DEL 707 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I've not painted for about 2 years and I've got that mad itch to start painting again. I'm not very good, I start up and stop all the time. Infact, this was as far as I got with my last model. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/DarrenEa/Model%20Painting/Model34.jpg Been digging through my boxes and drawers and found a load of old stuff, some unboxed Space Marines and a load of paint. But looking on GW's website, this stuff is ancient :P. Looking on GW's website, they're all called layers, shades, edge, where as mine are simply called stuff like "Bestial Brown" Though I do have 1 foundation "Mechrite Red" and 1 wash "Badab Black" All my paints are looking a *little* dry now, will mixing in some tap water sort this out? Should I be looking into the new paint sets? They seem hugly confusing to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seleucus Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 A little tap water should do it for now, but long term, you should look for some Acrylic Medium/thinners which will make it last longer without drying out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/#findComment-3424085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Tap water will work, but my experience is that windscreen wiper fluid works a little better. Depending on how thick your paint has gotten, you may need to spend quite some time stirring it in, preferably using a flat stick, not a round one — flat sticks stir much better. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/#findComment-3424827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL 707 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Tap water will work, but my experience is that windscreen wiper fluid works a little better. Depending on how thick your paint has gotten, you may need to spend quite some time stirring it in, preferably using a flat stick, not a round one — flat sticks stir much better. Sounds interesting, especially since I should be able to just walk out and buy that stuff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/#findComment-3424946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL 707 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Quick question, could I use window/glass cleaner mixed with water? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/#findComment-3424983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 windscreen wiper fluidSounds interesting, especially since I should be able to just walk out and buy that stuff. I got mine as a litre bottle from Halfords, mainly for thinning Tamiya paints for airbrushing. Cost is negligible, since that bottle set me back something like €2, as I recall, and a pot of paint takes at most a few millilitres to thin to a usable consistency.Quick question, could I use window/glass cleaner mixed with water?Yes, but I'm not sure why you'd want to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/278479-bringing-my-paints-back-from-the-dead/#findComment-3425321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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