dhshaw Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Hey all. Just starting to get back into a hobby that I did as a teenager and then started again about 10 years ago. Built one model and then life got in the way. Now that I have retired I am looking forward to picking it back up again. I have a bunch of paints that I had purchased about 10 years or so ago, would they all still be good? Assortment of enamels and acrylics. Some great looking builds here. Regards, Dave
Pete75 Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Welcome Dave - never mind that life stuff, time to get building again! ?
Rich Chernosky Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Welcome to the forum Dave. I have some Pactra paints that still have the 10 cents price tag on them. That makes them over 50yrs old. They are still good BTW. If your caps have been on tight and the heat hasn't got to them they should be OK. They will need to be stirred is all and maybe thinned.
Snake45 Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 8:44 PM, dhshaw said: I have a bunch of paints that I had purchased about 10 years or so ago, would they all still be good? Assortment of enamels and acrylics. Expand All? Almost certainly no. Will some still be good? Very likely. You'll have to open up (or try spraying) each one to see. I'd guess that the majority are still usable. I've got paints 20, 30 years old and even older that are perfectly fine. Others didn't fare as well.
thatz4u Posted November 21, 2020 Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 11:53 PM, Snake45 said: All? Almost certainly no. Will some still be good? Very likely. You'll have to open up (or try spraying) each one to see. I'd guess that the majority are still usable. I've got paints 20, 30 years old and even older that are perfectly fine. Others didn't fare as well. Expand Snake what year is your Challenger F/C? you want the grille decals?? AL
vamach1 Posted November 21, 2020 Posted November 21, 2020 Welcome David. I’ve been going (before COVID) to the Maryland Automotive Modelers Association meetings for thirty years and they are are bunch of great people and there are some really talented nationally known builders. Hopefully we can all meet in Greenbelt next year when community centers can reopen. To your paint question - spray cans have a pretty long shelf life but I have had bottles dry up quickly sometimes. I have not used acrylics but I wonder if they do not dry up like enamel paint can.
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