Re: [GZG] Paint drying out....

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definitely...
Many of the paints I use have the drip tips (like vallejo etc) and those
are
the best, but stuff like citadel type paint jars where you pop open the
top,
I leave open while paint since I don't need enough to pour out and have
not
experienced any problems with that. However if one is not diligent in
keeping the threads clean on the jars, paint builds up, dries
out because you get those seal issues.

I have to go home tonight and look at my paints since there are one or
two
brands tyhat do dry out over time despite being perfectly sealed, which
is
BS.

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Tom B <kaladorn@gmail.com> wrote:

> To what Los said:
>
> I have some paints from when I started painting, maybe 25 years ago,
> that are still usable. I have some from the middle stage that dried up
> in a very much shorter time - maybe 4-5 years.
>
> The main culprits, as far as I ever figured:
>
> 1) Painting with open paint jar (a no no, but all of us have done it)
> 2) Crappy jars (the plastic D&D paints with crappy plastic tops were
the
> worst)
>
> Good bottles and good lids make a lot of difference. The life
> extenders just help allow you to paint open-pot if you want to and to
> ensure your investment.
>
> Also, all climates are not equal. For example, 14 stories up in
> Ottawa, in the summer you could be sitting in my apartment and not
> bother with a shower because the humidity is so high you've already
> had one. In the winter, if you don't humidify fairly extensively,
> you'll wake up every morning with desert dry sinuses and anything open
> with moisture doesn't last long.
>
> I think the Tamiya paints had reasonable bottles. Humbrols were okay
> if you got the lid on right, but no one uses oil-based enamels
> anymore. The Ral Partha (I think) D&D paints were crappy bottles. The
> Armoury paints I got were good bottles with crappy lids, but they sold
> a much better optional lid and I bought a boatload of those. GW paints
> are fairly well contained. Many craft/folk paints are in at best okay
> containers, but some just aren't great for long term storage. The
> Vallejo paints I have look like the containers will keep them good for
> a long time.
>
> So, get a good paint container or buy brands that are well contained,
> don't paint with the paint pot open for hours, and live in a
> moderately humid area and your paints may well last a long, long time.
>
> T.
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