Should water be added to high gloss paints to loosen them up. I find it very hard to be released from the bottle. They are a bit thick,is that how they should be I am referring to Martha Stewarts brand.
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M/S paints are exceptionally good quality paints. Some of them are a bit thick, the high-gloss paints, more so than others. Paints also get thicker as they age. I don't know what the shelf life is on these paints, but I have found that they do tend to thicken to almost a "gel like" substance the older they get. Adding water is okay and does not effect the outcome of your project - as long as it's only a small amount of water. Too much water will make the paints lose some of the gloss effect and will not cover as thoroughly. If the paint is too gel like or too thick already, I would advise buying a new bottle (or set) to insure the best outcome for your project. The paint should Not be 'gel like' brand new. It should be thick but easily useable. A word of caution: Hobby and Craft stores, as well as Paint stores, often put their paints On Sale as they enter the end of their factory recommended shelf life. The paints are still good, but best used right away. Paints are also put On Sale as new colors hit the market and old ones fall out of favor, so not all paint 'on sale' has necessarily reached it 'sell by' date! I hope this info is helpful! C.Dinkins, Madison MS
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I purchased the orange colored bottle a few moths ago and I haven't had any trouble with the paint peeling off. I tend to hand wash the bottle in hot water, instead of using a dishwasher, so that may help. Overall, it's a good product. Hope this helps.
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Are you using the primer? It's very important. Also super thin coats help. You may have to put more on but the primer and thin coats help.
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A second coat should help problem. I put on one coat in two batches. On the second batch I did not stir enough and ended up with a tacky surface in a few places. Talked to company and they said to do a second coat. Put on second coat and had a good chemical reaction. No tacky areas now. I have had the product on my bar top for three years and it looks as good as the day I put it on....i.e. GREAT!! Just be sure to stir the 2 components together completely when making a batch.
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Just simply clean it well and paint stuff on. It looks like milk and looks like it does nothing, but let it dry and it disturbs the surface just enough to make it work great. When i did it, I poured some out of bottle and into tub and used the little roller to spread it around. Ended up using 1/2 the bottle. It was super simple. It took me longer to type this explanation than it did to do the tub... :)
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not really. you'd have to glop it on and it streaks. if you primed the buckets first... any white semi gloss to flat inside/outside primer... though i find valtex ... or brehr ... multipurpose latex primer to work really well as it us made to cover mold, rust, water stains... it sticks and covers with 1 coat. Martha Stewart acrylic paint will then stick to the dried primer
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I haven't had that issue at all. The gloss doesn't really dry out and stays supple throughout the day. I love this stuff!
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No, regular paint is too thick and will drip while drying. Visit a hobby or craft store, or buy paint off amazon. Testors is name brand for models
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I think these would be great for acrylic paint. The opening is small so you wouldn't get too much, but the bottles are a softer squeezable plastic so you could easily squeeze them to get the amount you needed without the stiffer plastic suddenly giving under pressure and too much being dispensed too quickly. I think they'd be a good choice for you.
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i found the colors to be a little different when they dried. i used them mostly for mixed media painting on canvas. i DID do one t-shirt. and had to retouch it, after i washed it. after that, it was "just OK". be sure to put some cardboard protection under the layer of fabric you are painting. also, give plenty of drying time. if i had it to do over, i would make a small color sampler, by drawing a line from each color first, so that you can see what it will look like when it dries. rather than waste them, i still use them on occasion, but mostly i use another brand. and btw, i like martha stewart and regret giving such a negative answer. good luck.
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If you have a lot of matter to remove, then Goof off is great. I'd probably still wipe the surface with alcohol or mineral spirits before painting. (I have not tried to paint a surface directly after using Goof Off). Good luck, and please post with your findings if you paint immediately after using Goof Off. Just curious.
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You have to wipe them with the purify liquid. Also, I had a problem when I made my coats too thick, and I mistakenly used the removal liquid to remove excess from nail edges instead of PURIFY. Since that blunder, I have no problem and love the long lasting glossy manicure.
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A lot of people have told me that glueing them is the best option, however, if you've used them enough times or if you add some water to it, the paint will stick itself to the container.
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I just used water to mix it to the consistency that I needed. Using Latex paint depends on what you're using the paint for.
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In the past I have tried that and the plastic from model became soft...like the paint was too strong. To be safe I would stick with paint made for models.
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I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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I would say no, because the tip might clog up too quickly. I don't even get white glue through because it is too thick. There are other bottles out there that have plastic tips you can cut that might suit you better, and they are also cheaper. - I just looked and they claim you can put paint in, but these caps only push, not screw on, and I would not trust them with paint. Once the nozzle clogs it's done.