Dried paints

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

After coming back to the hobby after a long hiatus, I went through my paint collection (all the classic pots and names, love it) and most of them have dried out a bit. Still liquid, but much thicker.

Would it be possible to 'liquidize' them with a couple of drops of water and some stirring? Or are they ruined and do I need to get used to a new range of colours?

Rognarr · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:42 pm

If they are just thicker you can ofc thin them with a few drops of water, I do that always. No big deal

rumtap · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:18 am

I'm forever adding water to old pots!

it's all good!

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:13 am

Yup, good old h2O is your friend here

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

Great guys, very glad I'll still be able to use them! Cheers!

Raukov · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:33 am

Honestly, pure water isn't the ideal addition - I'd get yourself some acrylic medium or flow improver and throw a few drops of that as well. Then again, I add flow improver to all my paints as soon as I buy them, so it may just be that I have a problem with the stuff.

Bartelomeus · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:58 am

Reviving ol paints is not the problem for me, getting those really old screw-on lids off sucks!

rumtap · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:12 am

LOL Bartelomeus.

It's a wonder we have any teeth left opening those things.

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