junkyardjeff Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 A while back I posted a picture of a bottle of Testors paint I had with 40 cents on the cap,today I got another load of models and parts and these were in it. Might see if still good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Wow! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 If it's still liquid, you can cut it with cheap lacquer thinner and airbrush the stuff for a really nice finish, ala Donn Yost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoMoCo66 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Wow that stuffs old. However I doubt it's still liquid. A lot of my old paints are solid as a rock. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 I do not remember them being that cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, junkyardjeff said: I do not remember them being that cheap. I do....🥸😔 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Besides lacquer thinner, add about a half dozen stainless bb's from Crossman in the bottles and shake the living BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH out of them...😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Found more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 The smaller bottles are Pactra and I found them in the mid 70s and actually used some and they were old back then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 A nice history of brand, price and bottle design. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Cool antiques. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Most are still liquid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdebie Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 9 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said: A nice history of brand, price and bottle design. If you enjoy that kind of stuff: I have an extensive research page, showing the evolution of Humbrol tins: https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/humbrol.htm Since the design changed so often, it can also be used to establish the approximate age of your old tins. I'm often amazed how old the paint is. Like when I painted this 3D printed object: the tins are from (approximately) 1993, 2000 and 1979. I must have been in primary school when I bought the oldest tin. Rob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Pactra paint bottles were 10¢ in the local hobby store. I preferred Testors however, I recall they were 15¢ around 1963 when I first started painting models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 And I can just imagine the uproar when they bumped the price up to 19 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 How many of us can remember when you could buy a kit for under a dollar? Check out the prices on these two kits. The price is located right after the kit number - .79 and .98 cents. If I remember correctly, back in the mid 60's, I was buying car kits for around $1.29 or so. Those were the good old days! These rifles are the two oldest kits that I have in my stash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 And, what is a bottle of Testors at HL, Now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, stavanzer said: And, what is a bottle of Testors at HL, Now? The last one I bought there was around 2.69. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Thanks. I have not bought any there lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, junkyardjeff said: The last one I bought there was around 2.69. Time to go to the big box hardware store paint sections. Many have a good rack of small Testors bottles for under $2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoMoCo66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Here are some old crusted up bottles I found in my stash. A couple of very interesting Patrica bottles. And some old testors the black one that cost 30c is definitely newer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 4/6/2024 at 8:16 PM, deuces wild said: I do....🥸😔 me too cheers, Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Today I needed some black paint to do a bit of touch up work on a model. The first bottle of black I found was an old round bottle of Pactra enamel that has probably not been opened in over 25 years. It sounded OK when I shook it so I opened it and stirred it for a minute. It mixed well so I went ahead and used it. It worked like new, fresh paint. Probably better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 4/7/2024 at 7:04 PM, junkyardjeff said: The last one I bought there was around 2.69. My LHS sells Testors bottles for $3.99. I have $12 in the paint job on the Nova I’m building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/12/2024 at 5:21 PM, Oldriginal86 said: My LHS sells Testors bottles for $3.99. I have $12 in the paint job on the Nova I’m building. From .19 to 3.99 for a little 1/4 Oz bottle of Testors????... This is insane!....😬😠😖😡🤬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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