Testors Enamel dries weird

TheModeler

 

the Baron

I still think you got a bad bottle of that particular matte color.

A way to find out would be to try another Testor's matte enamel, thinned the same way, brushed onto a test surface. 

Yes,that's what I said earlier,I tried it with Olive Flat and the same thing happened. 

Sorry, I missed that comment.

the Baron

I still think you got a bad bottle of that particular matte color.

A way to find out would be to try another Testor's matte enamel, thinned the same way, brushed onto a test surface.

 

Yes,that's what I said earlier,I tried it with Olive Flat and the same thing happened.

I still think you got a bad bottle of that particular matte color.

A way to find out would be to try another Testor's matte enamel, thinned the same way, brushed onto a test surface.

oldermodelguy

What I'm wondering is if you might have thinned this particular bottle with Testors thinner once before and forgotten about it.

No,I actually just bought it from my local pharmacy in the "Model Kits and Paints" section(Open Stock)and added thinner.It doesn't really show brush marks as much as it drying with a strange texture.I think I'll just wet sand it and add a clear coat and report back to tell you guys what happens.Also I have looked into Mineral Spirits,they are a bit more spendy than Enamel thinner.

I don't know what happened or how the possibly latest iteration of Testors flats brush paint. All I can say is that when I brush paint Testors or Model Master enamels I thin them with odorless mineral spirits. What I'm wondering is if you might have thinned this particular bottle with Testors thinner once before and forgotten about it. One reason I use Mineral Spirits is it doesn't adversely effect the paint when stored with the MS in it, where Testors own thinner can. Just my thoughts.

the Baron

Interesting.  No, as I mentioned, I use the same thinner with both the matte as well as the gloss enamels.  I've never had that happen, with either type.  That's not to say it can't be the root cause, just that it hasn't happened to me.

 

Yeah,though it may be my own error because something similar happened when I was brush-painting with flat Olive Green Enamel...

Interesting.  No, as I mentioned, I use the same thinner with both the matte as well as the gloss enamels.  I've never had that happen, with either type.  That's not to say it can't be the root cause, just that it hasn't happened to me.

the Baron

It could be that you got a bottle from a bad batch.  It could be that it reacted adversely with the thinner that you used, too.  What did you use?

Ordinarily I use generic mineral spirits to thin Testor's enamels.  But I once tried using lacquer thinner to thin a Testor enamel, and it turned the paint to cottage cheese.  Never again.

 

No,I use the same thinner I use for all my other Testors Enamels;Testors Enamel Thinner/Brush Cleaner.Perhaps It's that flat colors react differently than Gloss colors?

It could be that you got a bottle from a bad batch.  It could be that it reacted adversely with the thinner that you used, too.  What did you use?

Ordinarily I use generic mineral spirits to thin Testor's enamels.  But I once tried using lacquer thinner to thin a Testor enamel, and it turned the paint to cottage cheese.  Never again.