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Model Forum / General / Models / March 2006Transfering from tin to jar - humbrol paint
Is there a way that does not contaminate the paint, to transfer every single drop from the Humbrol tin into a jar? I have tried the thinned method, but that destroys the consistancy of the paint. Short of drilling a hole in the base of the tin, which may or may not put metal fragments into the paint I do not know what to do? Also, give how brake fluid works on paint on a model, would it work just as well on paint that has dried in a paint jar? In article <4420c7ce$0$4677$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, > Is there a way that does not contaminate the paint, to transfer every > single drop from the Humbrol tin into a jar? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Also, give how brake fluid works on paint on a model, would it work just > as well on paint that has dried in a paint jar? I transferred from tin to jar successfully before. Since the tin is junked anyhow, use needlenose pliers to yank a spout out of the metal lip. You're still not going to get it all, but what you do get should be fine. I wouldn't thin it first. Good luck! --- Tontoni > I transferred from tin to jar successfully before. Since the tin is > junked anyhow, use needlenose pliers to yank a spout out of the metal > lip. You're still not going to get it all, but what you do get should be > fine. I wouldn't thin it first. Just noticed that the metal rim is quite weak. A pair of pliers was enough to compact the metal to make a lip. I normally just pour the liquid part into the jar and use an Xacto #17 blade to spoon out the rest. Works pretty well -- some of the colors are still good after 20 years in a bottle. Cookie Sewell |
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