Stuart's Painting Tips

Like Beth, I hate to disagree with the master 
(well, more like make a slightly related but 
different point): One of the principal causes 
(other than crappy containment which often 
results from poor lids and poor containers) of 
premature paint demise is drying out. Painting 
from an open paint bottle is a PRIMARY cause 
of this. Most advice from the paint makers says 
to NEVER EVER do this. And yet, we all 
probably do. But it probably isn't a bright idea. 
It lets some of the paint dry in the open pot 
and it lets moisture evaporate. 

PS - Does anyone know of any latex paint-life 
extender that is good for all latex paints? 
Specifically, I find water is okay for this, but 
most of my paints seem to have arrived with 
something more oil-like on top, and I get the 
feeling if I could replace that, paint longevity 
would go up.

T. 
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Thomas Barclay
Co-Creator of http://www.stargrunt.ca 
Stargrunt II and Dirtside II game site

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