviving Micro Armour Paints
If I have used a paint for an extended time I have gotten to adding two or three drops of water and mixing them again before closing. If they are going to sit for an extended time I may stir them to check their consistency periodically and if not sure will put one, maybe two, drops of water in then stir again and seal. I try not to do it too frequently because I could end up watering the color down.
The molasses ones are recoverable. Take your time and add only a drop or so and work it. Too much water can obviously shift the color. My success rate is less than 100% on the chewing gum consistency. You will just have to work it and be patient. GHQ's paints are great, especially for my ships' camouflage, but I it is their jars that cause the paint drying problems I am sure. I have even tried putting the jars in sealable storage bags and squeezing all the air out before finishing sealing it shut but not at a 100% success rate with it. One jar out of the five in the one bag dried out.
The molasses ones are recoverable. Take your time and add only a drop or so and work it. Too much water can obviously shift the color. My success rate is less than 100% on the chewing gum consistency. You will just have to work it and be patient. GHQ's paints are great, especially for my ships' camouflage, but I it is their jars that cause the paint drying problems I am sure. I have even tried putting the jars in sealable storage bags and squeezing all the air out before finishing sealing it shut but not at a 100% success rate with it. One jar out of the five in the one bag dried out.
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Re: Reviving Micro Armour Paints
Thanks I will try those ideas, maybe also storing them in a tupperwear container or plastic bag.