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- From: ChazL@county.lmt.mn.org (Chaz Larson)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.scale
- Subject: Re: Paint age
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.163406.6146@lmt.mn.org>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 16:34:06 GMT
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- Reply-To: ChazL@county.lmt.mn.org (Chaz Larson)
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- In article <1hnvboINNkfe@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, aq479@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
- (Paul E. Sincaglia) writes:
- > I have been out of modeling for some time and have recently
- > re-entered the hobby. I have begun going through my old
- > "shit" (some of it is just that) including allot of paint.
- >
- > Is there any problem in using paint that is up to 7 yrs old?
- > Some of the paint I have is Humbrol stuff that is at least that
- > old.
-
- The Tamiya acrylics I had laying around for close to 7 years were fine when I
- opened them. Some had to be soaked in solvent for a bit to loosen the dried
- paint that was sealing the lids on, but once they were opened they were all
- fine. I can't speak for oil-base enamels.
-
- chaz
-
- ..must think...bubble pipe will relax me and I think...
-