Not that I'm an accomplished painter, but I have learned a few things that seem to help... Withdraw paint from the bottle with a pipette and reseal the original bottle right away. Store previously opened bottles upside down to minimize air incursion during storage. Make friends with a microbiologist or med tech to insure long term supply of pipettes. <G> Finally, when all else fails, go straight to insecticide cans! <VBG>
While it is an interesting discussion, my guess is "shelf life" as applied to model paint is pretty dynamic. How old do you think the paint is when you buy it?? I would imagine it could be anywhere from 6 months to 3 years... I haven't yet see model paint with a "Born On" date!! Bigger issues to me are the subtle differences in the same paint's dye lots. It is always vexing when models painted in say UP Armour Yellow are slightly different in color seemingly because the paint was purchased three years apart. Jim K. --- In [email protected], "meldridge2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "ed_loizeaux" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > However, I just happened to converse recently with the "expert" at > Scalecoat regarding the age of paint, shelf life, and so forth. In my > particular case, I have Scalecoat paints that are over six years old > and have never been opened. > ------------------------ > Now we're into differences between modelers. I've never had a bottle > of paint for more than a couple of days before I opened it. I believe > it is the air in the bottle that causes the paint to deteriorate. If > it has never been opened, I think the only problem is getting the > pigment (or whatever it really is) fully mixed back into the solvent. > I'm only guessing, I've never had a bottle that long that I ended up > using. > > -Michael Eldridge > -San Jose, CA > ------------------------------------ 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
