| Baranovich | 03 Apr 2015 2:23 p.m. PST |
In my previous post about GW paints I had talked about having a GW paint set that was unopened and had been in storage for about two years. The paints are thickened but not beyond hope I don't think. When you shake them you still get liquid movement but the pigment has thickened and it's lumpy. What have you used to revive paints when there is still liquid in the bottle but the pigment has gotten lumpy? Can you bring them back to a point where they are still usable? Any way, I've just about had it with GW any way, I procured a Foundry and Vallejo set. I'll use some of the GW colors but I've had enough of this nonsense. $300 USD for a set and GW can't even use pot technology that protects its paints. My CRAFT PAINTS from Michaels craft store were sealed better! Two years I opened those and they were perfectly fresh! |
 Doctor X  | 03 Apr 2015 3:14 p.m. PST |
Just add water and stir.
Really. |
| JimDuncanUK | 03 Apr 2015 3:14 p.m. PST |
Dilute slightly with distilled water and mix thoroughly. Keep on mixing and mix again. Use a steel nail to really mix it up. |
| Winston Smith | 03 Apr 2015 3:17 p.m. PST |
Try a small dollop on a tray and wet it with a brush to see if the paint is salvageable. See if it paints like …. paint.
If you can revive it with water, there you go.
More drastic measures include isopropyl ( rubbing) alcohol or Tamiya's solvent.
If they don't work , throw it out and break down and buy a new bottle. Some things can't be saved. |
| vexillia | 03 Apr 2015 3:31 p.m. PST |
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| Hlaven | 03 Apr 2015 3:53 p.m. PST |
I heard of using eye drops but have not tried it |
| coryfromMissoula | 03 Apr 2015 5:24 p.m. PST |
A friend of mind adds a few drops of distilled water and a stainless steel BB or nut. Then he duct tapes the paint pot to the blade of a reciprocating saw and mixes for several minutes. Works wonders the couple of times I've tried it. |
| elsyrsyn | 03 Apr 2015 5:43 p.m. PST |
As coryfromMissoula said, but I use glass beads instead of stainless BBs, and shake by hand. Doug |
| Chuckaroobob | 03 Apr 2015 8:47 p.m. PST |
Duct taped to a reciprocating saw? Geez, I'm gonna have to try that one! |
| normsmith | 03 Apr 2015 9:47 p.m. PST |
Once my GW start to thicken, each time I open a pot to use, I add two droplets of water (from an empty Vallejo bottle) and shake. |
| JSchutt | 04 Apr 2015 8:53 a.m. PST |
Try throwing the bottle of paint in a cheapo ultrasonic jewelry cleaner submerged in a bath of plain water. You may have to strap the bottle down if it has too much air in it. Let it run as long as you need it to. This technique has worked for me. |
| Rebelyell2006 | 04 Apr 2015 10:25 a.m. PST |
Distilled water is the best choice, because tap water will contain mold spores and other impurities that, in a humid environment like a paint jar, can create problems. It's the same reason why cigar humidors use distilled water. |
| nevinsrip | 04 Apr 2015 11:45 a.m. PST |
Buy one of those hobby paint mixers from Micro Mark or somewhere. For the price it cost me, I saved dozens and dozens of dried pots of paint. I use wet distilled water (water with a drop of dishwashing liquid) and a few drops of whatever "flow aide" I have around. The paint mixer is basically a small rotating tool with a long paint agitator attached.
I can't say enough about mine. I use it every time I'm using a paint that I have not used in a while. Brings it right back to life. |
