I actually found a tin of Brown Bess, but most of the "liquid" was gone. I stirred it up and it's now like playdoh. What can I add to get it back to a liquid without changing the color?

Thanks

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Rob Slater
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Paint thinners, White Spirit, Turpentine Substitute. Might still get some proper humbrol stuff somewhere. Apply sparingly and stir thoroughly.

SAS

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"People don't understand. people like me"

Hey Rob,

I suppose thinning the paint would be the solution? You generally thin paint for airbrushing in low pressure sprayers so in theory you're thinning a paint thats actually like 'playdoh' down to something more manageable like it originally was!!

There's two ways to do this and will vary massively on one question - is the paint oil-based or water-based product like latex, vinyl, PVA etcetera...

If it's latex (acrylic, vinyl, pva, vinyl-acrylic blend), thin with water at a rate of up to 1 pint water per gallon of latex.

If you're using an oil-based product, use mineral spirits or naptha (sometimes called benzine or v.m.& p. naptha) at 1/2 pint per gallon of paint.


Obviously the age of the paint may be a big factor whether this works at all. So use a small measured amount to test first.



Regards,

Martin




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thanks guys!!

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Rob Slater
A08/TQ2.0.42136E1

From my experience: use Humbrol thinner only!
I don't know why, but every time I used other thinners (like Revell,..) with Humbrol colors it initially worked ok, but after a few days the paint started to clump and get downright nasty.

Cheers,
Stefan

Roger that

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Rob Slater
A08/TQ2.0.42136E1

If you can find it, use the Humbrol thinner...
This will let you keep the paint longer.

If the paint is water based then add a few drops
of alcohol after you have it thinned, this will let it flow
better when painting.

I have some water based paints that are more than
10 years old and they are still good.

After it is thinned and stired real good ( not shaken )
you might have to strain it to pick out a few lumps.

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