Tamiya paint

[BattleshipBob]

Afternoon

Any idea if Tamiya paint is any good after 5 yrs plus??

When i bought KGV i must have bought the Tamiya paint to go with it and then just stored in the garage. Just bought it into the house where its a bit warmer!

Would a go old stir plus thinner rescue it????

Thanks Bob

 

[JR]

Personally I'd consider setting it on fire !

Joking apart Bob, what's it look like inside the jar, solid, just thick. Most likely a good shake and a stir, before you think about adding thinners.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Personally I'd consider setting it on fire !

Joking apart Bob, what's it look like inside the jar, solid, just thick. Most likely a good shake and a stir, before you think about adding ant thinners.

Thanks John

Seems a waste, but do not want to bung up the new airbrush !

 

[AlanG]

Mine are well over 5 years old and if they start going a little thick then i just add a little bit of X-20 to thin them out again.

 

[JR]

Well there you have it Bob from a user, out with the X-20 then.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks Al, need to get out the old stiring machine and x 20, got that!

Thanks both

 

[Tim Marlow]

I’ve got some at ten years or more that are still useable. Just thin them to taste for spraying.

 

[stillp]

I bought some second-hand about 5 years ago, and they were already several years old. It can be a struggle to get the top off, so sometimes I have to stand them upside-down and run some IPA around the neck.
Pete

 

[Jakko]

If the bottles were properly closed, it should still be OK to use. If you open a bottle and it’s gone thick and gloopy, you can almost certainly revive the paint by mixing in Tamiya X-20A thinner, or its cheaper equivalents, isopropanol or windscreen wiper fluid. Don’t chuck a lot of it into the paint all at once but add a little bit, stir it into the paint with an ice lolly stick or similar, and repeat if the paint still seems too thick.

 

[BattleshipBob]

If the bottles were properly closed, it should still be OK to use. If you open a bottle and it’s gone thick and gloopy, you can almost certainly revive the paint by mixing in Tamiya X-20A thinner, or its cheaper equivalents, isopropanol or windscreen wiper fluid. Don’t chuck a lot of it into the paint all at once but add a little bit, stir it into the paint with an ice lolly stick or similar, and repeat if the paint still seems too thick.

Thanks Jakko

Shame to waste it! I have a trumpeter paint stirer, so that will help

 

[yak face]

Ive got loads of Tamiya paints bob that are up to fifteen years old , theyre all still perfectly fine. The only thing that happens is the pigment settles out from the carrier so they just need a good stir . None of mine have ever gone thick so unless the lids havent been tight then you should be ok . I love Tamiya paints for spraying , i used to use them a lot but the lack of proper colours and limited range means i started to use vallejo and more recently Hataka , but i miss the ease of application of Tamiya.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Ta very much, will give them all a good old stir!

 

[Jakko]

unless the lids havent been tight then you should be ok .

My experience with Tamiya paint is that it’s easy to get that to happen, because paint will often build up on the rim of the glass bottle, and eventually form a thick enough layer there that the bottle won’t close anymore. You (and I) should really clean the top of the bottle every time before closing it.

 

[yak face]

My experience with Tamiya paint is that it’s easy to get that to happen, because paint will often build up on the rim of the glass bottle, and eventually form a thick enough layer there that the bottle won’t close anymore. You (and I) should really clean the top of the bottle every time before closing it.

I always do jakko , thats why i found it strange to hear pepple talking about it thickening up , ive never had it happen . The other thing about wiping the top of the jar is you dont get the dried flaky bits falling in to the paint when you unscrew the lid ( now that HAS happened to me)

 

[Jakko]

I never have in 30+ years of using Tamiya paint, but it’s one of those things I think I really should start doing …

 

[BattleshipBob]

Think i have saved about 70%, one jar the paint had vanished lol

Gave all the jars a very long stir and the paint seems ok, so will stir again then add thinner. Ordered from John new ones for the knackered ones!