Restoring dried out GHQ paints?

[BrianH1]

I have a number of the GHQ Micro Armor paints that are about 5 years old and many have partly dried out, some are almost solid. Is it possible to restore them and if so how? I have read suggestion such as:
Adding distilled water
Adding a small amount of dish washing liquid and distilled water
Adding commercial acrylic thinner (i.e. Vallejo or Model Master)

I really like the GHQ paints but the containers don't do a great job in keeping them airtight, I have Model Master Acrylic paints, PolyS, Tamiya, Humbrol and Gunzi paints older than this that are till fine.

Another question which GHQ paint is recommended for Soviet W.W.II armour?

Thanks,
Brian

[BrianH1]

I have been experimenting with the dried up paints and adding distilled water and a drop of dishwashing liquid seems to be slowly bringing most of them back to liquid consistency, other than the ones that are completely dried up.

Brian

[CBoy3]

I have had some success bringing paints back to life if they haven't completely dried out. I just use tap water, and add small amounts at a time, mix them in, and repeat until they are to the consistency that I am after. Obviously this only works with water based paints, which are my paints of choice. This may also work with oil based if you use something like mineral spirits, but I haven't tried that. Once the paints have dried hard, I think that you may be out of luck. Another thing that I have learned is that it helps to be fastidious about keeping the threaded top of the bottle clean, and the threads in the cap. If you leave any paint in there it can keep everything from sealing fully, and a small amount of air can get in- enough to dry out your paint over time.