Being somewhat incompetent I have stored my Scalecoat in the Scalecoat jars they are sold in. I've been doing this for years with no problems. Maybe it's the reducer I use, Xylol. maybe it's that I replace the the O2 with CO2 after I open the bottle, or it could be the plasma vortex's around here. I think it's because I make very sure that no lacquer thinner ever comes into contact with the paint, and I make sure that the bottle is air tight when I put the lid back on. That means sometimes I have to make a new gasket
The one problem I have had is the no longer available colors, (D&RGW Aspen Gold) and I'm also tired of buying the stuff by the box only to discover that the regular black, S10, which should dry to a gloss is instead a flat black. I did cure that by buying a quart of Dupont Centari #99, (Pitch Black). Very odd thing is it is just like Scalecoat, same odor, same reducer, same results. This has actually become a mute point. I thought I might get into custom painting if I tried hard enough. I was charging about $3.25 and hour, I raised my prices to $4.15 an hour but finally gave up on the whole idea. Everybody wanted either a special club price or quantity discounts, you know, ---CHEAPER---. J. RUSTERMIER --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > Someone I paint for is MUCH into mixing custom colors - especially for > boxcars to get variety. For my own modeling I typically am not into mixing > custom colors. To assure color accuracy he has sent me Scalecoat paint in > mason canning jars. It could be a substantial quantity starting with 3-5 two > ounce bottles. I try to open Scalecoat paint and use the whole bottle in one > sitting for the best results. 6+ ounces of paint will cover a LOT of cars. > > > > Some of the jars have been here for at least a year - probably more. I just > opened a jar and painted a car with great results. I attribute the results > to the storing of the paint in the mason jars. > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > See my layout progress at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
