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Post by Adkenpachi on Jun 16, 2012 14:47:04 GMT -5
So... Some bum hole sent me 14 VERY dry paints from ebay and before filing against him i wondered if i could make them work? Cause it came with a cadian command squad which i would like to keep.
(Not a grand day, my other lot of GW stuff from ebay was just thrown into a box so instead of 50+ models i have 30 and a pile of hands feet and weapons snapped off.)
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Post by Cosmic on Jun 16, 2012 14:48:29 GMT -5
Acrylics thinner. You can buy a pot of tamiya thinner, should do the trick.
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Post by cheminhaler on Jun 16, 2012 14:57:19 GMT -5
I suppose it depends how dry. Can the brush go in or has the gloop hardened into solid matter?
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Post by Adkenpachi on Jun 16, 2012 15:18:24 GMT -5
Some run a tad, others you can get the brush through but it has the consistency of playdo
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jun 17, 2012 4:09:01 GMT -5
As Cosmic said, Acrylic thinner should sort it if it's rescuable. It's available at most model and art shops. You could try water with the ones that are a bit more fluid. Just add it slowly  |
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Post by Adkenpachi on Jun 17, 2012 6:01:42 GMT -5
It is fun trying to find a shop that sells that kinda stuff, aswell as the foam card. No art shops for around 45 miles  Next trip to town i shal be searching back streets for shops ive never heard of with crossed fingers. |
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Post by cheminhaler on Jun 17, 2012 16:21:52 GMT -5
You must be able to order art shop stuff online. I'm lucky to have one down the road.
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Post by Adkenpachi on Jun 17, 2012 17:27:47 GMT -5
Yeah but its a pain finding the right stuff, right price and no/low postage.
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Post by Adkenpachi on Jun 21, 2012 7:08:13 GMT -5
Hmmm...all i can find locally is the acrylic flow stuff... Flow regulator? Somethin like that.. Would that do it?
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jul 1, 2012 13:52:28 GMT -5
Yep that's the very stuff  |
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Post by Adkenpachi on Aug 10, 2012 18:11:15 GMT -5
Sorry to drag up an old thread but i just got around to doing this... Took a mates advice and filled them with boiling water while sitting them in a dish of boiling water (heat from outside and within) then 5mins later pour out most of the water and mix well with the top end of a brush.
I was skeptical but out of the 14 paints 10 are now great, 2 are pretty good, 1 is usable and 1 is in the bin... The binned one was almost concrete so i didnt have alot of hope for it.
Just wondered if anyone had heard of this technique before as it worked so well.
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Post by magot on Aug 11, 2012 11:45:48 GMT -5
I had the same problem and solved it with the most wonderful fluid of this world : water.
just put some in the pot, even if it has the structure of playdo and start stirring with the backside of your brush. it takes a few minutes but you will be surprised by the result.
however the acrylic thinner keeps the paint longer in good quality, thinned with water will dry out easier
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Post by Adkenpachi on Aug 11, 2012 13:21:28 GMT -5
Yeah, like i said i just used water in the end (the shop was out of thinner when i went back) and heat... Heat is your friend.
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Post by Welsh Paul on Aug 12, 2012 2:18:32 GMT -5
Daark Sphere in London sells a good quality acrylic thinner (I can't remember its name) for under 2GBP and you can order online. I use the stuff all the time and always get good results from it
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Next trip to town i shal be searching back streets for shops ive never heard of with crossed fingers.
