Polly Scale Paint Too Watery?

[nwdrummer379]

I'm brushing on some Polly Scale paint and It's a bit too watery to apply an even coat, is there any way to thicken the paint or just apply more than one coat? Thanks fellas - Jeff

 

[Cjcrescent]

How did the paint get so watery? My experiences with Polyscale is that the paint is normally at the right consistency to brush on right out of the bottle. Has it been stirred up enough? Sometimes shaking the bottle isn't enough. You can stir it with a small stick etc, or you can do what I do to all my paint. I drop 4-5 BB's into the bottle to act as agitators to assist in stirring the contents when shaken. Your best bet, if the paint is stirred up properly is to replace it with a new bottle of paint.

Finally you could try another coat. But remember that as you're adding that coat, that the paint is getting thicker on the model, and the danger of hiding detail becomes greater as well, and if it is real watery, there is the danger of the paint collecting in low spots, corners, etc.

 

[waltr]

What is the surface you are painting?

I do find that some materials do not cover well on the first coat. The die cast metal parts I painted last night don't cover. I just consider this a primer coat and will put on a second coat.

Two thin coats are better than one heavy coat.

 

[nwdrummer379]

I'm painting over primer on top of plastic. It could be that I didn't stir the bottle that well. I only shook it for a few minutes