flat black paint

namrednef wrote:

One can actually 'buff' a sheen onto flat parts with your fingers.

Actually, this is a useful technique, especially on figures.

Personally I use a battery powered paint stirrer......AC or 18 volt tools have no business on my bench! I would hurt something!

But my is.......I have seen the same gloss trouble on props.........then I realized that in handling the part, it took oils from my fingers! One can actually 'buff' a sheen onto flat parts with your fingers.

What they said.

This is one of the few times you really could  use a mechanical stirer, NOT a shaker. Take an six-penny roofing nail and chuck it into your motor too. Use a file to true it up with the tool on high speed. Sand lightly with 360 grit to remove burrs at low speed. Now put that in the bottle. While holding the bottle very firmly on the table top, run the tool at LOW speed for three to five minutes. If that doesn't redisperse the pigment, buy a new bottle of paint.

ABARNE wrote:

What I've experienced with flat paints and particularly with flat black is that the flattening agent seems to settle leaving semi-gloss paint on top.  When you stir, pay particular attention to getting into the corners and scraping the stirring stick across the bottom.  When you are certain that you've stirred it enough, stir some more. Andy

And when you've done all that Andy has mentioned, stir it again.

What I've experienced with flat paints and particularly with flat black is that the flattening agent seems to settle leaving semi-gloss paint on top.  When you stir, pay particular attention to getting into the corners and scraping the stirring stick across the bottom.  When you are certain that you've stirred it enough, stir some more.

Andy

What Jon said.

You can mix well and respray or use one of the commonly available flat coats to get the finish back.