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12-06-2002, 04:31 PM
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Do bottle paints get old????
Most of my modeling supplies were purchased in the early 90's. I have mostly Tamiya and Gunze paints. Some of these were never opened and are thin but some are kinda thick. I tried thinning it with alcohol but am not sure if they are still good.
On one particular paint a Gunze tire black I tried to thin for pannel lines and other flat black areas I had bad brush streaks when dried. Was I supposed to use water instead of alcohol for a thinner? Does anyone have a idea what the shelf life of a paint would be. I would think as long as the thing isn't dried solid then it should be O.K.. Any suggestions? Thanks! 
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12-06-2002, 05:01 PM
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For panel lines you should use enamels on top of lacquers for ease of buffing and that enamels don't set into lacquers.
If you have a very large collection of those old paints then I think most of them can be used if you shake them vigorously and leave the bottles in hot water for a few minutes to get the paint flowing beter.
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