man i really hate false advertising

[Lownslow]

this is supposed to be humbrol purple it looks like well you know what except he had nothing but grape chews all day

good thing its just a scrap body im testing the dehydrator today with to bodies on the lower deck

[Monty]

I see a lot of dust & wear on that lid. Have you had that tin for a while? Humbrol lids pretty much tell you what color to expect inside. Some of the Japanese acrylic "purples" I've bought online have been roughly that shade as well. Testors Model Master and Testors Boyds line have some better purples, although they might all be metallics if that matters.

I'm curious how long it'll take for your dehydrator to cure the Humbrol paint.

[Lownslow]

I see a lot of dust & wear on that lid. Have you had that tin for a while? Humbrol lids pretty much tell you what color to expect inside. Some of the Japanese acrylic "purples" I've bought online have been roughly that shade as well. Testors Model Master and Testors Boyds line have some better purples, although they might all be metallics if that matters.

I'm curious how long it'll take for your dehydrator to cure the Humbrol paint.

wont know first time testing it the bodies are on the lower tray 8 inches above the coil, yeah ive had it a few months but the lid has always been the same color im gonna mix my own with testors paints

[hotrod59f100]

That sucks . I bought a lot of model paints,and in that lot it had humbrois . I never used them before. Are they any good as a paint or is it better to keep to the tamiya and testors?

[Monty]

That sucks . I bought a lot of model paints,and in that lot it had humbrois . I never used them before. Are they any good as a paint or is it better to keep to the tamiya and testors?

It's excellent paint, but like most enamels it requires a longer drying time. To achieve best results with them, stir the paint vigorously.

I think Frank is disappointed that the paint is the color of the lid & not something else.

[Lownslow]

so far humbrol is failing, monty i used a dremel to stir it

Edited February 10, 2012 by Lownslow

[Monty]

so far humbrol is failing, monty i used a dremel to stir it

Are you saying it separated out like the old Testors enamels in the glass bottles? I've used one of these to stir mine and haven't had any trouble, http://t2.gstatic.co...hC9dWWZydLULe-g but your Dremel should be more than adequate for the task. Does it have a slow enough speed to stir paint without flinging it around the room?

Sorry to hear you're having such bad luck with this sample, but I got the impression it wasn't the color you wanted anyway.

Did you ever settle on a dark red for that Mopar you were working on?

[Steven Zimmerman]

You lost me here. Are you saying it's not purple ?.....or, just not the shade of purple you wanted ?

[Lownslow]

Are you saying it separated out like the old Testors enamels in the glass bottles? I've used one of these to stir mine and haven't had any trouble, http://t2.gstatic.co...hC9dWWZydLULe-g but your Dremel should be more than adequate for the task. Does it have a slow enough speed to stir paint without flinging it around the room?

Sorry to hear you're having such bad luck with this sample, but I got the impression it wasn't the color you wanted anyway.

Did you ever settle on a dark red for that Mopar you were working on?

left the charger as is, after a day in the dehydrator the testors was hard, humbrol not so much. humbrol isnt bad i like their other colors but ive noticed their gloss black kills testors gloss black by leaps and bounds problem is the 6 month drying time(figuratively speaking). i got a dimmer box but i dont use my dremel i use a harbor freight dremel that has no speed control.

You lost me here. Are you saying it's not purple ?.....or, just not the shade of purple you wanted ?

its purple just a really bad shade thats no where near the cap kind of purple