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

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rarely have this problem and normally when I have failed to
properly seal the bottle. Probably 50% of my paints are over 15 years
old,
(Which amazes me as I'm hardly going overboard to protect these
bottles),
including some of my precious rare ones such as "canadian sun pale
flesh"
and "wargamer belly pink"...
Los

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Tom B <kaladorn@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you are having a problem with normal hobby paints drying out (such
> as Tamiya, GW, the D&D paints, Vallejo), you might want to look into
> life extenders for acrylics. I purchased such a product in about a 500
> mL bottle from an art/drafting store in town.
>
> I add a wee bit to the paints ever so often (sometimes I just open
> them up and drop a wee bit in, stir, close them up). It helps replace
> evaporated liquidity with something not as thin as water and that
> helps retain the existing viscosity.
>
> Some of these sorts of products:
> http://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-acrylic-mediums/
> http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Leisure-Hobbies,Fine-arts,Paint-retarder
>
> Vallejo has one but they're selling it in wee bottles and it's rather
> overpriced when packaged thusly.
>
> Winsor, Newton, Ceramacoat, Folk Art. Most of these are 'craft paint'
> extenders, but they'll work with your fancier gaming acrylics. Most of
> the difference I can see between folk/craft paints and hobby/gaming
> paint is pigment size (smaller particulates). You can often get away
> with the craft/folk art paints for vehicles and such if you can find
> the right colours.
>
> Some other tips:
> http://slappingpaint.net/Painting_Tips_and_Hints.html
>
> Tom B
>
> PS: GZGpedia Wiki with 'side areas' for home brew universes (Roger's,
> maybe JA's if we can convince him, some others) would be pretty cool.
>
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